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Trump’s Latest Caribbean Strike “Murder — Plain and Simple,” Amnesty Says
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:19:06 +0000
The strike comes as Trump has covertly authorized the CIA to conduct lethal operations in Venezuela.
?No Kings? Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:52:23 +0000
Republicans are already smearing the protesters, but their intimidation tactics are out of touch with reality.
SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:16:21 +0000
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say.
Anti-Fascism Scholar Who Fled US After Death Threats Discusses MAGA’s Fascism
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:03:44 +0000
If we don’t organize and take action in the streets, says Mark Bray, “we’re going to end up somewhere really bad.”
GOP Blocks Warren Bill to Stop Trump’s “Brazen” $20B Argentina Bailout
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:46:25 +0000
“For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs,” said Warren.
Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:35:15 +0000
Israel has reportedly disappeared over 400 health care workers from Gaza and the West Bank in the last two years.
From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:47:02 +0000
A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”
New Campaign Aims to Flood Churches and Christian Colleges With Pro-Israel Ads
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:34:56 +0000
The campaign is part of a larger $3.2 million contract that also includes paying pastors to produce content.
Mamdani Vows to Make NYC a “Sanctuary City” for Trans People in New Campaign Ad
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:04:16 +0000
“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” Mamdani said in his new campaign ad.
After Visits With Loved Ones, Some in ICE Custody Face Invasive Strip Searches
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:25:23 +0000
“It’s one of the most humiliating things one can go through,” said one woman jailed at Otay Mesa Detention Center.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones?s Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:12:33 +0000
In his legal filings, Jones vastly downplayed his blatant lies regarding the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.
Israel Says It’s Halving Aid Into Gaza After Receiving Last 20 Living Captives
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:54:21 +0000
Israel says Hamas hasn’t returned captives’ bodies — while still blocking entry of machinery that can clear rubble.
By Enabling Police Surveillance, Elected Officials Fuel Trump’s Agenda
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:35:39 +0000
Illinois officials have quietly constructed a statewide surveillance apparatus that fuels ICE’s deportation machine.
As SCOTUS Enters a New Term, These Cases May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:28:27 +0000
Rulings on the Supreme Court’s “emergency docket” foreshadow its abiding deference to Trump.
154 Freed Palestinian Prisoners Reportedly Being Forced Into Exile by Israel
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:16:03 +0000
“Exiling Palestinian prisoners is the continuation of captivity by other means,” one legal expert said.
Goldman Sachs: Consumers Are Carrying Largest Burden From Trump Tariffs
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:15:21 +0000
Up to 55 percent of the cost is being shifted onto consumers, according to a new analysis from the Wall Street bank.
Israeli Lawmaker Who Was Expelled for “Recognize Palestine? Sign Speaks Out
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:54:35 +0000
Global demonstrations -- not Trump or Netanyahu -- are the real reason why we have a ceasefire now, says Ofer Cassif.
Report: DHS Cut FEMA-Based Security Funds to Muslim Groups
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:43:09 +0000
“These actions violate the constitutional rights of all Americans,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell of CAIR.
When ICE Came to Our Chicago Neighborhood, We Were Ready to Respond
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:30:23 +0000
Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Rogers Park, a result of months of work building solidarity and networks.
Trans Activist and Movement Leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Dies at 78
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:40:12 +0000
A Stonewall veteran and surrogate mother to her community, Miss Major was a lifelong advocate for trans liberation.
3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:01:38 +0000
“Weaponizing the executive branch” to punish free speech “is illegal and wrong,” an open letter from the groups said.
Major News Outlets Refuse to Sign ?Unconstitutional? Pentagon Press Policy
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:52:14 +0000
The policy would bar reporters from seeking or reporting information not explicitly authorized by the Trump admin.
Scientists Warn Planet Has Passed ?Tipping Point? as Warm-Water Coral Reefs Die
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:58:02 +0000
Coral ecosystems support a quarter of marine species. Scientists say a clean energy transition can save remaining reefs.
