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Hurricane Ian Spiked Cases of Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Florida
Warming ocean surface temperatures are leading to more Vibrio bacteria in the oceans, particularly in the Atlantic.
Israeli Airstrikes Killed 400 in Gaza Over the Past 24 Hours
The intense bombardment comes as Israel prepares for what's expected to be a large-scale ground invasion of Gaza.
Hundreds of Staffers in Congress Demand Lawmakers Call for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
Those calling for peace “have been drowned out by those beating the drums of war,” the letter writers note.
Debt Activists Bought $10M in Student Debt for $125,000 — and Canceled It All
The move wipes out balances of nearly 3,000 accounts from Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta.
Israel Bombs South Gaza After Ordering Over 1 Million Palestinians to Flee There
“The situation is catastrophic, catastrophic, catastrophic,” said the director of a UNRWA shelter in Khan Younis.
Lessons From Chile: Organizing in Times of Political Upheaval
The U.S. left has much to learn from the successes and failures of Chile's 2019 uprisings.
Israeli Police Persecute, Harass Palestinian Citizens of Israel Amid War on Gaza
“It’s a witch hunt,” said one Palestinian lawyer in Jerusalem.
Tribes Fight for Return of Items Looted From Bodies During Wounded Knee Massacre
A 1990 law was meant to “expeditiously return” such items to Native Americans, but descendants are still waiting.
Christian Right Cites Violent Biblical Amalek Trope to Justify Israel’s Tactics
Many Christian Zionists are backing genocide by likening Hamas to a biblical tribe that God promised to exterminate.
Insecurity Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Capitalism. But It Can Spark Resistance.
Debt abolitionist Astra Taylor discusses how capitalism’s manufactured insecurity can feed movements for radical change.