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Israel Kills Gaza Photographer Day After Cannes Film Fest Selects Doc About Her
Fatma Hassona, subject of the upcoming film “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,” was killed with her family Wednesday.

History of Hollywood Red Scare Offers Insight Into Trump’s Free Speech Attacks
The book “Policing Show Business” shows how Trump’s attacks on “radical leftists” are like a sequel to the Red Scare.

Let’s Be Politically Promiscuous
“Our movements are pretty much just made of our relationships,” says author and activist Dean Spade.

New Film Follows Mahmoud Khalil and Students Who Sparked Gaza Campus Protests
“The Encampments” offers a view inside the wave of protests and repression that swept across universities in 2024.

Macklemore: “Collective Liberation Is the Only Solution”
The hip-hop stars speaks about “The Encampments,” his new documentary on last year’s student protests for Palestine.

Trump Fuels the Right-Wing Effort to Silence Journalists, Protect the Powerful
Trump’s remarks in 2016 sparked a movement of lawyers devoted to suing and threatening news outlets, says David Enrich.

Trump Threatens Media, Opponents With Legal Action in DOJ Speech
In his speech to the Department of Justice, Trump baselessly accused the media of “illegal” behavior.

Meta’s Assault on DEI Plays Right Into the Project 2025 Handbook
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision may have potentially devastating consequences for the safety of marginalized communities.

“Parasite” Director’s New Sci-Fi Film Holds Up a Mirror to Life Under Trump
Bong Joon-ho's “Mickey 17” is both a critique of gangster capitalism and an argument in favor of proletarian revolution.

Trump’s Anti-Trans Orders Get Most Airtime on Fox News, Report Finds
The lack of coverage from other networks has allowed Fox News to shape the narrative at a crucial time for trans rights.

Kurdish Women Journalists Who Work Under Constant Threat Have Lessons to Share
Journalists and rights groups say press freedom is a fiction in Turkey. Is the US headed the same way?

Oscar-Nominated Palestinian Director Condemns Global Inaction Against Israel
“The world just keeps watching and not taking serious actions,” says Basel Adra, director of “No Other Land.”

Washington Post Refuses to Run Ad Demanding Donald Trump Fire Elon Musk
The ad had been scheduled to be delivered to members of Congress as well as subscribers at the Pentagon and White House.