Truthout
With Twin Cities Under Siege by ICE, Minnesota Moves Toward a General Strike
An economic blackout on January 23 could be the first general strike in Minnesota in nearly 100 years.
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In Gaza, We’re Struggling to Reintroduce Foods to Bodies Adjusted to Starvation
A sudden influx of nutrients after famine can cause spikes in blood glucose and fatal electrolyte imbalances.
Mark Carney Warns “American Hegemony” Is Destroying World Order in Candid Speech
States like Canada have long known the current system of international rules-based order is a “fiction,” Carney said.
Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country
With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment.
Trump Repeatedly Refers to Greenland as Iceland in Speech Vowing Takeover
Trump whined about his Greenland policies hurting the stock market, saying: “Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.”
Who Gained the Most During Trump’s First Year? Billionaires and Corporations.
Big banks saw their stocks skyrocket by 29 percent during Trump’s first year. Here’s who else cashed in.
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Netanyahu Joins Trump’s “Board of Peace” as Gaza Babies Freeze to Death
As Netanyahu announced his participation, Israeli airstrikes and tank fire killed 11 people across Gaza.
Public Health Groups Sue CDC and RFK Jr. Over New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
Polling shows a deep distrust of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his role.
A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy
Housing First policies are being replaced with punitive reforms that could push 170,000 people back into homelessness.
MLK’s Struggle Against Policing and Surveillance Is Still Alive in Memphis Today
From surveillance of racial justice organizing to terror under Trump’s Memphis task force, we face ongoing repression.
Immigrant Rights Advocates Say Trump’s First Year Was “Much Worse” Than Expected
“Trump wants us to hang our heads and give up, but that’s not happening,” says organizer Rossy Alfaro.
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow
Coretta Scott King’s vision shaped MLK’s politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis.
Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE’s Prison Walls
At least 32 people died in ICE jails in 2025, and four more have already died in ICE custody this year.
Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance
Edith Romero, an organizer in New Orleans, discusses the dangers of the growing surveillance state.
Minneapolis
Has US Fascism Moved From a Theoretical Debate Into an Urgent National Crisis?
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ICE Violently Targets Legal Observers and Community Members in Minneapolis
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ICE Reports Third Death at Texas Migrant Jail in 44 Days
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Trump’s DOJ Is Investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
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Federal Judge Orders ICE to Stop Retaliating Against Minnesota Demonstrators
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Fed Agent Shoots Second Person, Days After Miller Claims Agents Have “Immunity”
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Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota
“If ICE’s expansion plans are realized, the immigration detention system will triple in size — detaining 120,000-150,000 people at any given time, mirroring the scale of Japanese American internment.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
Will Rafah Crossing Ever Open? Palestinians in Egypt Await Promised Reentry.
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With Their Breadwinners Killed, Gaza’s Children Turn to Begging to Survive
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UN Security Council Abandoned Palestinians. Humanity Must Refuse to Follow Suit.
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Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief
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Children Are Dying of Cold Exposure as Winter Hits Gaza
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Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of “Ceasefire”
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Here in Gaza, We See Our Horror and Grief Mirrored in Sudan