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Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison
The judge's ruling rejected a request to end the prison's use of grueling farm labor as a disciplinary measure.
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A Grassroots Group in Tucson Is 3D-Printing Tourniquets to Send to Lebanon
A small non-hierarchical collective in Arizona is using an open-source design to create life-saving tourniquets.
DHS Secretary Claims Plans Underway to Stop Intl Flights from Sanctuary Cities
DHS Secretary Mullin threatened to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities in response to protests.
Workers, Students, Indigenous Movements Shut Down Bolivia in Popular Rebellion
The popular revolt has mounted a broader challenge to neoliberalism, austerity, and US imperialism in Latin America.
Trump’s “Board of Peace” Has No Funds for Gaza Reconstruction
“For us, it doesn’t look like a peace deal, it looks like a trap,” said Bisan Owda, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza.
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort”
Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.
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ICE and Prison Guards Retaliate Against Detainees and Protestors at Delaney Hall
ICE and prison guards have escalated their attacks on detainees and activists at Delaney immigrant jail in New Jersey.
Delaware Judge Upholds Town Charter That Allows Corporations to Vote
Roughly one in eight “voters” in the town of Fenwick Island are “nonliving” entities.
If ICE Shows Up at the World Cup, Essential Service Workers Are Ready to Strike
Hotel staff and food service workers who keep SoFi stadium functioning say they’ll walk off the job if ICE is present.
ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back.
“You can do something. It is within reach. You can have an effect,” says journalist John Washington.
Universal Health Care Once Seemed on the Horizon in California. What Happened?
Among California’s top five gubernatorial candidates, only one unequivocally supports state-based single-payer.
Eid al-Adha in Gaza Isn’t Like It Was Before the Genocide. We Celebrate Anyway.
“This Eid, we will try to live it simply and reclaim even a small part of our traditions,” said one Gaza resident.
Residents of Polluted Areas Say Trump’s Rollbacks Are “Getting Really Scary”
Many communities are also frustrated with state-level inaction but still see some opportunities for pushback.
Labor Unions Celebrate World Court’s Ruling That Enshrines the Right to Strike
The ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion comes as legal restrictions on the right to strike are increasing around the world.
Iran
Ex-Nuclear Negotiator Criticizes Trump’s Push for Abraham Accords in Iran Deal
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Increased Tax Refunds Have Been Eaten Up by Iran War Price Spikes, Experts Say
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US Bombs Iranian Ships Despite Ceasefire and Ongoing Peace Negotiations
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This Tehran Music School Took Ages to Build Up. Airstrikes Turned It to Rubble.
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House GOP Cancels Iran War Powers Vote for Second Day in a Row
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After Months of Failed Votes, Senate Finally Advances Iran War Powers Resolution
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From Asia to the Middle East, US Bombs Are a Failed Foreign Policy Choice
“The theft of Black Americans’ jobs, wages, and property is linked to political disenfranchisement.”
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Voting Wrongs
DOJ Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year
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Gutting Voting Rights Act Is Just First Step in Far Right Plan to End Democracy
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SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act Puts a Third of Black Caucus Seats at Risk
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Tennessee’s War on Black Political Power Demands Not Just Outrage But Resistance
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Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow
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Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act
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Trump Votes by Mail in Florida Special Election, Despite Calling It “Cheating”