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Trump-Backed Study Attempts to Link Pro-Trans Beliefs With Political Violence
Experts say the study doesn't pass scientific muster and aligns with efforts to declare trans people a terrorist threat.
Higher Ed Can’t Be Neutral in an Age of Brutality. It Must Choose Democracy.
Contemporary proponents of “institutional neutrality” fail to grasp that universities have never been outside politics.
Many Call Authoritarianism “Un-American.” 250 Years of History Show Otherwise.
A group of Indigenous scholars are countering erasures in US history in Rebecca Nagle’s new “First America” podcast.
The Fight Against Surveillance Cameras Is a Struggle for Democracy
In a growing movement, over 80 communities have canceled, rejected, or deactivated automated license plate readers.
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort”
Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.
Hope Is Not Naive: Rebecca Solnit on Backlash, Power, and Political Memory
“What if changing the world looked more like care than like war,” asks writer Rebecca Solnit.
What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other.
The most reliable form of resilience is not individual wealth or distant institutions, but solidarity.
US-Israeli War on Iran Is Intensifying All of Global Capitalism’s Problems
This war is widening the deep systemic problems that were already present before February 28, says scholar Adam Hanieh.
Rage Against ICE in Minnesota Was Born Out of Heartbreak
Minneapolis residents are continuing to express their grief over ICE’s sustained occupation through civil disobedience.
Critics Blast Decision to Mint Trump Coin for US 250th Anniversary Celebration
The US Mint is generally prohibited from producing coins featuring living public figures or presidents.