In states across the US, conservatives are pushing to ban gender-affirming healthcare and limit trans kids’ access to sports teams. Children and their parents speak outLast modified on Tue 30 Mar 2021 06.02 EDTIt’s one of dozens of states where Republicans are pushing legislation that seeks to restrict trans youths’ access to and . As the bills advance, trans kids are increasingly speaking out on the effects these efforts have on their lives, with some traveling to their state capitals to demand a voice in the debate. Here, trans kids and their families reflect on their experiences, the...…In states across the US, conservatives are pushing to ban gender-affirming healthcare and limit trans kids’ access to sports teams. Children and their parents speak outLast modified on Tue 30 Mar 2021 06.02 EDTIt’s one of dozens of states where Republicans are pushing legislation that seeks to restrict trans youths’ access to and . As the bills advance, trans kids are increasingly speaking out on the effects these efforts have on their lives, with some traveling to their state capitals to demand a voice in the debate. Here, trans kids and their families reflect on their experiences, the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThe landmark Equality Act comes amid unprecedented attacks on trans rights and could be derailed by GOP senatorsLast modified on Fri 26 Feb 2021 17.21 ESTThe US House of Representatives voted to pass a landmark bill that would establish federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, setting up a tough battle in the Senate to turn the proposal into law. “We shouldn’t still be having to fight for equal rights,” said Nic Talbott, a 27-year-old Ohio resident, who was forced to abandon his plans of joining the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThe landmark Equality Act comes amid unprecedented attacks on trans rights and could be derailed by GOP senatorsLast modified on Fri 26 Feb 2021 17.21 ESTThe US House of Representatives voted to pass a landmark bill that would establish federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, setting up a tough battle in the Senate to turn the proposal into law. “We shouldn’t still be having to fight for equal rights,” said Nic Talbott, a 27-year-old Ohio resident, who was forced to abandon his plans of joining the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew documentary on legal arrangement, which gives singer’s father control over her estate, has prompted fresh calls to #FreeBritneyFirst published on Thu 11 Feb 2021 01.00 ESTA Los Angeles judge has denied a request by Britney Spears’s father to retain some of his rights over the pop star’s estate, the latest twist in a protracted court struggle over the singer’s finances and guardianship.The case centers on Spears’s conservatorship, a that has given her father, Jamie Spears, control over her estate, career and other...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew documentary on legal arrangement, which gives singer’s father control over her estate, has prompted fresh calls to #FreeBritneyFirst published on Thu 11 Feb 2021 01.00 ESTA Los Angeles judge has denied a request by Britney Spears’s father to retain some of his rights over the pop star’s estate, the latest twist in a protracted court struggle over the singer’s finances and guardianship.The case centers on Spears’s conservatorship, a that has given her father, Jamie Spears, control over her estate, career and other...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLASD, the largest sheriff’s department in the US, has faced national scrutiny over killings and misconduct scandals Last modified on Fri 22 Jan 2021 16.51 ESTThe California department of justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the embattled county sheriff’s department (LASD), which has faced national scrutiny over killings and misconduct scandals, to determine whether it has engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing.The investigation of the largest sheriff’s department in the US was announced by...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLASD, the largest sheriff’s department in the US, has faced national scrutiny over killings and misconduct scandals Last modified on Fri 22 Jan 2021 16.51 ESTThe California department of justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the embattled county sheriff’s department (LASD), which has faced national scrutiny over killings and misconduct scandals, to determine whether it has engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing.The investigation of the largest sheriff’s department in the US was announced by...WW…

Experts were not surprised that officers were part of the mob, given the ties between some police and white supremacist groups in recent yearsLast modified on Sat 16 Jan 2021 10.06 ESTFor years, domestic terrorism researchers have that there are police departments in every region of America counting white supremacist extremists and neo-Nazi sympathizers among their ranks.To these experts, and the activists who have been targeted by law enforcement officers in past years, it came as no surprise that police officers were part of the that stormed the US Capitol on 6 January. In fact, the...…Experts were not surprised that officers were part of the mob, given the ties between some police and white supremacist groups in recent yearsLast modified on Sat 16 Jan 2021 10.06 ESTFor years, domestic terrorism researchers have that there are police departments in every region of America counting white supremacist extremists and neo-Nazi sympathizers among their ranks.To these experts, and the activists who have been targeted by law enforcement officers in past years, it came as no surprise that police officers were part of the that stormed the US Capitol on 6 January. In fact, the...WW…

