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Op-Ed
TikTok Shouldn’t Be Banned, But It Still Values Profit Over Privacy
A ban would be a nightmare for civil liberties. But TikTok, like all Big Tech platforms, is no friend to the left.
Trump’s Inauguration Speech Threatened New Depths of State Cruelty
In his 2017 speech, Trump pretended to stand with “struggling families.” This time, the emphasis was solely on cruelty.
Israel Destroyed My Medical School, But Students Like Me Pledge to Rebuild Gaza
Those of us who survived the genocide vow to carry the legacy of those martyred forward.
As Billionaires Consolidate Power, We Need to Recommit to MLK’s Radical Vision
MLK was assassinated on the cusp of a strike wave in a time of counterrevolution. We need his “revolution in values.”
A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats
Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.
MLK’s Legacy Is One of Class Struggle. To Fight Trump, We Must Carry His Torch.
Project 2025 aims to recreate the state-sanctioned discrimination and inequality that our ancestors fought to end.
Trump Has Pledged an Era of Spectacular Violence. We Can’t Be Passive Onlookers.
Trump is poised to employ his mastery of spectacle to expand the oppressive forms of state violence at work in the US.
Martin Luther King Jr. Denounced Merchants of Death in a Prophetic Warning
Jurors in the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal call on weapon makers to pay reparations for suffering they caused.
Elon Musk’s Foray Into UK Politics Holds a Warning for the US
Musk weaponized fears of gender-based violence to foster racism in the UK. Will he use the same playbook in the US?
By Voting for Laken Riley Act, Democrats Cede More Power to Anti-Immigrant Right
Republicans are pushing the new legislation, which will bring an already hostile immigration status quo into chaos.