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Mexico’s Judicial Reform survives latest right-wing attack

Opposition forces in Mexico were defeated in their effort to destroy the Judicial Reform promoted by the Morena governments. This time, the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to limit the number of judges that should be elected by popular vote.

Venezuela’s Supreme Court to audit election results

Nicolás Maduro had requested that the court conduct a full audit of the electoral results in a move to dispel doubts about his electoral victory on July 28. thus denying the accusations made by the opposition.

Two years since abortion rights were overturned in the US, poor women bear the brunt of restrictions

How have poor and working women been affected by the overturning of nationwide abortion rights over the past two years?

Affirmative action is upheld in military academies. Why might “diversity” matter to the US military?

The US Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions in civilian universities but left military academies alone. The military’s relentless recruitment of the poor and dispossessed could be to blame

50 years after Roe v Wade, what does reproductive justice look like in the US?

On January 22, thousands of women gathered in rallies in different cities across the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade and demand reproductive freedom and their right to bodily autonomy and equality.

50 years since Roe secured abortion rights, women across the US are left in the dust

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Jenice Fountain of the Yellowhammer Fund about the impact of Dobbs on those in the Deep South

Teesta Setalvad arrest Protesters condemn arrest of prominent Indian activist Teesta Setalvad 

Teesta Setalvad was arrested on July 25 on a host of charges, including forgery and criminal conspiracy. She had spent the last 20 years fighting for justice for the victims of the 2002 Gujarat anti-Muslim riots