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2025-06-20 18:56:01

The Supreme Court has held that a Tennessee state law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
#Skrmetti #transrights
https://progressive.org/latest/how-tennessees-ban-on-youth-trans-care-could-impact-all-children-nationwide-kariyawasam-zhao-20241206/

2025-06-18 10:38:17

The holiday’s public recognition has fallen victim to‘anti-woke’ backlash, leading to a quiet retreat from public memory.
https://progressive.org/latest/from-celebration-to-cancellation-how-juneteenth-became-a-casualty-of-americas-reactionary-turn-sullivan-20250617/

2025-06-17 11:12:31

Trump’s deployment of national troops is an early test in the fight against creeping authoritarianism.
https://progressive.org/latest/sanctuary-under-siege-la-fight-against-ice-raids-rodriguez-20250616/

2025-06-13 16:33:04

At two events in the suburbs of Chicago this spring, members of the Indian diaspora responded to the rise of ethnonationalism in very different ways.
#india #diaspora #chicago
https://progressive.org/latest/a-diaspora-at-a-crossroads-singh-20250612/

2025-01-24 14:42:48

As billions of dollars are funneled into police and military funding, we face the grim reality of a hyper-militarized society where dissent is met with force rather than dialogue. #police #weapons #militarism
https://progressive.org/op-eds/when-city-streets-become-battlefields-20250123/

2024-12-23 18:09:38

It’s time for the United States to join other high-income nations in providing comprehensive health coverage to all its citizens.
https://progressive.org/op-eds/we-can-fight-chronic-disease-with-universal-care-baloescu-20241220/