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Ex-UN Special Rapporteur: Francesca Albanese Deserves Nobel Prize, Not Sanctions
The US is punishing UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her scathing reports on Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Climate Erasure Replaces Climate Denial Under Trump Administration
The days of loudly debating the science have mostly given way to an effort to withhold the raw information itself.

Far Right Dark Money Elections Group Raised $3.9M in First Full Year
Voter suppression advocate Cleta Mitchell formed the group in 2023 to promote the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

The Trump Administration Is Planning to Use AI to Deny Medicare Authorizations
The government plans to partner with private companies to automate prior authorizations.

US Campuses Have Become the Newest Laboratories for Surveillance Technology
From Gaza to the US, military-grade surveillance tools are being deployed to monitor and punish student dissent.

Schools Scramble After Trump Admin Withdraws $7B in Federal Education Funding
Lawmakers and advocates are calling the move an illegal act of impoundment, blocking funds already approved by Congress.

Passage of Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Approves Reversals in Climate Policy
To pay for the tax breaks, the bill sunsets clean energy tax credits put in place by the Inflation Reduction Act.

DeSantis Races to Open Immigrant Detention Camp in Swamp Amid Hurricane Season
Even before “Alligator Alcatraz,” Ron DeSantis had defined his political legacy by gleeful cruelty against immigrants.

Israel’s Bombs Have Stopped Falling, But Iranians Still Face an Uncertain Future
As the dust settles, Iranians tend the wounded and mourn the dead, attempting to chart a way forward.

Mamdani’s Ability to Break With Dem Status Quo Depends on Organizing From Below
Zohran Mamdani’s grassroots-oriented model of political power remains incomprehensible to most political observers.