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No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics
A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.
CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities
A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.
Israel’s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain’s Colonial Playbook
The widened application of capital punishment in colonial courts gave license to more violence by British soldiers.
It’s Not Just Huerta. For Many Survivors, Silence Seems Like the Only Option.
Sexual abuse like the harm enacted by Cesar Chavez plagues movements because it plagues our world — both must change.
Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility
The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.
Thousands of Iranians Who Live on Kharg Island Face Possibility of US Invasion
US media talk about the island’s civilians as if they are a military problem, if they talk about them at all.
European Progressives Have Chance to Turn Far Right Losses Into Long-Term Defeat
While the far right remains a formidable electoral threat, progressive coalitions are starting to push back.
Rage Against ICE in Minnesota Was Born Out of Heartbreak
Minneapolis residents are continuing to express their grief over ICE’s sustained occupation through civil disobedience.
US Concentration Camps Exist to Expand the Power of Trump’s Authoritarian Regime
Local actions have proven effective in resisting the creation of the camps our federal government is constructing.
From Iran to Cuba, Trump’s Sanctions Have Hurt People More Than Governments
The US says “sanctions” are about regime change, but in practice they are economic warfare against entire populations.