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US Campuses Have Become the Newest Laboratories for Surveillance Technology
From Gaza to the US, military-grade surveillance tools are being deployed to monitor and punish student dissent.
DHS Head Noem Prioritized Instagram Pics Over FEMA Requests for Texas Floods
It took Noem four days to respond to requests from FEMA, delaying access to some search and rescue tools.
From LA to Chicago, Latinx Communities Mount a Defense Against ICE Attacks
This week saw federal agents descend on a popular LA park and a Chicago museum in two spectacles of intimidation.
Trump Admin Sanctions UN Palestine Rapporteur Over Her Opposition to Genocide
The move came just a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Trump in the White House.
Lula Responds Defiantly to Trump’s Tariff Threat Against Brazil
The Brazilian president promised to respond in kind if Trump moves forward with a threatened 50 percent tariff.
Sand Mining Is a Booming Industry — This Mexican Community Is Paying the Price
Fifty-six residents of an Indigenous Oaxaca community face 200 trumped-up charges for resisting mining in their rivers.
Decades of Cinematic Organizing Change the Narrative on Palestine in the US
How cinema fueled a mass uprising for Palestine that rattled corporate giants.
Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers’ Strike in Decades
“I really think that the union won the public relations battle over the past week,” says labor historian Francis Ryan.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Steps Down After Platform’s AI Chatbot Spews Nazi Hate
The antisemitic display from Grok came after Elon Musk said he would make the bot more “politically incorrect.”
As Fires Consumed California, Small Towns Organized Their Own Defense
Faced with abandonment from the state, rural residents built their own fire lines, shelters, and support systems.