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Gas Exports and AI Boom Poised to Spike Energy Prices for Consumers Under Trump
The expansion of AI data centers and a rush to export fracked gas is rapidly reshaping the energy landscape.
At Least 37 US Lawmakers Traded Up to $113 Million in Arms Stocks This Year
Eight of these lawmakers even simultaneously held positions on the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.
Sanctuary Cities Offer Little Protection From Mass Deportations
Sanctuary policies do throw a wrench into the federal immigration enforcement system, but they also have limitations.
Netanyahu Tapped a Far Right Settler to Be the Next Israeli Ambassador to the US
Yechiel Leiter has advocated for the full annexation of the occupied West Bank.
2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon
Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.
Nearly 120 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Filed Across the US Before 2025 Has Even Started
This far surpasses the 80 bills filed by this time in 2023, signaling another historic wave of legal attacks.
It’s Becoming Harder to Protest Gaza War on Campus — and Also to Teach About It
Organizing for labor protections and academic freedom is crucial to combat higher education’s creeping authoritarianism.
Trump’s Picks for Top Federal Health Agencies Look Like “Team of Opponents”
The president-elect’s choices for many agencies hold positions on abortion and vaccination that are often at odds.
ICJ Set to Decide Whether Fueling Climate Change Violates International Law
The case could have critical consequences for the survival of future generations.
Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule
The violence of for-profit health care’s megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.