Ed Dept Restores Funding for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss After Outcry
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:09:24 +0000
The Trump administration targeted the programs in its attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Lawsuits Claim Pfizer Failed to Warn of Brain Tumor Risk From Birth Control Shot
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:29:19 +0000
If Pfizer is successful, consumers may find it harder to hold drug makers accountable for inadequate warning labels.
Advocates Call for Israel to Release Palestinian Doctor Abu Safiya
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:04:05 +0000
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was seized by the Israeli military in December 2024 after it raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza.
Oil Pipeline Threatens Catastrophe for Tribes in Michigan – Again
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:25:37 +0000
In 2010, an Enbridge pipeline burst. Tribes are concerned about another one built without their permission 72 years ago.
Native Survival Depends on Protecting Both Tribal and US Citizenship Rights
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:49:10 +0000
Trump's attacks on Native sovereignty and citizenship are a deliberate effort to undermine the rights of tribal nations.
Youth Climate Leaders Test New Legal Strategy to Counter Fossil Fuel Expansion
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:29:48 +0000
They lost their case for a constitutional right to climate protection. Now they’re suing the government again.
Trump Administration Carries Out Mass Layoffs at CDC, Decimating the Agency
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:28:55 +0000
Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.
Palestinians in Gaza March North Again, Returning to Homes Turned to Rubble
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:27:43 +0000
As Gazans attempt to rebuild, the effects of the genocide are still being felt amid heightened social unrest.
Tylenol Claims Are a Microcosm of Trump and RFK’s Wider Attack on Public Health
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:24:19 +0000
Trump and RFK’s false claims about autism and Tylenol aren’t an aberration --- they’re part of a consistent strategy.
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:14:12 +0000
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
ICE Is Putting Pregnant Immigrants — and Their Children — at Risk
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:17:40 +0000
Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care.
Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:16:04 +0000
One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”
MIT Becomes First School to Reject Trump?s ?Loyalty Oath? for Higher Education
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:10:23 +0000
Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.
ICE Is Targeting Day Labor Centers in LA That Hold Contracts With the City
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:08:53 +0000
Elected leaders are failing to protect immigrant workers. We must build community power, as only we can keep us safe.
Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:03:55 +0000
The next day, one million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.
Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” If Hamas Isn’t Disarmed
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:45:08 +0000
Netanyahu made his threat in an address just before the first phase of the ceasefire went into effect.
More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:22:47 +0000
It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.
US Sending 200 Troops to Israel, Establishing CENTCOM “Coordination Center”
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:06:38 +0000
The troops are reportedly in Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:37:48 +0000
Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Chicago
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:14:07 +0000
“I am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop,” Judge April M. Perry said during a hearing.
2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Aligned With US Imperialism, Says Historian
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:13:15 +0000
María Corina Machado has voiced support for sanctions against Venezuela and praised right-wing Latin American leaders.
“You Whisper to Us”: Racial Justice Activists and Artists Honor Assata’s Legacy
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:11:18 +0000
Assata Shakur's passing unleashed a flowering of hope that the freedom she fought for could one day be real for us all.
Critics Slam DOJ’s “Politically Motivated” Charges Against NY AG Letitia James
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:39:49 +0000
The charges come weeks after Trump demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi target James for prosecution.
Why Hasn’t Trump’s EPA Released the Toxicity Report on This “Forever Chemical”?
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:11:55 +0000
PFNA is in the drinking water systems of 26 million people and could cause developmental, liver, and reproductive harms.
Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:38:15 +0000
Top adviser Lindsey Burke is lead author of the education section in Project 2025’s agenda for Trump’s administration.
RFK Jr. Says Trump Admin Will “Make the Proof” on Bogus Tylenol Claims
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:11:19 +0000
“We are doing the studies to make the proof,” the health secretary said.
Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:23:44 +0000
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.
Trump Brags That He “Took the Freedom of Speech Away” From Protesters
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:51:50 +0000
Trump bragged about his administration seeking to ban flag burning, which is protected speech.
Trump Admin Acted on 80 Percent of Industry’s Regulatory Requests in 8 Months
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:29:42 +0000
Researchers and watchdog groups say the level of industry influence in this administration is unprecedented.
