State Power

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After detainees relocated from ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ environmental group presses forward

Alexandra Martinez
After detainees relocated from ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ environmental group presses forward

After a Wegmans disclosure, Erie County, New York, bans businesses from using facial recognition

Victor Maung
After a Wegmans disclosure, Erie County, New York, bans businesses from using facial recognition

A trans woman made Pride history in a Kentucky prison

Mo Viviane
A trans woman made Pride history in a Kentucky prison

Inside a California prison Father’s Day event, families share meals, laughs, and memories

Victoria Valenzuela
Inside a California prison Father’s Day event, families share meals, laughs, and memories

Another way out: Don’t plan a future that fails the present

William C. Anderson
All We Have Is Each Other by N.O. Bonzo

A historic El Niño set to pummel an unprepared US.

ray levy uyeda
A historic El Niño set to pummel an unprepared US.

Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship is part of broader nativist strategy

Pablo Andreu
Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship is part of broader nativist strategy

Funding cuts push Philadelphia’s lone rape crisis center into precarity

Rachel Wisniewski
Funding cuts push Philadelphia’s lone rape crisis center into precarity

Millions for gender-affirming care nixed from New York state budget after months of reassurances, advocates say

Aviva Stahl
Millions for gender-affirming care nixed from New York state budget after months of reassurances, advocates say

One bite at a time: My home, my sanctuary, my responsibility

Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
One bite at a time: My home, my sanctuary, my responsibility

Under the mulberry tree: A story about friendship in prison

Juan Hernandez
Under the mulberry tree: A story about friendship in prison

The Department of Homeland Security’s culture of sexual violence

Nicole Froio
The Department of Homeland Security’s culture of sexual violence