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Despite Trump’s War on Workers, Labor Movement Notched Crucial Wins in 2025
As Trump prepares to escalate attacks on unions and immigrant workers, the labor movement must build power to stop him.
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Queer and Trans People Were Under Attack in 2025. Here’s How We Fought Back.
From ICE jails to public libraries to Instagram, queer and trans people battled fascism on every front this year.
2025 Was a Year of Chaos for Reproductive Rights Under the Trump Administration
Project 2025 initiated a war on reproductive rights that could escalate into even higher gear in 2026.
Florida Sets the Record for Death Penalties This Year
“We're looking at execution roughly every 16 days," said Grace Hanna of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
In 2025, Educators Didn’t Just Endure Repression. They Built Resistance.
The right wants the teaching of history to no longer indict power or inspire resistance. But our side won’t submit.
Amid Starvation and Mass Killings, This Gaza Baker Refused to Stop Her Work
“Finding flour alone took five full days,” says Dema Al-Buhisi, who continued baking in Gaza amid famine and bombings.
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UN Experts Express Alarm Over UK Neglect of Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers
UK authorities have refused to meet with the activists, some of whom have been on hunger strike for over 50 days.
In Prison, Holding Handwritten Cards Is a Rare Joy. Illinois Is Taking It Away.
When mail is digitized, it becomes sterile – no longer a precious handwritten card that smells like my gramma’s perfume.
Incarcerated Californians Express Cautious Optimism About New Clemency Proposal
The change has brought hope to some who fear dying in prison, while others worry it won't save them from such a fate.
Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up.
After courting coal miners during his campaign, Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief
Christmas is due to arrive without lights and without warmth, burdened by the memory of a war that has not truly ended.
Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers
US households paid $124 more on natural gas in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers
Facing the impacts of mergers and displacement by AI, media unions are fighting for democracy and freedom of expression.
Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military
The US military is abusing Hawaiian land. Will residents be able to exert Indigenous sovereignty and get it back?
ICE
Federal Judge Temporarily Halts ICE Arrests at San Francisco Immigration Courts
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Calls Grow for Release of Palestinian Who Has Been Jailed by ICE Since March
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ICE Documents Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses
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Amid Southern US Raids, Who’s Making Money Off Border Patrol and ICE Contracts?
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Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE
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ICE Wants to Reopen Notorious California Prison. Locals Are Fighting Back.
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Immigrants Are Skipping Vital Health Care Appointments Amid Federal Raids
“I have a vivid memory of what it felt like to be detained, watching and experiencing the atrocities and inhumane conditions, and not really having a voice to help … I pray no other humans will have to experience this despair.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
Children Are Dying of Cold Exposure as Winter Hits Gaza
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Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of “Ceasefire”
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Here in Gaza, We See Our Horror and Grief Mirrored in Sudan
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Prosecutors at International Tribunal on Palestine Accuse Israel of Ecocide
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Thousands of Gazans Disabled by Genocide Still Can’t Access Treatment
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Amid Destroyed Health System, Gaza Sees Severe Outbreak of Autoimmune Disorder
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Israel Still Controls Over Half of Gaza — Including the Rubble of My Home