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Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety
“We're going to continue to organize,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer.

Unremitting Turkish Attacks Leave Rojava in Peril — and in Need of Solidarity
The future of this experiment is on the line as much of its civilian infrastructure has been destroyed since October.

As Israel Raids Rafah, Lemkin Institute Says Biden Is “Complicit in Genocide”
The group said Biden officials may be “remembered as the principal enablers of one of the worst genocides” this century.

NYU Contract Faculty Poised to Vote on Unionization
A “yes” vote would create the largest union of full-time, nontenured track faculty at a private US university.

Report: 210 Jan. 6 Defendants Say They Answered Trump’s “Call” to Attack Capitol
“We basically was just following what he said,” one participant in the Capitol attack said, according to the report.

US Factory Farm Animal Population Soars by 50 Percent in 20-Year Span
“This unsustainable food system … must be reformed before it is too late,” one advocate said.

Michigan Campaign to Vote “Uncommitted” Grows as Biden Continues Israel Support
Organizers are hoping to send a powerful message to Biden as he continues to back Israel’s genocidal assault.

Civil Rights Lawyer: War on Palestinians Extends to Those With US Citizenship
US inaction sends a message that Israel can even target Palestinian Americans with impunity, says Edward Ahmed Mitchell.

Crackdown on Palestinian Solidarity Exceeds Reagan-Era Activist Repression
Efforts to silence and intimidate human rights activists must be challenged, no matter who is perpetrating them.

UNRWA Head Says Agency Fired Employees Accused by Israel Without Proof of Claims
Countries defunding the agency have cited the terminations as proof of Israel’s allegations.