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Advocacy for Palestinians Has Been Outright Criminalized, Warns Academic
U.S. students and faculty are facing harsh reprisals for speaking out against Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians.
Warren Chastises GOP Over Bill to Allow Schools to Bar LGBTQ Kids From Lunches
“This is not a complex issue,” Warren said, blasting Republicans for proposing a change to existing LGBTQ protections.
Thousands of Teachers in Oregon’s Largest School District Go on Strike
The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding adequate investments in students, schools and educators.
Mother, Son Charged with “Kidnapping” for Helping Idaho Minor Access Abortion
"Prosecutors used the exact language of the trafficking law in the kidnapping charge,” an abortion activist said.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks Out Against Israel’s “Segregationist Apartheid Regime”
“As a journalist, you can’t behold evil and then return and not speak on it. And segregation is evil,” Coates says.
Israel’s Refugee Camp Massacre Caused 50,000 Square Feet of Damage, Report Finds
“When a 2,000-pound bomb hits the ground, the earth turns to liquid,” one military expert said.
Rabbi Interrupts Biden Speech to Demand He Forcefully Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
Outside of the speech, dozens of protesters held a sit-in demanding that Biden call for an Israeli ceasefire.
Trans Youth, Parents, Ask SCOTUS to Find TN Gender-Affirming Care Ban Illegal
“I want the Justices to know transgender people are not going away,” a 15-year-old petitioner in the case said.
Medicare for All Activist Ady Barkan Dies at 39
“To honor his life, let us dedicate ourselves to completing his work,” wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Activist Group Targets the US-Israeli War Machine in Massachusetts
Nine activists with Palestine Action US were arrested Monday during a rally at the Cambridge office of Elbit Systems.