People evicted during the pandemic travel to Washington, D.C., to confront Congress

by María Inés Taracena

This story was originally published at Prism.

Gracie Pinzon was pregnant with her second child last November when her landlords gave her an eviction notice. Pinzon, who is now a …

Many incarcerated people in Louisiana left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ida

by Montse Reyes

This story was originally published at Prism.

On Sunday, Aug. 29, history painfully repeated itself as Hurricane Ida made landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The …

A violent mob descended on a trans-friendly spa. Was their rage based on a lie?

Toward the end of Pride Month in June, a cisgender woman posted a video to Instagram in which she alleged that a trans woman had undressed in the women’s section of a spa. Wi Spa, located in Los …