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Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections
His order on voter policy could disenfranchise millions, but multiple lawsuits have already sprung up to challenge it.
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Boards and Administrators Won’t Defend Higher Ed From Trump. It’s Up to Us.
To fight fascism, university faculty, staff and students must show our power.
Trump Administration Has Detained Citizens as Part of Mass Deportation Actions
A new report doesn’t include a definitive list, meaning there are likely many more examples of citizens being detained.
New York Public Schools Uphold DEI Policies Despite Federal Threats
“Diversity is a superpower here in New York City,” said NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos.
Trump Pushes Tariffs by Claiming Prices Are Down and “NO INFLATION” Will Happen
An analysis of Trump's tariffs shows they will cost the typical US family around $3,800 in extra spending per year.
Amid State Abductions, Trump’s Fascism Is No Longer Creeping — It’s Here
Masked plainclothes police abducted a graduate student without filing charges. Her apparent “crime”? Writing an op-ed.
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Cuts to Biomedical Research Will Cost Lives, Scientific Breakthroughs & Careers
Biomedical research funding is under threat as the National Institutes of Health faces an indirect cost cap.
Resistance Grows as Proposed Cuts Threaten Health Care for Over 79 Million in US
Planned cuts to Medicaid and CHIP will put more than 79 million people at medical risk. But resistance is mounting.
AI Isn’t Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy — It’s Going to Vastly Worsen It
Trump is pushing a new artificial intelligence-driven bureaucracy to gut public services and use our data to exploit us.
Trump Sends Israel 20,000 Rifles Withheld by Biden Over Settler Violence
The sale comes as Israeli ministers are pledging permanent annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Columbia’s Acquiescence to Trump Was Disgraceful. As Faculty, We Demand Better.
We cannot conduct business as usual if Columbia’s administrators won’t defend academic freedom or student rights.
Trump Moves to Revoke Federal Funds From Brown University, Citing “Antisemitism”
Trump’s attacks on universities are “dangerous and politically motivated,” said New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler.
Over 500K Refugees Could Face Deportation to Haiti, Which Is Gripped by Violence
A former US resident displaced by street violence in Port-au-Prince says Haiti is “not safe for anyone right now.”
Child Care Funding Cuts Will Compound Crises for Generations to Come
Access to child care is already inadequate across the US. Trump’s funding cuts to Head Start will make it far worse.
Immigration
US Judge Orders Return of Man Deported to El Salvador Prison. Will Trump Comply?
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With Detention of Beloved Farmworker Organizer, ICE Comes for the Labor Movement
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Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time,” Say Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes
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Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Ending Deportation Protections of Venezuelans
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Trump Admin Deported Venezuelan Men Just Because They Had Tattoos, Report Finds
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Imprisoned Venezuelans Share Video Showing Bruises From Alleged Beatings by ICE
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Tufts Student Activist Rumeysa Ozturk Abducted by ICE on Her Way to Iftar
“What we are witnessing is not a creeping threat, but a fascist movement already here, demanding to be acknowledged and confronted.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
Bread Lines, Empty Shelves, Bombed Farms — This Is How Starvation Feels in Gaza
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Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on Blocking Bombs for Israel’s Destruction of Gaza
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In Gaza, We Now Ask: Will It Be the Cold, Hunger or Airstrikes That Kill Us?
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“Striking Hard at Civilians”: A Supremacist Ideology Underlies Israeli Policy
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Israel’s Bombs Rained Down at 2 am, Killing Hundreds Around Me in Gaza
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Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together
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Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together