Critics Say Report Proves Trump Is Directing DOJ to Prosecute Political Enemies
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:59:18 +0000
The WSJ reports a Truth Social post was actually intended to be a direct message sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Not a Peace Agreement. What Will Happen Next?
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:56:44 +0000
Palestinian and Israeli analysts weigh in on how to interpret the hostage-ceasefire deal.
Palestinians Rejoice as Trump Announces Ceasefire Deal, With Uncertainty Looming
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:16:46 +0000
“My greatest wish now is for real safety to return — for no more people to die here,” one Palestinian said.
Polling Shows Americans Reject Trump’s Threat to Militarize US Cities
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:35:57 +0000
A majority of voters, 58 percent, said presidents should only send military forces to cities that face external threats.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:19:27 +0000
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.
After Hyundai ICE Raid, Even South Korea’s Capitalists Question US Relations
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:35:25 +0000
Can the US and South Korea’s tenuous alliance survive Trump’s tariffs and ICE’s raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia?
Video Shows ICE Agents Shooting Protesting Pastor With Pepper Ball From Rooftop
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:24:05 +0000
The minister said he was praying, inviting the agents to repent when they struck him.
Tenants Launch US’s First Ever Rent Debt Strike Against Corporate Landlord
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:18:08 +0000
Nine tenants organized by the Debt Collective are refusing to pay back rent, hoping to inspire others to do the same.
Campus Leaders Mobilize Against Trump’s Proposed “Compact” for Higher Education
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:11:48 +0000
One professor wrote that “it is a test case for whether Trumpists can get away with demanding loyalty oaths.”
Trump Admin Promises to Fund WIC With Tariffs. It Can?t Legally Do So.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:18:07 +0000
Previous Trump budget proposals sought to cut funding to the program, which helps parents buy essentials for their kids.
Israel Seizes Second Round of Flotilla Boats, Detaining 145 More Activists
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:10:05 +0000
Other recently released activists said they faced torture, beatings, and humiliation in Israeli detention.
Texas AG Announces Undercover Operations Into ?Antifa,? Cites “Transgenderism”
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:01:35 +0000
The move echoes a push by the Trump administration to weaponize counterterrorism tools against left-leaning groups.
Sanders: Health Insurance Premiums Will Double for Millions Due to GOP Cuts
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:42:49 +0000
Republicans’ budget bill will stick Americans with thousands more in insurance costs while giving tax cuts to the rich.
Trump Calls for Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor to Be Put ?in Jail?
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:36:14 +0000
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded by saying that Trump is “on the path to full-blown authoritarianism.”
Bari Weiss to Head CBS News Within Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Expanding Media Empire
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:07:41 +0000
Weiss’s appointment by the billionaire Ellison family “is an ideological power play,” says journalist David Klion.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Strike Down State Bans on Conversion Therapy
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:54:23 +0000
Conversion therapy is a discredited anti-LGBTQ practice that many health experts say is akin to torture.
If You’re Thinking of Snagging a Prime Day Deal, Stop and Read This First
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:33:41 +0000
Amazon’s emissions are rapidly rising, and its Prime Day deliveries play a significant role in stoking climate change.
Universal Child Care Is Popular. New Mexico Showed Us How We Can Win It.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:31:05 +0000
A vibrant, grassroots, bottom-up movement was behind the victory, offering a template that other states can follow.
Democrats Warn Trump’s Goal for “Illegal” War With Venezuela Is Regime Change
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:12:23 +0000
“The American people don’t want another war,” said the Democrats of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:06:01 +0000
Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.
Trump May Invoke Insurrection Act to Override Courts That Block His National Guard Orders
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:01:44 +0000
“If I had to enact it, I’d do it,” Trump told reporters on Monday.
Nearly 10K Palestinians Reported Missing by Families in Gaza, Officials Say
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:54:17 +0000
This includes 6,000 people believed to be buried under the rubble, though the true count is likely far higher.
Workers’ Wages Continue to Be Garnished to Pay Off Medical Debt
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:29:56 +0000
This aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.
