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Germany and US Are in a Race to the Bottom on Suppressing Pro-Palestine Speech
Both countries are adding to the transnational toolkit used to crack down on activists speaking out against genocide.
Dozens in North Gaza Dying Under Rubble as Israel Blocks Rescue Missions
Israeli forces are storming across north Gaza, killing people in front of their families or as they look for food.
Trump Is Filling His Cabinet With Loyalists Prepared to Gut Federal Agencies
Trump’s cabinet picks set the stage for corporations to run roughshod over the US public amid rampant deregulation.
House Again Moves to Pass “Nonprofit Killer” Bill Giving Trump “Unchecked Power”
The bill follows the “same playbook” as governments that “crush dissent” around the world, Oxfam warned.
COP29 Activists Demand $5 Trillion in Annual Climate Financing From Global North
“Rich, developed countries are putting pennies on the table” at COP29, says Asad Rehman of the Climate Justice Coalition.
Trump Picks Project 2025 Coauthor to Lead the FCC
Brendan Carr will chair the agency that regulates TV, radio and internet service providers.
Pentagon’s Budget Is Nearly $1 Trillion. It’s Now Failed 7 Audits in a Row.
Lawmakers from both parties have declined to consider Sanders's bill imposing a fine on the agency for failing an audit.
Schools Once Built for Whites Only Are Receiving Millions in Taxpayer Money
Many private schools established during desegregation that are still majority white benefit from voucher-style programs.
Rep. Dan Goldman Introduces Measure Asserting Term Limits Apply to Trump
Trump quipped to Republicans that he wouldn't be running for president again unless they “do something” to allow it.
Biden Allows Ukraine to Use Long-Range Missiles for Deep Strikes Inside Russia
One Russian official described the decision as “a very big step towards the start of World War III.”