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Police Are Repeating the Drug War’s Dark History in the Fentanyl Era

Politicians and lawmakers are equating large-scale fentanyl seizures with progress in combating the drug’s epidemic, forgetting the lessons from the age of crack.

Defund Social Workers

They’re often just cops by another name.

Melissa Gira Grant

Happy Banned Book Week! Schools Are Increasingly Going After LGBTQ Books.

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Melissa Gira Grant

Glenn Youngkin Enlists in the Republican Governors’ War on Trans Kids

The GOP used to pass laws to scapegoat marginalized groups. Now it’s turning to executive fiat instead.

Melissa Gira Grant

Republicans Are Spreading a Bogus “Rainbow Fentanyl” Panic Ahead of the Midterms

The GOP is ramping up its rhetoric about Biden, the border, kids, and overdoses.