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In the Aftermath of Israel’s Assault, Feminists in Iran Chart a Path Forward
Iranian feminists navigate Israeli attacks, authoritarianism at home, and appropriation of their liberation struggles.
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What Trump’s Executive Order on 401(K)s Means for Workers Who Hope to Retire
More workers may lose their hard-won retirement savings now that Trump has pushed them toward crypto and private equity.

After Bombing 6 Countries This Year, Netanyahu Pins Israeli Isolation on Muslims
“We’ll need to develop our weapons industry — we’re going to be Athens and super Sparta combined,” Netanyahu said.

Bolsonaro’s Conviction for Coup Plot Is a Blow to the Global Far Right
In holding the former president accountable, Brazil’s legal system has delivered a historic victory for democracy.

Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
Through time exchanges, members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need help themselves.

15K Gaza Students Have Been Killed. Survivors Are Denied Their Education.
Israel has killed over 800 teachers and staff, along with 15,000 school-aged kids. Schools are in ruins.
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As Prisons Deal With Heat Waves, Climate Crisis Makes Abolition Even More Urgent
While the planet continues to warm, conditions in prisons, and specifically in solitary confinement, continue to worsen.

Fox Host Apologizes for Saying Unhoused People Should Receive “Lethal Injection”
Despite his public call to “just kill” unhoused people, Brian Kilmeade continues to host “Fox & Friends.”

Rising Tenant-Led Movement Aims to Bring Down Corporate Landlords
Tenant union organizers from Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and New York share hopeful news from the growing movement.

Trump’s Education Plan Seeks to Make Cruel Domination Into “Common Sense”
Trump isn’t even trying to hide his authoritarianism within social acceptability.

Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America
The US and Latin American right have long mobilized to remove challenges to their traditional privileges and control.

Charlie Kirk’s Death Is a Symptom of a National Political Culture in Crisis
What we are witnessing is not an isolated act but the manifestation of a wider rot.

Trump Announces He Will Send National Guard to Occupy Memphis
“We will do everything in our power to prevent this incursion into Tennessee,” said one elected official.

FDA Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccines Are Throwing Those Most at Risk Into Despair
“There’s a lot of misinformation, and nobody seems to know what’s going on,” a resident of Missouri said.
Environment & Health

This Researcher Studied How Climate Change Hurts Children — Trump Shut Her Down
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Trump’s Health Care Funding Cuts Leave States With Impossible Budget Choices
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EPA Paved Way for Buildout of Fossil Fuel-Boosting Chemical Recycling Facilities
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Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Firms Have Doubled Since 2017, Now $35 Billion a Year
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Chicago Hospital’s Closure Is a Canary in Coal Mine for Corporatized Health Care
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Is Oregon Paving the Way for Universal Health Care in the US?
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RFK’s Policies May Increase Risk of Parkinson’s and Other Chronic Diseases
“There are still people alive today who knew those who had been enslaved. That history isn’t distant — it’s still breathing beside us.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation

Israel Demolished 50 High-Rises in Two Days. Will My Apartment Building Be Next?
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Israeli Forces Bomb, Loot, Vandalize Our Homes in Gaza. We Long for Normal Life.
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The World Has Failed to Stop Israel. Our Only Choices Now: Leave or Die.
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Gaza Mental Health Professionals Warn of Urgent, Widespread Trauma Crisis
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Israel’s Attacks on Seed Banks Destroy Millennia of Palestinian Cultural Heritage
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Olive Trees Tie Palestinians to Our Homeland. Israel Treats Them as a Threat.
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Egypt Has Leverage Against Israel. Why Doesn’t Sisi Use It?