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Pelosi Wants FBI to Investigate Groups Pushing for Gaza Ceasefire
Critics blasted the call for more surveillance, pointing out more than two-thirds of Americans support a ceasefire.
Chicago City Council Delays Voting on a Ceasefire Resolution
A city of Chicago’s size calling for a ceasefire would undoubtedly impact public discourse around Israel’s war on Gaza.
Campaign to Demonize Palestinian Advocacy Shows Cracks at Columbia and in Courts
The double standards have become stark as leaders fail to condemn a chemical attack against a Columbia ceasefire rally.
Columbia Professor: The University Has Gone to War Against Students Since Oct. 8
Katherine Franke says some faculty have spent an enormous amount of time protecting students from the university itself.
Bills in Georgia Aim to Suppress Cop City, Pro-Palestine Activists
“Don’t sleep on this red clay fascism y’all,” one political theorist said.
Columbia University Could See a Tuition Strike If It Doesn’t Divest From Israel
If organizers can confirm 1,000 strikers, they will call for an official strike before the spring 2024 tuition deadline.
Panama Hits Activists With Terrorism Charges Over Successful Anti-Mining Protests
Activists in Panama defeated a mining project. Now the state is criminalizing them.
Inside the Nearly Decade-Long Fight Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Facing arrests and lawsuits, activists continue to resist the project, which is over budget and behind schedule.
Our Burning, Broken, Beautiful World: Thoughts on Turning 43
Caring deeply in an uncaring world can be a lonely business. We must foster movements that provide us with fellowship.
Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala Are Camping Out to Prevent Post-Election Coup
Leaders from Indigenous governance structures have energized a movement to ensure the presidential transition happens.