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Hanukkah Is a Time for Palestine Solidarity, From Fasting to Public Disruption
This holiday of feasts begins as people starve amid genocide in Gaza. Activists are fasting weekly for a ceasefire.
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So-Called “Child Welfare” Tears Families Apart. How Can We Repair This Harm?
Activists are organizing to end punitive family policing policies that unnecessarily separate children from families.
House GOP Would Have Taxpayers Pay for Cleanup When Fracking Boom Goes Bust
Lauren Boebert’s bill could saddle taxpayers with up to $17.7 billion in oil and gas cleanup costs on public lands.
Israel Accelerates Violence in West Bank as It Resumes Airstrikes on Gaza
The violence unleashed by Israeli settlers and military against the West Bank makes clear Israel's genocidal intent.
Former Trump Aide Recounts His Calls for Staffer to Be Executed
"I cannot set off enough alarm bells about how dangerous he is," the former aide said on "The View."
With COP28 Underway, Let’s Recommit to an Ongoing Struggle for Systemic Change
Neither COP28 nor individualistic approaches will solve the climate crisis. We need to buckle down for a long fight.
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10 Fake Electors in WI Say Their Actions Were Used to Overturn Election
The fake electors admitted they “violated a bedrock principle of our democracy,” the state Democratic Party chair said.
Sanders Lone Member of Senate Democratic Caucus to Vote No on Giving Israel Aid
The aid package, which also includes military assistance for Ukraine, failed to clear a procedural hurdle Wednesday.
“Palestine Is About Living in Spite of Everything”
“Hope is what the history of Palestine has taught me,” says Palestinian feminist Rana Barakat.
Ousted Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Announces He’s Retiring From Congress
McCarthy’s departure means his congressional seat will remain vacant for at least four months.
“If we do not expand Traditional Medicare coverage, private insurers and equity firms will continue to plunder the Medicare Trust Fund that workers pay into, and Traditional Medicare will continue to shrink.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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Wisconsin Judge Rules Against 1849 Anti-Abortion Statute
The law had banned nearly all abortions in the state following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of abortion rights.
Texas Woman Asks Court to Grant Emergency Abortion After Lethal Fetal Diagnosis
“I’m trying to do what is best for my baby and myself, but the state of Texas is making us both suffer,” she said.
House Speaker’s Former Client List Includes Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Polling indicates that most Americans are still unaware of Mike Johnson's Christian nationalist viewpoints.
Idaho Asks Supreme Court to Let State Prosecute Doctors, Ban Abortions
The state of Idaho is being represented by the designated hate group, the Alliance Defending Freedom.