Picturing Palestine
As a Palestinian in diaspora, I am constantly frustrated with how American fiction depicts my people...
Human Rights
After Abortion Ban, Texas Teen Birth Rate Rises
The increase reverses a 15-year trend. And unwanted pregnancies will rise, researchers predict.
Texas Counties Try to Fight Poverty with Cash
A program intended to put money in the pockets of the poor faces a challenge from a state senator.
Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights Treaties
Four nonprofits are urging the United Nations to pressure the federal government to protect queer residents of the Lone Star state.
The Lost Promise of Refuge Ranch
Christian activists brought concerns about sex trafficking to prominence in Texas and then failed the survivors they sought to help.
Working Class Perspectives on the ‘Migrant Crisis’
NYC Mayor Eric Adams was supposed to welcome immigrants bused from Texas. That's not what's happened.
Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
Community Fridges Fight Hunger and Climate Change
These dropoff sites for free food appeared across the U.S. during the pandemic, reducing waste and methane emissions in the process.
A Possible Reprieve for the Mentally Ill on Death Row
Scott Panetti was deemed incompetent for execution. What does this mean for other prisoners?