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When An Autopsy Doesn't Tell The Whole Story

When An Autopsy Doesn't Tell The Whole Story

Jessica Witzel’s autopsy report raises an important question: How many other heat-related deaths among unhoused residents are being erased by the failure to collect and report accurate data on climate-related mortality?

‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas

‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Deceleration and was coproduced with Truthout, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to providing independent reporting and commentary on social justice issues. “The hostility has always been there,” Paul told me. “But I feel like it truly began to ramp up like 2020.

A Resolution For San Antonio To Stop Displacing Birds, Trees, and Parkgoers

A Resolution For San Antonio To Stop Displacing Birds, Trees, and Parkgoers

A full version of this article originally appeared on Deceleration A resolution passed last month at LULAC’s state convention highlights the attacks on the birds and trees in Brackenridge Park —and their connection to civil and ceremonial rights for local Indigenous and Latine communities. The City of San Antonio