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As Attacks on Queer and Trans People Accelerate, We Need Solidarity Now
“I've never seen anything like this in my life,” says journalist Melissa Gira Grant.

Chomsky: Six Months Into War, Diplomatic Settlement in Ukraine Is Still Possible
Noam Chomsky analyzes Russia’s war on Ukraine and the prospects for peace, six months into the humanitarian disaster.

“War Poisons Everybody”: Remembering Howard Zinn on His 100th Birthday
Legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn taught that “neutrality is impossible.”

NY Primaries “Thrown Into Chaos by Redistricting,” Favoring Conservatives
The newly redrawn districts have led to heated battles within the Democratic Party that could have national implications

DeSantis’s Election Police Arrest 20 People Ahead of Florida’s Primary Election
Many of those arrested were affected by an initiative that restored voting rights for people with prior convictions.

Universities Are Plundering Cities. How Can This Relationship Change?
Scholar Davarian L. Baldwin discusses how “UniverCities” occupy -- and reshape -- local spaces and local economies.

Immigrant Rights Groups Are Suing LexisNexis for Helping ICE Target Communities
The data broker has collected personal information on millions of people and sold it to government entities like ICE.

Former Brazilian President Launches Campaign to Unseat Far Right Bolsonaro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will challenge President Jair Bolsonaro this October.

Capitalism Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis. It Will Also Not Survive It.
No system predicated on greed will prevail against the storm that is coming, says volcanologist Bill McGuire.

As Afghan People Boil Grass to Eat, US Refuses to Release $7 Billion of Assets
The United Nations warns that a staggering 95 percent of Afghans do not have enough food.