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Disability Justice Organizers Dream Big and Resist a Culture of Disposability
Disabled mutual aid sees us as people who have skills and gifts to offer, says Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.
Biden Administration Takes Its Capitulation to Israel to an Absurd New Level
An independent human rights expert was denied a post for accurately criticizing Israel.
US Is Pushing Olympics to Exclude Russia, But What About Its Own War Crimes?
If Russian athletes are banned, then Olympians from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Israel should also be excluded.
Lawsuit Uncovers Chicago’s Failure to Provide Disability Protections in Housing
Advocates say people with disabilities are suffering the worst consequences of the U.S.’s affordable housing crisis.
Syrian Earthquake Victims Desperately Need Aid — and an End to US Sanctions
Sanctions collectively punish innocent Syrians who have already endured years of war, displacement and disaster.
Biden Pulls Nomination of Human Rights Lawyer for Denouncing Israeli Apartheid
James Cavallaro had also criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s close ties to AIPAC.
2022 Was Worst Year for School Shootings “by Nearly Every Meaningful Measure”
The gruesome statistic is emblematic of a growing gun violence problem in the U.S.
UN Warns Earthquake Deaths Could Top 50,000 Amid Urgent Calls for Aid
Millions have been left homeless, including many Syrian refugees who were displaced by war.
We Can’t Let Antisemitism Be Weaponized to Criminalize Solidarity With Palestine
A recent Department of Education decision marks a victory for Palestine solidarity organizing, but the fight isn’t over.
Israel Defies International Law to Legalize 9 Settler Colonies on Occupied Land
The nine settler colonies “legalized” by the far right government were considered illegal even under Israeli law.