State Power

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Vermont Department of Corrections once claimed to support abolition and is now aggressively pursuing a new prison

Sierra Dickey
Vermont Department of Corrections once claimed to support abolition and is now aggressively pursuing a new prison

SNAP stoppage exposed need for Indigenous food sovereignty, advocates say

Alexandra Martinez
SNAP stoppage exposed need for Indigenous food sovereignty, advocates say

Artists, what did we do ‘when the shit was going down?’

Jesús Iñiguez
Artists, what did we do ‘when the shit was going down?’

Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, memo says

Adam Rhodes
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, memo says

New York prisons are still struggling to resume normal operations nearly a year after illegal officers’ strike

Devin A. Giordano
New York prisons are still struggling to resume normal operations nearly a year after illegal officers’ strike

Fighting the rising tide of fascism requires ‘cracking grief open’

Anne Marie Collins
protesters dressed in white coats and masks holding signs up that read "I can't breathe" and "Racism is a public health crisi

Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

Mel Leonor Barclay Shefali Luthra
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies

Nicole Froio
Exclusive: The U.S. is exporting Trump’s xenophobia through some of its Latin American embassies

How many are dying from heat in Chicago? The city stopped counting and hasn’t shared the tool that could help

NaBeela Washington
How many are dying from heat in Chicago? The city stopped counting and hasn’t shared the tool that could help

Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance

William C. Anderson
Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance

The Yukon River is “a living being”: The fight to protect the longest salmon run in the world

Alyssa Choiniere
The Yukon River is “a living being”: The fight to protect the longest salmon run in the world

Scores of NYC volunteers prepare for potential military deployment to their communities

Maurizio Guerrero
Scores of NYC volunteers prepare for potential military deployment to their communities