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By Carolyn Kenney

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear violation of the U.N. Charter and threatens to upend the rules-based international order established after World War II. With each passing day, there are a growing number of reports of indiscriminate attacks by Russia that likely constitute war crimes. Global outcry over Russia’s alleged atrocities has included war crimes accusations at the highest levels, with President Joe Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin “a war criminal.” -- CLICK STORY TO READ MORE

By Juli Adhikari, Jessica Milli, Maggie, & Jo Buchanan

The persistent gender wage gap is a stark reminder of the gender, racial, ethnic, and other systemic biases rooted in our economy. According to the most recent available data, the average woman working full-time, year-round earned around 83 cents for every $1 earned by the average man. This pay gap is even worse for most women of color. Although women’s labor force participation rates and educational attainment have significantly increased in recent decades, the wage gap endures across every occupation and level of education. .

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By Nicole Rapfogel and Emily Gee

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 made pivotal investments in the nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis, including by making health coverage more affordable and accessible. Building on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ARPA contributed to record-high enrollment of 14.5 million people in the marketplaces—a 2.5 million increase over the year prior—and significant reductions in uninsurance.

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WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, Rep. Tim Ryan launched an ad buy for his Senate campaign that is rife with sinophobic rhetoric, a move which pits nativists against those within the AAPI community. As the nation seeks to rebuild from COVID-19, incendiary rhetoric linked to the alarming rise in anti-AAPI hate crimes must end. Republicans and Democrats must recognize the detrimental impact that words, which appear to target them, have on the lives and livelihoods of the Asian American community. -- CLICK STORY TO READ MORE

(WASHINGTON, D.C, 4/22/2022) – On Monday, April 25, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to release its latest civil rights report at a news conference at its Capitol Hill headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Titled “Still Suspect: The Impact of Structural Islamophobia,” the report documents more than 6,720 complaints to CAIR offices nationwide

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