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Setting Ominous Precedent, Court Tells Greenpeace to Pay $660M to Pipeline Firm
The March 19 ruling from a jury in North Dakota sets a chilling precedent that could erode protest rights in the US.
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Trump and DOGE’s Attacks on CFPB Will Help Financial Industry Prey on Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is meant to protect us from predatory finance. That’s why Trump wants it gone.

Trump Admin Considers Ending Division Tasked With Funding HIV/AIDS Prevention
The move could send the US back to “the dark days of the ‘80s, when people died from HIV every day,” one advocate said.

We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference
“We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.

Columbia University Historians Warn of Trump’s Threat to Academic Freedom
“Authoritarian regimes always seek to gain control over independent academic institutions,” the historians warned.

US and Israel Have Laid the Groundwork for War With Iran. Will Trump Set It Off?
For decades, the US political establishment has treated war with Iran as an inevitability. We must reverse course.
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Customs Officials Deny French Scientist US Entry Over His Anti-Trump Texts
An FBI inquiry was briefly opened, then dropped, after which the scientist was deported to France.

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Pride Events, Approves Facial Recognition to Track Attendees
Thousands protested the ban outside Hungary’s parliament, blocking traffic and defying police orders to disperse.

War Architects Enjoy Top Academic Gigs 22 Years After Illegal Invasion of Iraq
As Gaza’s genocidaires receive plum positions at universities, they’re joining a cohort of experienced warmongers.

Israel’s Assault Marks One of the Deadliest Days for Children in Gaza History
“Israeli forces have signed a death warrant for Palestinian children in Gaza,” one rights group worker said.

Israel’s Bombs Rained Down at 2 am, Killing Hundreds Around Me in Gaza
The ceasefire was still difficult, but we believed we would wake up alive. Now, Israel has taken even that away from us.

How Should We Rethink Our Relationship to US Violence Around the World?
Democracy-destroying forces thrive off militarism. We have to resist both.

Trump’s Economic Agenda Could Push the Housing Crisis Over the Edge
Organizers say desperate tenants are being pushed to the brink of revolt as Trump slashes assistance.

Trump’s Attacks Are Designed to Exhaust Us. Here’s How We Fight Back.
Our fatigue under Trump is deliberately engineered. We must understand burnout as a tool of control in order to resist.
Environment & Health

World Meteorological Organization: Last 10 Years Have Been the Hottest on Record
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Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Native American Health Programs
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HHS Website Removes Advisory Declaring Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis
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Cuts to Federal Food Aid Are Severing a Lifeline for Natural Disaster Survivors
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Trump’s Air-Quality Rollbacks Will Cause More in the US to Face Disease, Death
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Trump Admin Decision to Axe Advisory Groups May Spell Trouble for Food Safety
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Court Docs Reveal Citibank Froze Nonprofits’ Accounts on FBI’s Request
“Three individuals representing private equity concerns have now shown up, alongside DOGE, to meddle in the life-sustaining work of the SSA.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation

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.
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Prospects for a Big Tent BDS Campaign Are Larger Than Ever