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Universities Face Trump’s Ultimatum: End DEI or Risk Losing Federal Funding
Education scholar Julian Vasquez Heilig says this is part of “an attempt to privatize education,” using DEI as a wedge.

As Rwanda-Backed Insurgents Wage War in Congo, Western Nations Stay Silent
Advocates call for artist boycotts and public pressure on Rwanda over the resource-driven conflict in the DRC.

Study: 20 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under GOP Bill
Proposed cuts for Medicaid and food assistance match the tax breaks they want for the 1 percent, says Sharon Parrott.

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.”

Critics Warn of Rising European Fascism as Security Conference Begins in Germany
More than 40 protest rallies are planned against the security conference in Munich this weekend.

How Is the Trump Family Profiting From the New Cryptocurrency Memecoin?
Journalist Eric Lipton discusses Trump and his allies’ cryptocurrency schemes, Elon Musk’s operations, and more.

Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungarian Dictator Viktor Orbán
Princeton professor Kim Lane Scheppele points out that Orbán was actually involved in the design of Project 2025.

Palestinians Face “Impossible Demand” to Be “Perfect Victims,” New Book Argues
“We should shift our focus and scrutinize the perpetrators, the oppressors, the colonizers,” says Mohammed El-Kurd.

Trump Cuts Off South Africa Aid in Push to Further Interests of White Landowners
White South Africans make up about 7 percent of the population but own more than 70 percent of the farmland.

Communities of Color Hit Hardest as Trump Shutters Environmental Justice Office
“I’m very concerned about the deregulation and the focus on corporate profits,” says the former head of the EPA program.