6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:11:26 +0000
The bipartisan group of surgeons general included Democratic and Republican appointees dating back to the early 1990s.
Channeling Project 2025 Playbook, Trump Admin Weighs Privatizing Student Loans
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:06:02 +0000
Critics have warned that privatization will put even more borrowers in precarious situations.
Report: US Spent Over $30B Backing Israel, Regional Wars in 2 Years of Genocide
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:20:33 +0000
This is just the “tip of the iceberg,” Costs of War noted, as many other other transfers haven’t been disclosed.
ICE Escalates Raids as Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:10:01 +0000
Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois discusses how the ongoing immigration crackdown is putting communities at risk.
Israel?s ?Safe Zones? in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway.
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:08:43 +0000
Displacement costs, which many call “the fees you pay to become homeless in the south,” have reached nearly $5,000.
White House Plan Could Eliminate Age as Factor for Social Security Eligibility
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:12:18 +0000
Sources say the changes to Social Security are “a priority” for Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought.
Attorney Says Video Undercuts DHS Account of Border Patrol Shooting in Chicago
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:00:08 +0000
An agent shot a woman after federal officers accused her of driving toward them in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
“Just End the War and Return Me to My Neighborhood”: Report From Southern Gaza
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:57:36 +0000
The despair we are living through keeps us clinging to the news, scanning for headlines containing the word “ceasefire.”
Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:50:24 +0000
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.
Will SCOTUS Greenlight Conversion Therapy Even Though the UN Calls It “Torture”?
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:49:14 +0000
The outcome of “Chiles v. Salazar” could have major implications for conversion therapy bans across the country.
Illinois Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump?s Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:39:57 +0000
Americans “should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military," the lawsuit states.
Is Organized Labor at Risk Under Trump’s War on Anti-Capitalist “Terrorism”?
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:22:08 +0000
Trump’s national security directive could imperil unions if worker actions can be deemed a threat to the US.
Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia Appear ?Vindictive,? Judge Rules
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:44:28 +0000
The ruling allows Abrego Garcia's lawyers to pursue evidence and testimony from Trump administration officials.
Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:39:30 +0000
“They were throwing people’s medicine in the bin in front of them and laughing in their faces,” says Kieran Andrieu.
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:59:03 +0000
The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”
Florida Awarded $608 Million Grant for Migrant Jails Under FEMA Program
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:40:43 +0000
The state will also get $38 million from ICE for equipment and transportation involved in detaining non-citizens.
Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Oregon — for Now
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:09:17 +0000
Gavin Newsom had challenged an order to send California troops, and warned that the US is on the “brink of martial law.”
Trump Is Releasing the Full Force of Federal Police on Chicago
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:09:06 +0000
Trump is normalizing attacks on blue cities because he intends to overpower hubs of democratic resistance.
Stephen Miller Accused of Spreading ?Authoritarian Propaganda? After Judge Ruling
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:40:40 +0000
Federal Judge Karin Immergut blocked Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to Portland, citing lack of evidence.
Inside One Community?s Uphill Battle for FEMA Assistance After Hurricane Helene
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:21:29 +0000
Many families who lost nearly everything to the storm are still slogging through red tape a year later.
ICE and the Israeli Military Are 2 Sides of the Same Coin — We Must Resist Both
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:55:41 +0000
Opposing ICE in the US while backing genocide in Gaza is senseless. These struggles are intertwined.
Ukrainians Find Little Clarity From Trump About How War With Russia May End
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:09:19 +0000
Kyiv's Independence Square has turned into a makeshift memorial for Ukrainians killed in the last three years of war.
Trump Slashes Refugee Cap, Carves Out Exception for White South Africans
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:21:49 +0000
Experts call Trump’s refugee plan a “dark hour,” leaving over 100,000 vetted refugees stranded worldwide.
Influencers Are Being Paid $7K Per Post to Boost Pro-Israel Social Media Content
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:54:07 +0000
“We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hamas Accepts Trump’s Gaza Plan as Netanyahu Pushes Back
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:42:56 +0000
Hamas signals willingness to negotiate Gaza’s future under Trump plan, while Netanyahu resists and critics warn of gaps.
