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Unionized Postal Workers Brace for Trump Administration’s Assault
Trump is reportedly on the verge of issuing an executive order to dissolve the independent leadership of USPS.

Elon Musk Is Leading a Far Right Anti-Empathy Revolution
Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.

The Southern Women Answering Medicare Help Calls Are Still Fighting for a Union
Federal call center workers continue their fight after the Biden administration dialed back support for it.

Trump Kills $400M in Columbia University Contracts Over Campus Gaza Protests
“You can't appease the Zionists,” said one critic. “Stop playing the game — refuse the terms.”

Independent Agencies Oversee Elections and Media. Trump’s Seizing Their Reins.
A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.

Kurdish Women Journalists Who Work Under Constant Threat Have Lessons to Share
Journalists and rights groups say press freedom is a fiction in Turkey. Is the US headed the same way?

Palestinian Officials Say Israel Has Committed at Least 962 Ceasefire Violations
Israeli forces have killed 116 civilians and wounded 490 others in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect in January.

Trump’s Latest Order Aims to Stifle Legal Challenges to His Executive Actions
The order requires agencies to demand “financial securities” from plaintiffs suing the administration.

Trump Admin Reportedly Using AI to Label, Target Visa Holders as “Pro-Hamas”
Advocates for Palestinian rights raised alarm over the program, saying it is designed to chill dissent.

Landlords Fined $80K for Threatening to Call ICE on Chicago Tenants
Illinois became the second state in the country to pass legal protections for immigrant tenants in 2019.