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Trump Is Punishing Blue States by Defunding Their Infrastructure Projects
Trump is cancelling billions of dollars in federal funding for congressionally approved projects already underway.
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GOP Wants to Mandate “Fetal Development Education.” It’s Anti-Abortion Nonsense.
Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead.
Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
Pentagon Admits to Striking Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Drug Links
The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.
Israeli Lawyer Resigns for Leaking Video of Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Prisoner
The arrest of the guards in the video launched protests from far right Israeli groups last year.
Trump Is Moving Relentlessly Toward Illegal War in Venezuela
The Trump administration’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings.
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State Department Office Finds “Hundreds” of Possible Israeli Rights Violations
The State Department has a bespoke process for probes into Israel that is deferential to its military.
Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate
Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.
In These Times, We Need Consciousness Raising — and Radical Unlearning
We must unlearn fear, individualism, and the inability to act in order to confront the threats of this moment.
Resisting ICE, Building Worlds: Care and Survival in Fascistic Times
“It’s all hands on deck and we have to fight. This is the only way,” says Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
Living Amid Bombs and Bloodshed, Painters in Gaza Hold Steadfast to Their Craft
Israel killed one painter as she worked on her canvas. Another painter survived the destruction of all her life’s work.
Attorneys General Sue Trump for Using Shutdown to Disrupt Food Aid for Millions
Critics say Trump is exploiting the federal shutdown to unilaterally slash the safety net and cause unnecessary pain.
The Future of Palestine Solidarity in US Labor Will Come From the Rank and File
Palestine has always been a labor issue — but until recently, many top US union leaders have been on the wrong side.
This Isn’t the First Time Chicago’s Been Used as a Laboratory for Policing
Ilā Ravichandran says the current anti-immigrant policing in Chicago builds on attacks on Black Lives Matter protesters.
Prisons & Policing
Phone Calls Are a Lifeline in Prison. Trump Is Set on Keeping Them Exorbitant.
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These Dallas Residents Are on the Front Lines of Trump’s War Against “Antifa”
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The US Is Criminalizing Homelessness and Expanding Incarceration. Who Profits?
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Trump Is Building a Violent, Shadowy, and Unaccountable Federal Police Force
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In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests
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CA Relies on Incarcerated Firefighters. They Finally Make Federal Minimum Wage.
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New Film Exposes Deadly Houston Jail and “Unconstitutional” System of Cash Bail
“The speed with which the planet’s freshwater resources are disappearing is staggering.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
A Torturous Sanitation Disaster Is Unfolding in Gaza’s Displacement Camps
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Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Is the Floor. Liberation Must Be the Ceiling.
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When Ceasefire Finally Arrived Here in Gaza, What Poured Out of Me Was Grief
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Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
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Israel’s “Safe Zones” in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway.
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“Just End the War and Return Me to My Neighborhood”: Report From Southern Gaza
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UK Gears Up for Mass Protest Against Banning of Palestine Action