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Trump Revived the Law Used to Intern Japanese Americans, and SCOTUS Let Him
This week the Supreme Court left the door open for Trump to continue invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.

10 Years Ago, Baltimore Cops Killed Freddie Gray. Here’s How the City Rose Up.
Organizers, journalists, students, and others involved in the uprising reflect on its impact and where things stand now.

What Should We Do If Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act?
Three strategies for public pressure in response are refusal, resistance and ridicule.

Trump Is Trying to Axe Collective Bargaining for 1 Million Federal Employees
If Trump’s order withstands the legal challenges against it, two-thirds of the federal workforce will lose union rights.

Boards and Administrators Won’t Defend Higher Ed From Trump. It’s Up to Us.
To fight fascism, university faculty, staff and students must show our power.

Cuts to Biomedical Research Will Cost Lives, Scientific Breakthroughs & Careers
Biomedical research funding is under threat as the National Institutes of Health faces an indirect cost cap.

AI Isn’t Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy — It’s Going to Vastly Worsen It
Trump is pushing a new artificial intelligence-driven bureaucracy to gut public services and use our data to exploit us.

Amid State Abductions, Trump’s Fascism Is No Longer Creeping — It’s Here
Masked plainclothes police abducted a graduate student without filing charges. Her apparent “crime”? Writing an op-ed.

Columbia’s Acquiescence to Trump Was Disgraceful. As Faculty, We Demand Better.
We cannot conduct business as usual if Columbia’s administrators won't defend academic freedom or student rights.

Child Care Funding Cuts Will Compound Crises for Generations to Come
Access to child care is already inadequate across the US. Trump's funding cuts to Head Start will make it far worse.