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Interview
Fighting School Privatization and Betsy DeVos: A Conversation With Jesse Hagopian
We must transform our schools into sites of resistance to all that Trump stands for, says teacher Jesse Hagopian.
Sarsour v. Trump: Palestinian-American Activist Sues the President to Overturn Muslim Ban
The lawsuit calls Trump's ban a “Muslim Exclusion Order.”
Notes on the 2017 Women’s March: An Interview With Eleanor Goldfield
Goldfield discusses the Women's March, the balance of optimism and hope, and how dissent can lead to progress.
Sudanese Stanford Ph.D. Student Speaks Out After Being Detained at JFK Under Trump Muslim Ban
Nisrin Elamin is a Ph.D. student in anthropology at Stanford University and a Sudanese citizen.
NYC Taxi Drivers Stage Airport Strike to Protest Trump’s “Inhumane and Cruel” Executive Order
President Trump's immigration order prompted the New York Taxi Workers Alliance to halt rides from JFK airport.
In the US, Remembering Violent Deaths Means Forgetting Why They Happened
Memorials to tragic US events, such as Columbine, are designed without context and treat victims like heroes.
Massive Airport Rallies at JFK and Across US Were Spurred by Broad-Based Grassroots Organizing
Around the country, grassroots groups called emergency rallies demanding those detained be freed.
Communities Are Making Homelessness Less Visible: An Interview With Megan Hustings on Food Sharing
Janine Jackson interviewed Megan Hustings about laws against food-sharing.
Jessica Luther on Why Sexual Violence by College Athletes Is Rarely Addressed
Institutional accountability around campus sexual assault is just as important as changing individual behaviors.
“The Media Is the Opposition Party”: Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Tells Press to “Keep Its Mouth Shut”
The battle between Donald Trump and the press escalated Thursday.