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Egypt Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown Ahead of COP27 Climate Summit
Fifteen Nobel laureates have called on world leaders to pressure Egypt into releasing its many political prisoners.
Copaganda Arrests Our Imaginations
“Police, as a political force, are shaping mainstream media,” says Andrea Ritchie.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Strike Down Affirmative Action
Conservative Ed Blum has brought many cases before SCOTUS to challenge race-conscious policy making as unconstitutional.
Rep. Ro Khanna Renews Call for Halting Arms to Saudi Arabia Over Yemen War
Khanna says that Saudi Arabia has failed to lift the blockade of Yemen and abide by peace agreements.
DeSantis Is Using “Election Police” to Intimidate Voters With Felony Convictions
Florida voting rights activist Desmond Meade speaks out against the arrests of people on trumped-up voter fraud charges.
Xi Jingping Wins Third Term Amid Deteriorating US-China Relations
Ho-fung Hung explains why characterizing the U.S.-China rivalry as a “new Cold War” is misleading.
ACLU Says Right to Boycott Is at Stake in Lawsuit Over Arkansas Anti-BDS Law
The Supreme Court is being asked to overturn a law requiring state contractors to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel.
Chomsky and Pollin: Pushing a Viable Climate Project Around COP27
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin discuss what we can expect from the UN’s upcoming COP27 climate summit in November.
Black Voters Mobilize for Midterms Amid GOP-Led Voter Suppression
The “Arc of Voter Justice” bus tour is visiting 26 cities to increase Black voter turnout at critical midterm elections.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate: Nothing Will Be the Same After the Protests
Activist and lawyer Shirin Ebadi, the first female judge in Iran, weighs in on the country’s future.