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Universal Health Coverage: A failure of implementation or strategy?

Halfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, with one in four facing devastating healthcare costs

House passes bill to define antisemitism as criticism of Israel

The House vote comes as police across the country brutalize student protesters staging peaceful protests in solidarity with Gaza

US veto on Palestinian UN membership criticized as “irresponsible” and “disappointing”

The session held on May 1 was in response to the US veto on the April 18 vote over Palestine’s UN membership

Hundreds arrested in crackdown on Gaza solidarity encampments in New York City

Police were deployed to violently crackdown on Gaza solidarity encampments erected by students at dozens of universities to demand that they divest from Israel

Gaza’s health workers and patients face unprecedented mental health crisis

MSF reports a severe mental health crisis among health workers and patients in Gaza, caused by relentless Israeli attacks and destruction of healthcare

Accusations and attacks mark Mexico’s second presidential debate

The debate organized by the National Electoral Institute was held five weeks ahead of Mexico’s presidential elections

Florida to ban abortion after six weeks

Florida’s move to ban abortions before most women know they are pregnant, marks the latest in attacks against reproductive rights in the US

Measles in Chicago sparks misdirected blame against migrants

Amidst the measles outbreak, Chicago sees 31 cases within a migrant shelter, sparking unjust blame towards immigrants. This scenario echoes historical patterns where diseases like cholera and AIDS were wrongly attributed to immigrants

Palestinian students and academics express solidarity with university encampments across the globe

Students across the world have been organizing Gaza solidarity encampments to call on their academic institutions to divest from and boycott Israel

“We’ve always been here!”: Indigenous peoples release final declaration of Terra Livre Camp 2024

Message marks the last day of the event that brought together around 9,000 people from more than 200 nations in Brasília

Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing

The Colombian government recently issued a compulsory license for HIV drug dolutegravir, making the treatment more accessible for thousands of people

UAW is on the cutting edge of unionizing the US South

After winning a historic union drive in Tennessee, the United Auto Workers have their sights set on conquering the anti-labor machine in the South