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The Hardest Part of Fighting Fascism Comes After the Fascists Have Fallen
Having lived in Argentina after dictatorship, I know restoring democracy requires far more than just deposing fascists.
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ICE Is Not the Only Problem. Border Patrol Has Acted With Impunity for Decades.
Ending immigration agents’ abuses requires reckoning with a long history of cruelty at the border.
Trump DOJ Sues to Force States to Share Confidential Voter Data
Trump’s Department of Justice is suing over 20 states in a bid to open voter rolls to purges via federal challenges.
The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.
A nation that can feed its billionaires but not its children has an economic system built to protect cruelty.
Iran’s Nationwide Internet Blackout Has Left Us Feeling Hopeless and Helpless
As Donald Trump threatens further military action, the sense of exhaustion in Iran is palpable.
Police States Are Terrifying, But They Are Brittle. I Witnessed This in Tunisia.
Fifteen years ago this month, Tunisian protesters overthrew an authoritarian police state, overcoming brutal repression.
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Trump Says He’s “Not at All” Deescalating in MN After Democrats Fold on Shutdown
The statement came hours after Trump celebrated a deal with Schumer to avoid a shutdown.
Federal Authorities Arrest Don Lemon Over Filming of Church Protest
Lemon’s lawyer called his arrest an “attack” on press freedom and a distraction from “crises” the administration faces.
Trump’s Back-and-Forth Threats on Iran Are Psychological Warfare
As Trump threatens Iran yet again, Congress continues to abdicate its responsibility to rein in war.
Rubio Dodges Accountability at Senate Hearing as Deadly Boat Strikes Continue
The families of two men killed on a small boat targeted by the US military filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week.
ICE’s Child Abductions Echo the Gestapo’s — But Its Tactics Are Homegrown
ICE’s kidnapping of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and other kids echoes the US’s long history of child snatching.
New US TikTok Spinoff Will Be Controlled by Trump-Aligned Billionaires
Trump-aligned tech barons are now set to control nearly all major US social media platforms.
“This Is Not America” Is the Most Dangerous Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves
The idea that large-scale state violence and repression are foreign to US soil is a dangerous fiction.
The Gaza Ceasefire Is a Minefield Shallowly Masquerading as a Truce
Since this “ceasefire” started, I’ve witnessed two strikes on my camp in Gaza.
Palestine
The US Occupation of Gaza Is Officially Beginning
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TikTok Restricts Gaza Journalist Bisan Owda’s Account Mere Days After US Deal
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Israel Wiped Out 2,700 Families in Gaza Entirely Since October 2023
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The Idea of Strong Borders Has Fueled Fascist-Style Wave in US, Parts of Europe
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Here Are 4 Ways Mamdani Can Act to End NYC’s Support for Israeli Settlements
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State Dept Memos Admit It Had Almost No Grounds to Deport Pro-Palestine Students
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The “Board of Peace” Plan for Gaza Will Subjugate Palestinians, Journalist Warns
“People who thought they might never go and knock on their neighbor’s door … now they’re delivering groceries and offering sanctuary rides to kids to get to school safely.”
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The Road to Abolition
Minneapolis’s 2020 Uprising Laid an Abolitionist Groundwork for ICE Resistance
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We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions
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New Pennsylvania Law Seeks to Aid Abuse Survivors Who Resist — But Is It Enough?
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Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Building a Global Network to Fight Imprisonment
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Former Prisoner’s New Book Offers Rare Look Into Nation’s Most Secretive Prison
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Black Abolitionists Lead Resistance to Trump’s Use of Federal Police and ICE
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In Black August, We Turn Destructive Spaces Into Laboratories for Liberation