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Sanctions Don’t Weaken US Adversaries — But They Do Enrich Oligarchs
Trump officials admit that sanctions don’t accomplish stated US foreign policy goals, but they’re still using them.
Harvard’s Resistance to Trump Is a Start. Universities Must Go Farther.
To survive fascist attacks, universities must commit to a future in which they serve the people, not the elite.
Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals May Be the Next Front in Trump’s War on Public Health
Trump and his commerce secretary are threatening to make medications more expensive by slapping tariffs on them.
Rights Groups Detail “Authoritarian” Reality of US Surveillance in Report to UN
Trump is weaponizing a high-tech surveillance state in violation of international human rights law, experts say.
By Undermining Federal Data, Trump Is Following an Authoritarian Playbook
Rejecting Trump’s authoritarian “new normal” means preserving the evidence that things weren’t always this way.
Nobel Laureate Warns Trump Is Following Duterte Model to Crack Down on Press
Hold the line and don’t give up your rights; what rights you lose today you will not get back, says Maria Ressa.
Environmentalists Slam Trump’s Move to Accelerate Oil and Gas Project Approvals
The Interior Department said new permitting measures would “take a multi-year process down to just 28 days at most.”
By Refusing to Surrender Our Humanity, We Are Still Able to Fight Back
Sarah Kendzior discusses the Trump administration’s politics of disposability and the movement towards authoritarianism.
Labor Department Employees Threatened With Criminal Charges for Speaking Out
“This message will serve as your only warning,” stated a memo from Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff.
Earth Day Sees Mobilized Resistance to Trump’s Planet-Destroying Policies
“We will not cooperate with the destruction of our world,” said the executive director of the Sunrise Movement.