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Another DC Plane Collision Puts Trump and Musk’s FAA Cuts in the Spotlight
The administration has fired key employees and threatened to cancel major contracts, making plane crashes more likely.
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This Passover, We Must Reckon With Israel’s Massacre of Children in Gaza
The Passover story decries a ruler who inflicts atrocities on children. The Israeli military is doing that now in Gaza.
Florida Teacher Loses Job for Using Student’s Chosen Name
“Every child deserves to be educated in an environment where they feel respected,” a petition backing the teacher says.
Bernie Sanders Demands a $17 Minimum Wage as Trump’s Tariffs Embarrass GOP
Hungry for an economic populism that challenges Trump, Democrats line up behind Sanders’s latest minimum wage push.
Trump’s Tariffs Buck the Global Neoliberal Order — But Still Serve the 1 Percent
Trump’s tariffs threaten to widen inequality in the US, making the rich richer and impoverishing the working class.
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.
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House Passes Bill Limiting Judges’ Ability to Place Injunctions on Trump Orders
Republicans are blasting injunctions placed on Trump, but celebrated such orders on Democratic presidents in the past.
The State Department Has Revoked the Visas of Over 600 Students at 100+ Schools
Some students were forced to leave the country after being sent a text message saying that their visas were cancelled.
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.
Fetterman Joins GOP in Voting to Confirm Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel
Huckabee once said that he believes there’s “really no such thing as a Palestinian.”
History of Hollywood Red Scare Offers Insight Into Trump’s Free Speech Attacks
The book “Policing Show Business” shows how Trump’s attacks on “radical leftists” are like a sequel to the Red Scare.
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.
Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections
His order on voter policy could disenfranchise millions, but multiple lawsuits have already sprung up to challenge it.
Immigration
Trump Admin Lists Many Living Immigrants as Dead in Social Security Database
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SCOTUS Orders Trump Admin to Return Man Wrongfully Deported to Salvadoran Prison
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Trump Border Czar: ICE’s Word Is Enough to Prove Someone’s a Gang Member
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DHS Announces It’s Surveilling Immigrants’ Social Media for “Antisemitism”
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White House Press Sec Says Trump’s Seriously Considering Deporting US Citizens
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Acting IRS Chief Will Reportedly Resign Over Taxpayer Data Sharing Deal With ICE
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Using Alien Enemies Act for Deportations
“What we are witnessing is not a creeping threat, but a fascist movement already here, demanding to be acknowledged and confronted.”
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Voting Wrongs
Illinois Bill Would Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Incarcerated People
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GOP Gerrymandering in NC “Tipped the Scales” of Congress, Outgoing Lawmaker Says
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Noncitizens Can’t Vote — 8 States Just Passed Amendments Forbidding It Anyway
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The Fight for the Presidency May Not End on Election Day
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Pro-Trump Activists Are Using Jim Crow-Era Laws to Disenfranchise Voters
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Right-Wing Activists Are Pushing States to Use Their Voter Roll Purging Software
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Voting Experts Fear Post-Election Chaos But Tout Resilience of Electoral System