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Trump Has Pledged an Era of Spectacular Violence. We Can’t Be Passive Onlookers.
Trump is poised to employ his mastery of spectacle to expand the oppressive forms of state violence at work in the US.
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A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats
Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.
MLK’s Legacy Is One of Class Struggle. To Fight Trump, We Must Carry His Torch.
Project 2025 aims to recreate the state-sanctioned discrimination and inequality that our ancestors fought to end.
Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers
Trump’s policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own.
Elon Musk’s Foray Into UK Politics Holds a Warning for the US
Musk weaponized fears of gender-based violence to foster racism in the UK. Will he use the same playbook in the US?
By Voting for Laken Riley Act, Democrats Cede More Power to Anti-Immigrant Right
Republicans are pushing the new legislation, which will bring an already hostile immigration status quo into chaos.
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Trump Makes Frightening Far Right Promises in Inauguration Speech
Trump made promises to target LGBTQ people and immigrants, and to enact a number of other right-wing plans.
Trump Just Inherited Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons on a Whim
With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, experts urge us all to reengage with nuclear security issues.
As Billionaires Consolidate Power, We Need to Recommit to MLK’s Radical Vision
MLK was assassinated on the cusp of a strike wave in a time of counterrevolution. We need his “revolution in values.”
NC Governor Issues New Abortion Protections Ahead of Trump Presidency
Gov. Josh Stein’s order protects abortion providers, blocks prosecution efforts and strengthens patient privacy.
US Politics Didn’t Shift as Rightward in 2024 Elections as You May Think
Progressive wins at the local and state levels complicate the notion of a sweeping rightward political turn in the US.
Israel Kills 87 Palestinians in Gaza in Day After Ceasefire Deal Is Announced
This is the highest death toll in a day in nearly two weeks, one analysis found.
Gaza Needs More Than a Ceasefire. We Must Demand an End to the Blockade.
Even if the bombs stop raining down, starvation and health crises will continue until the 18-year siege is ended.
Mutual Aid Networks That Emerged in Housing Crisis Are Mobilizing Amid LA Fires
“If you can make a sandwich, you can start a mutual aid network,” one Los Angeles organizer told Truthout.
Palestine
Israel Destroyed My Medical School, But Students Like Me Pledge to Rebuild Gaza
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After a Deadly 3-Hour Delay, Gaza Ceasefire Finally Takes Effect
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Martin Luther King Jr. Denounced Merchants of Death in a Prophetic Warning
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Israel Continues to Bomb Gaza Even as Cabinet Approves Ceasefire Deal
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Middle East Analyst: Netanyahu Will Try to Scuttle Ceasefire After First Phase
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Biden Brags Ceasefire Deal Is the One He Wrote — 7 Months and 10,000 Deaths Ago
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How the US’s Empty Threats Allowed Israel to Perpetuate Horrors in Palestine
“I realize now there is a whole other side of this country that hasn’t even felt a change from before the election to after. They feel safe, and I’m so envious.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
In Gaza, Ceasefire Will Be a Chance to Finally Breathe
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From Arrests to Invasions, Israel Targets West Bank Universities
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Scholar Says AHA’s Vote on Gaza Scholasticide Shouldn’t Be Controversial
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2024 Will Be Remembered as the Year Israel’s Global Legitimacy Fully Unraveled
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Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I’m Renouncing Mine
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Palestinians Endure Another Christmas of Genocide and Displacement
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The Once Refreshing Stillness of Gaza’s Winter Has Become a Haunting Silence