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Trump and Vance’s Oval Office Spat With Zelenskyy Provokes Global Reaction
Advocates and world leaders reacted after Trump and Vance publicly berated the Ukrainian president in a heated argument.
Local Pro-Israel Policies in Miami Beach Helped Normalize Zionist Vigilantism
The February 15 shooting of two Israeli Jewish tourists ultimately stemmed from the dehumanization of Palestinians.
Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.
Republicans Plan to Use Budgeting Trick to Hide Deficit From Trump Tax Cuts
Republicans want to change how the Congressional Budget Office calculates the cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
Iowa Legislature Votes to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Iowa is poised to become the first state in US history to remove a protected class from its civil rights act.
Palestinians Released by Israel Show Evidence of “Shocking” Torture, Neglect
Israel is releasing prisoners with clothing printed with calls for Palestinians to be “destroyed,” reports say.
NY’s Prison Guard Strike Has Roots in Decades of Racialized Deindustrialization
The guards’ demand for impunity is about the maintenance of violence at the core of the system, says Andrea R. Morrell.
Mike Johnson Claims Angry Voters Confronting GOP at Town Halls Are “Paid Actors”
Several videos of Republican lawmakers being confronted by angry voters have gone viral online.
Trump’s CFPB Drops Cases Against Companies Accused of Cheating Consumers
The companies are accused of ripping off savings account holders, illegally collecting on student loans, and more.
LGBTQ Domestic Violence Nonprofits Fight Back Amid Trump’s Attacks on Funding
But given the executive orders, “there’s no universe in which some of the work doesn’t take a hit,” says one leader.