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The International Labor Movement Is Mobilizing for a Free Palestine
Global labor unions are responding to Palestinian workers’ calls for solidarity and demanding an immediate ceasefire.
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As Santos Faces Expulsion Vote, Will Movement to Oust Menendez Gain Traction?
George Santos’s days in Congress are numbered. But Chuck Schumer remains silent on corrupt Sen. Bob Menendez.

I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.

WI Bills Would Require Libraries to Tell Parents What Books Their Kids Check Out
Librarians say the GOP bills would restrict children’s ability to research topics in a safe environment.

White House Moves to Create “Free-Flowing Pipeline” of Weapons to Israel
White House officials are seeking to remove safeguards on a U.S. stockpile of weapons in Israel.

A “Pause” Isn’t a Ceasefire — and a Ceasefire Isn’t an End to the Siege of Gaza
A lasting peace can only be achieved when the legitimate rights and grievances of Palestinians are addressed.
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The International Labor Movement Is Mobilizing for a Free Palestine
Global labor unions are responding to Palestinian workers’ calls for solidarity and demanding an immediate ceasefire.

A “Pause” Isn’t a Ceasefire — and a Ceasefire Isn’t an End to the Siege of Gaza
A lasting peace can only be achieved when the legitimate rights and grievances of Palestinians are addressed.

Israeli Forces Have Still Killed Palestinians Amid 4-Day “Ceasefire”
Officials announced on Monday that the pause will be extended by two days.

Incarceration Is a Central Tool of Israel’s Oppression of Palestinians
Over 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners remain inside Israeli prisons, says a lawyer with a prisoner advocacy group.