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Andrii Afanasiev
Good Reasons to Be Afraid
Here's what the squatter in the White House’s plans mean for people who depend on government assistance. Read more
Feb 14, 2025
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Doctors Collect Evidence of War Crimes Amid Decimation of Sudan’s Hospitals
With an internal conflict nearing its second year, medical facilities are being regularly targeted. Read more
Feb 13, 2025
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Memory-Holing January 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump Administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own government. Read more
Feb 13, 2025
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More Prisoners Won’t Bring More Surfers to El Salvador
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has offered to imprison U.S. deportees of any nationality while promoting foreign tourism, but his crime crackdown only seeks to mask the reality of poverty, migration, and mass incarceration. Read more
Feb 12, 2025
Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Trump’s Plan for Gaza Expulsion Is Rooted in Decades of U.S. Policy
The attempt to remove Palestinians from Gaza is nothing new. Read more
Feb 11, 2025
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International Community Expresses Outrage at Donald Trump’s Latest Real Estate Plan
President Donald Trump stated his intent to turn the Gaza Strip into what he called “The Riviera of the Middle East.” Nations around the world harshly condemned Trump’s total disregard for international law. Read more
Feb 8, 2025
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BDS Claims Victory in Closure of a Leading Exporter’s Israeli Factory
Yokohama’s departure from Israel is a victory for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, according to activists. Read more
Feb 7, 2025
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‘One of Them Days’ Marks the Triumphant Return of the Working Class Comedy
While most recent class satires have focused on the perspective of the wealthy, Lawrence Lamont and Syreeta Singleton’s film debut brings class-conscious comedy back to its roots. Read more
Feb 6, 2025
Graphic by Rachel Hawley
“I’ll Continue to Live”: Haitian Immigrants Face Uncertainty in Trump’s America
Haitian immigrants are quietly living their lives as political currents threaten the futures they’re trying to build. Read more
Feb 5, 2025
Molly Adams (CC BY 2.0)
Children in the Shadows
In ‘Sin Padres, Ni Papeles,’ Stephanie L. Canizales leans into being human—and gives voice to the hope and despair of young undocumented immigrants. Read more
Feb 4, 2025
Cal Fire
People With Disabilities Were Left Behind During the Los Angeles Fires
Emergency response plans need to account for disabled people. Read more
Feb 3, 2025
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What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Pro-Palestine Movement
Trump’s presidency, devastating as it may be, may force a choice upon Democrats: Are you with the majority of Americans and the international community, or are you with Donald Trump? Read more
Feb 3, 2025
Graphic by Delaney Nelson
Big Tech’s Global Crusade Against Regulation
How Meta, X, and Silicon Valley are threatening the sovereignty of countries in a fragmented world order. Read more
Jan 31, 2025
Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The Danger of MAGA History
With Donald Trump back in the White House, the rewriting of the past has already begun. Read more
Jan 30, 2025
John Ramspott (CC BY 2.0)
Will States and Localities Restrict the Book Banners?
New Jersey Freedom to Read legislation may provide a blueprint for fighting book bans. Read more
Jan 29, 2025
Amy Carle/U.S. Army National Guard
Drones, Nukes, and the Myth of Reactor Safety
The advent of drone warfare has taken the always-present danger of nuclear power plant catastrophe to a terrifying new level. Read more
Jan 29, 2025
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
Me Ves y Sufres: Gentrification on the Global Stage
Los Angeles is burning during a water supply shortage. Bad Bunny’s new album explores the gentrification of Puerto Rico. Mexicans know both as a familiar story. Read more
Jan 28, 2025
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Midwest Dispatch: Luigi Mangione Sits Behind Bars. Where is the Revolution?
We need a movement to end the exploitation and crimes done by health care corporations. The “Free Luigi” fever didn’t get us far enough. Read more
Jan 28, 2025
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‘The Killing Fields of East New York’ Exposes the Slippery Slope of White-Collar Crime
In her latest book, Stacy Horn diligently uncovers the relationships between a 1960s subprime mortgage scandal and the decades of urban violence that followed. Read more
Jan 28, 2025
Kostiantyn Postumitenko
Equality or Equity?
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is important. Donald Trump jumped at the chance to dismantle it again. Read more
Jan 27, 2025
