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Basic Reforms to New York’s Legal Code Are At Risk as Democrats Lurch Rightward
In 2019, New York made it easier for defendants to learn about information used against them. That could now be revoked.
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Puerto Rico Protests Against Higher Ed Cuts Follow Long Fight Against Austerity
The university showdown is the latest chapter in a decades-long struggle against austerity on the archipelago.

Experts: Leaked Messages Show Waltz Admitting to War Crime in Yemen Strike
J.D. Vance said it was “excellent” that a strike collapsed a building. Thirteen civilians died, according to one count.

Trump Is Open to Idea of Compensating Jan. 6 Loyalists That Attacked the Capitol
Trump said there is “a lot of talk” regarding potential financial compensation for the Capitol attackers.

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Plan to Share Tax Data With ICE
Watchdogs warn of surveillance expansion as ICE and the IRS finalize a data-sharing deal targeting undocumented workers.

Trump Ramps Up Effort to Intimidate Judges Amid Their Growing Pushback
A constitutional crisis is occurring as Trump ignores judicial orders and bullies legal advocacy organizations.
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Children in Gaza Are So Hungry They’re Drawing Pictures of Food in the Sand
Israel has blocked all aid from entering Gaza for over three weeks, the longest total aid blockade so far.

Ilhan Omar Is Drafting Impeachment Articles Over Signalgate Controversy — Report
Three-quarters of Americans are troubled by the administration’s use of Signal to discuss military plans, polling shows.

Changes to Opioid Addiction Treatment in Federal Prisons Threaten Peoples’ Lives
Incarcerated people are reporting that the abrupt changes are wreaking havoc on their health and mental well-being.

Mike Johnson Suggests Eliminating Federal Courts After Trump Rulings Blocked
“We can eliminate an entire district court,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters.

Trump’s Revival of the Alien Enemies Act Is at the Heart of the New McCarthyism
Trump is showing flagrant disregard for due process and constitutional protections against racial discrimination.

In Gaza, We Now Ask: Will It Be the Cold, Hunger or Airstrikes That Kill Us?
This week many Palestinians fled their tents amid airstrikes and icy storms, but where will they go? Where is safety?

“Striking Hard at Civilians”: A Supremacist Ideology Underlies Israeli Policy
Israel must “shed Zionism, just as South Africa abandoned Afrikaner nationalist ideology,” Muhammad Ali Khalidi says.

Canada Is Poised to Become a Partner in the US Assault on Immigrants
Canada is rapidly militarizing its borders as a sweetener deal to placate Trump and dodge the worst of his tariffs.
Immigration

Trump Admin Deported Venezuelan Men Just Because They Had Tattoos, Report Finds
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Imprisoned Venezuelans Share Video Showing Bruises From Alleged Beatings by ICE
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Tufts Student Activist Rumeysa Ozturk Abducted by ICE on Her Way to Iftar
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Another Columbia Protester Targeted for Deportation Sues Trump, Other Officials
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ICE Quietly Pushes Legal Boundaries With So-Called Collateral Arrests
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Canada, Europe Issue Travel Advisories After Tourists Detained in US
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The IRS Is Reportedly Nearing a Deal to Share Confidential Tax Data With ICE
“It’s clear that the intent behind the case is not just to destroy Greenpeace, but it’s to divide and destroy the movement and our right to protest.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation

Israel’s Bombs Rained Down at 2 am, Killing Hundreds Around Me in Gaza
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Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together
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Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together
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Pro-Israel Groups Urge Trump to Sanction Palestinian NGOs Out of Existence
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As ICE Jails Palestinian Protester, Universities Must Commit to Academic Freedom
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How Can We Fast for Ramadan in Gaza When We Were Already Starving?
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Burned Schools. Classrooms Doubling as Shelters. This Is High School in Gaza.