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No Contract, No Pirouettes — Ballet Dancers Are Organizing for Labor Rights
Dancers at Miami City Ballet will have a union election on May 14, having endured a concerted union-busting campaign.
University Students in Mexico Launch Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Call for BDS
In demanding divestment from Israel, students in Mexico City build on a vibrant history of activism at their university.
Abortion Bans Push Some in US to Travel to Mexico for Reproductive Health Care
As US states like Florida impose more restrictions, more states in Mexico are legalizing abortion.
Harms of US Blockade Against Cuba Compound as Food and Energy Crises Spread
Having survived the US blockade for 62 years, Cuba is enduring its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the USSR.
Gerrymandering Denies Incarcerated People Fair Democratic Representation
The US Census counts incarcerated people as residents of prisons, not their home towns — with undemocratic results.
Maine Republicans Claim God’s Wrath Against Abortion Led to Mass Shooting
The remarks showed a "deeply troubling absence of empathy and infuriating disregard for the victims,” one Democrat said.
State Department Has Seen Historic Amount of Internal Dissent Over Gaza
Even the Iraq War hadn’t prompted nearly this much internal dissent, former officials said.
Salvadoran Court Slammed for Upholding Charges Against Environmental Activists
Targeted by the right-wing government, the “Santa Marta 5” helped win a 2017 ban on metals mining in El Salvador.
Biden Levies Strongest Criticism of Israel Yet as He Continues to Fund Genocide
“I don’t agree with [Netanyahu’s] approach,” Biden said, after months of granting full U.S. support to the genocide.
Judge Denies Trump Appeal to Delay Hush Money Trial Scheduled for Next Week
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal his affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.