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Biden Allies Float New Anti-Gaffe Strategy: Talking Less 
Joe Biden. (photo: Sun Sentinel)
Eric Lutz, Vanity Fair
Lutz writes: "Some close to Biden are floating scaling back his campaign schedule to limit his verbal stumbles."
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Scott Warren. (photo: No More Deaths)
Scott Warren. (photo: No More Deaths)

Activist Scott Warren, Facing Federal Charges for Aiding Migrants, Says He Won't Be Deterred
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "As he awaits his next trial, Democracy Now! followed Warren into the Sonoran Desert for his first trip in a year accompanying other No More Deaths volunteers who left water and food for migrants making the treacherous journey north." 






Stacey Abrams. (photo: Kevin D. Liles/Getty Images)
Stacey Abrams. (photo: Kevin D. Liles/Getty Images)

'Rigging the Game': Stacey Abrams Kicks Off Campaign to Fight Voter Suppression
Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "Abrams is now the leader of a national campaign against voter suppression and intimidation which she launched on Saturday in Georgia, where last year she lost a controversial race for governor."
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Pro-choice activists rally in support of Planned Parenthood. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Pro-choice activists rally in support of Planned Parenthood. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Planned Parenthood Withdraws From Federal Program Over Trump Rule
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Planned Parenthood said on Monday it was withdrawing from the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions."
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A group of enslaved women and a man sit on the steps of the Florida Club in St. Augustine, Florida, mid 19th Century. A white woman, possibly a manager or overseer, stands behind them. (photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A group of enslaved women and a man sit on the steps of the Florida Club in St. Augustine, Florida, mid 19th Century. A white woman, possibly a manager or overseer, stands behind them. (photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How White Women's "Investment" in Slavery Has Shaped America Today
Anna North, Vox
North writes: "Before the Civil War, white women couldn't vote. When they married, their property technically belonged to their husbands. But, there was one thing they could do, just as white men could: They could buy, sell, and own enslaved people."
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Evelyn Hernandez, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a suspected abortion, attends a hearing in Ciudad Delgado, El Salvador. (photo: Jose Cabezas/Reuters)
Evelyn Hernandez, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a suspected abortion, attends a hearing in Ciudad Delgado, El Salvador. (photo: Jose Cabezas/Reuters)

Salvadoran Rape Victim Jailed for Stillbirth Not Guilty of Murder
Anna-Cat Brigida, Al Jazeera
Brigida writes: "Evelyn Hernandez, who was previously given 30 years for suspected abortion, found not guilty of homicide in retrial."
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'I'm a beeswax-wraps and bamboo-toothbrush user, I 'make do and mend' my clothes, I store bulk-bought snacks in glass jars. But there are no illusions in our house that taking mere individual responsibility for what is a collective problem can ever solve it.' (photo: Van Badham/Guardian UK)
'I'm a beeswax-wraps and bamboo-toothbrush user, I 'make do and mend' my clothes, I store bulk-bought snacks in glass jars. But there are no illusions in our house that taking mere individual responsibility for what is a collective problem can ever solve it.' (photo: Van Badham/Guardian UK)

Here's What I Learned From My Privileged, Western Failure to Go Plastic-Free for a Month
Van Badham, Guardian UK
Badham writes: "I tried to re-enact my nanna's depression-mindset, zero-waste home, but no victory over plastic went unpunished."
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