‘Like a Gossamer Sheet’

“The first time I experienced life on the West Bank, staying over in Palestinian homes, a whole new horizon opened up for me. I entered into that life, its personal friendships, its language, its ravishing landscapes, and its evident suffering. All of it felt meaningful and real. ”

They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.

Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has also constricted the rights of pregnant women.

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements

A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.

Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black

The government won on most of the charges against the anti-ICE protesters, including terror counts and conspiracy to moving a box of antifa zines.

Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide

The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 facilities that emit the toxic chemical ethylene oxide in neighborhoods across the U. S.

In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live

I was supposed to witness Sonny Burton’s execution by nitrogen gas. Instead I saw him celebrate a stunning commutation.

Why Dems Keep Saying Trump Has “No Plan” Instead of Calling to End the War With Iran

By critiquing the war because Trump has no “plan, ” Democrats are avoiding standing against the war on moral grounds.

Trump Orders Strikes on Kharg Island, a Vital Hub for Iran’s Oil

However, Trump said that “for reasons of decency, ” he chose “NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island. ”