1000 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
(07/02/23 9:33pm)
The Indiana Supreme Court authorized a near-total abortion ban in a decision Friday. In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled that Senate Bill 1 does not violate Indiana’s Constitution. Planned Parenthood and Whole Women’s Health sued the state in August 2022, arguing that the ban results in unlawful discrimination.
(07/02/23 12:00pm)
Former IU student Sydney Zulich won the Democratic nomination for the Bloomington City Council District 6 race. Zulich is the youngest candidate to be nominated for a city council seat during this election cycle, according to Indiana Public Media.
(06/29/23 5:24pm)
The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in the admission processes of colleges and universities Thursday, alleging it is unconstitutional for public and private institutions to consider race as a factor when accepting applicants.
(06/26/23 9:08pm)
On June 22, five people died in a submersible after their craft imploded.
(06/25/23 8:35pm)
The socialist anthem “The Internationale” begins with the words, “Arise ye prisoners of starvation/ Arise ye wretched of the earth.” The song was written for the exploited workers under international capitalism, and few workers are more reviled, more “wretched,” than sex workers.
(06/20/23 4:53pm)
What makes someone a woman?
(06/19/23 7:31pm)
U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction Friday prohibiting Senate Enrolled Act 480, which bans Indiana physicians from providing gender-affirming care to minors, from taking effect July 1.
(06/16/23 3:40pm)
Former President Donald Trump pled not guilty to 37 criminal charges while under arraignment June 13 for alleged mishandling of classified documents after his presidential term ended in 2021. These charges include one count of making false statements, five counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice and withholding documents and 31 separate counts of the Espionage Act.
(06/15/23 4:48pm)
On June 8, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater as part of the annual Granfalloon Festival, science-fiction writer Ted Chiang — in an attempt to defend artificial-intelligence — declared that “fears about technology are fears about capitalism.”
(06/13/23 8:39pm)
With three weeks left in the court’s 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court of the United States still needs to issue opinions on 27 cases. This term, SCOTUS has heard arguments on a range of high-profile cases, including those concerning voting rights, environmental protection and affirmative action.
(06/13/23 5:03pm)
June 28, 1969 changed the course of queer history forever.
(06/12/23 8:10pm)
Much of America was surprised last week when the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision decided not to be total racist monsters and gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
(06/11/23 10:23pm)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit Friday challenging House Enrolled Act 1608, a law which prohibits Indiana teachers from teaching human sexuality in kindergarten through third grade. HEA 1608, which faced statewide backlash and controversy, was signed by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in May and is set to take effect July 1.
(06/06/23 6:04pm)
Borrowers will need to start paying back their student loans by the end of August as part of a provision included in the debt ceiling deal signed by President Biden Saturday. The legislation ends a three year-long student loan payment pause introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(06/06/23 4:27pm)
All across the internet – and especially on Elon Musk’s wild west platform that is Twitter – conservatives are being whipped into a frenzy. It isn’t about taxes being raised or any other issue they claim to care about, but about brands making money. What horror.
(06/05/23 4:37pm)
In March 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. It was a huge economic stimulus bill that, among many other things, included an expanded child tax credit which provided monthly payments for low-income families with dependent children.
(06/02/23 1:31am)
David Wolfe Bender, an IU student and the former Democratic nominee for the Bloomington City Council’s sixth district, withdrew from the race Thursday.
(05/30/23 6:50pm)
In the first five months of 2023, almost 500 anti-LGBTQ laws have been introduced across the U.S. So it was no surprise to me – nor, I’m sure, anyone else paying attention to the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ hate – when conservatives called for a Target boycott due to their Pride Month collection.
(05/26/23 4:09pm)
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board found Caitlin Bernard, an IU Health OB-GYN who provided abortion care to a 10-year-old girl from Ohio in July 2022, violated state and federal privacy laws in a hearing Thursday. Bernard will receive a letter of reprimand and a $3,000 fine for charges related to treatment she provided but no harsher punishment.
(05/23/23 3:47pm)
During the pandemic, employers let slip something they can’t take back — thousands of jobs can be done from home. Now, they’re desperately trying to convince everyone that isn’t the case.