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This program helps 6 million families pay their energy bills. Here’s what’s at risk if it’s cut.
For low income households, the initiative's funding has been a 'lifesaver.'
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Why a GOP congresswoman has joined the call to free Tory Lanez
Pop culture and politics are often combining in online spaces full of misinformation — including in the case of the rapper convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
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The push to open the country's first religious public school isn't over, proponents say
The Supreme Court split 4-4 and, with that, rejected Oklahoma’s attempt to open a charter school that opponents say would discriminate against students and families.
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These mothers fought for their sons killed by police. Now they’re fighting for the country.
The Mothers Against Police Brutality are bringing their individual experiences of tragedy together to empower police reform.
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How Trump’s 'one, big, beautiful' tax bill could impact women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans
The U.S. Senate is weighing a sweeping package that contains deep cuts to programs assisting low-income Americans, including Medicaid and SNAP food stamp eligibility.
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New book attempts to untangle the deep roots of sexism and racism in America
In 'Erased,' Anna Malaika Tubbs explores the history of American patriarchy, how it’s been maintained to this day — and what to do about it.
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Five years after George Floyd’s death, activists say the promise of change remains unfulfilled
They were once hopeful that outrage over Floyd's death would improve racial equity for Black Americans. Now they worry the federal government is taking the country in the opposite direction.
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She's sowing the seeds of her father's legacy by teaching her community to farm
Mel ‘n Nem Farms is tackling food insecurity among marginalized families by giving them hands-on access to agriculture and a chance to reconnect with the land.
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Their small farms helped stock food pantries. That program is going away.
The Trump administration is ending a USDA assistance initiative as the country’s food pantries are “stretched to the breaking point" and a hunger crisis looms.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms enters Georgia governor’s race, pledging to fight 'the chaos of Trump 2.0'
The Democratic former mayor of Atlanta says she will focus on the economic anxieties plaguing Georgians amid Trump’s second term.