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With Trump’s Return, Combating Corporate News Disinfo Is More Urgent Than Ever
Instead of top-down regulation, we need bottom-up scrutiny of mis- and disinformation based on critical media literacy.
Over 300 Starbucks Stores Go on Strike for a Just Contract
Starbucks Workers United urged customers and allies to boycott the company for the duration of the actions.
What Hurricane Helene Relief Taught Me About Preparing for Trump’s Second Term
We can mobilize mutual aid to feed and shelter people all the time, not just after major environmental disasters.
Trump Condemns Biden’s Commutations, Vows to “Vigorous Pursue Death Penalty”
Capital punishment foes are worried about Trump's campaign promise to seek death sentences for crimes other than murder.
Sanctuary Cities Offer Little Protection From Mass Deportations
Sanctuary policies do throw a wrench into the federal immigration enforcement system, but they also have limitations.
We Must Build International Solidarity Against US-China Imperial Rivalry
The left faces the challenge of building solidarity with the struggles from below in both countries.
Palestinians Endure Another Christmas of Genocide and Displacement
American lawmakers will be celebrating the holiday with their families as Palestinians endure US-financed genocide.
Preserving Black History Has Never Been More Vital
Sites that celebrate our past are lifelines as the country braces for an administration that wants to whitewash history.
Minnesota Guaranteed Free School Meals for All Kids. Now Let’s Do It Nationwide.
The program has been a massive success, reducing families' food insecurity and improving academic performance.
El Salvador Legislature Overturns Historic Metal Mining Ban
Water defenders called the move “the biggest attack on water, health and life in El Salvador.”