Los Angeles sees a person infected every six seconds. In a predominantly Latino neighborhood, Martin Luther King Jr community hospital faces ‘a sea of illness’by Last modified on Tue 12 Jan 2021 15.36 ESTPatients have been arriving at MLKCH terribly sick, and at higher rates than anywhere else in the region – the impoverished Latino and Black neighborhood is one of the worst Covid hotspots in America. Inside the hospital, staff face a dire scramble to ensure they have the supplies, the healthcare workers and the physical space needed to take care of the .“The horror stories are countless,”...…Los Angeles sees a person infected every six seconds. In a predominantly Latino neighborhood, Martin Luther King Jr community hospital faces ‘a sea of illness’by Last modified on Tue 12 Jan 2021 15.36 ESTPatients have been arriving at MLKCH terribly sick, and at higher rates than anywhere else in the region – the impoverished Latino and Black neighborhood is one of the worst Covid hotspots in America. Inside the hospital, staff face a dire scramble to ensure they have the supplies, the healthcare workers and the physical space needed to take care of the .“The horror stories are countless,”...WW…

Civil rights groups want to see the Biden administration reunify victims, grant protection in the US and provide restitutionLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 18.54 ESTThe US government’s policy of has continued to wreak havoc and inflict suffering in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, with parents still missing, reunifications blocked and reunited families struggling to pick up the pieces of their lives.Righting the wrongs of Trump’s is one of the most urgent and challenging tasks that lies ahead for the incoming administration. Civil rights groups that have been fighting for...…Civil rights groups want to see the Biden administration reunify victims, grant protection in the US and provide restitutionLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 18.54 ESTThe US government’s policy of has continued to wreak havoc and inflict suffering in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, with parents still missing, reunifications blocked and reunited families struggling to pick up the pieces of their lives.Righting the wrongs of Trump’s is one of the most urgent and challenging tasks that lies ahead for the incoming administration. Civil rights groups that have been fighting for...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLos Angeles experiencing catastrophic surge as state reports its first case of new UK Covid variantFirst published on Wed 30 Dec 2020 16.31 ESTCalifornia has again shattered its record for Covid deaths, with 432 fatalities on Wednesday as the state faces its in the pandemic and a dire shortage of hospital resources.The state also announced its first known case of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the UK. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said he had just learned of the finding of a southern case on...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLos Angeles experiencing catastrophic surge as state reports its first case of new UK Covid variantFirst published on Wed 30 Dec 2020 16.31 ESTCalifornia has again shattered its record for Covid deaths, with 432 fatalities on Wednesday as the state faces its in the pandemic and a dire shortage of hospital resources.The state also announced its first known case of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the UK. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said he had just learned of the finding of a southern case on...WW…

Despite aggressive early lockdown measures, cases and deaths are now surging. How did things get so bad?Last modified on Sat 12 Dec 2020 01.09 ESTEarly in the coronavirus pandemic, was celebrated as a beacon of common sense in a country on the brink.As Donald Trump masks and restrictions and told Americans the virus “came out of nowhere” and “one day like a miracle will disappear”, California leaders were the first to order their residents to shelter in place.For months, the state seemed to avert the calamity that had befallen New York and Louisiana. Despite being the nation’s most populous...…Despite aggressive early lockdown measures, cases and deaths are now surging. How did things get so bad?Last modified on Sat 12 Dec 2020 01.09 ESTEarly in the coronavirus pandemic, was celebrated as a beacon of common sense in a country on the brink.As Donald Trump masks and restrictions and told Americans the virus “came out of nowhere” and “one day like a miracle will disappear”, California leaders were the first to order their residents to shelter in place.For months, the state seemed to avert the calamity that had befallen New York and Louisiana. Despite being the nation’s most populous...WW…

and March 17, 2022Members of Jewish Voice for Peace call for an end to the Anti-Defamation League's police delegations to Israel during an October 2019 protest outside the organization's New York City office.Courtesy of Jewish Voice for PeaceAs protests against police brutality raged in June 2020, senior Anti-Defamation League (ADL) employees recommended that the organization end its controversial practice of sending police delegations to Israel, according to a draft internal memo obtained by and Jewish Currents. The —authored by ADL senior vice president George Selim and Greg Ehrie, its...…and March 17, 2022Members of Jewish Voice for Peace call for an end to the Anti-Defamation League's police delegations to Israel during an October 2019 protest outside the organization's New York City office.Courtesy of Jewish Voice for PeaceAs protests against police brutality raged in June 2020, senior Anti-Defamation League (ADL) employees recommended that the organization end its controversial practice of sending police delegations to Israel, according to a draft internal memo obtained by and Jewish Currents. The —authored by ADL senior vice president George Selim and Greg Ehrie, its...WW…