Truthout

Over 500K Refugees Could Face Deportation to Haiti, Which Is Gripped by Violence
A former US resident displaced by street violence in Port-au-Prince says Haiti is “not safe for anyone right now.”
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Columbia’s Acquiescence to Trump Was Disgraceful. As Faculty, We Demand Better.
We cannot conduct business as usual if Columbia’s administrators won't defend academic freedom or student rights.

Sanders: 67,000 Will Die Waiting for Social Security Benefits Under Musk Plan
This is an average of nearly 190 people dying per day while waiting for an initial determination on benefits.

Trump Moves to Revoke Federal Funds From Brown University, Citing “Antisemitism”
Trump’s attacks on universities are “dangerous and politically motivated,” said New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler.

Only 14 Senators Join Sanders Bid to Block Arms to Israel as Gaza Deaths Top 50K
The resolutions failed by a larger margin than in similar votes in November, with several Democrats flipping to “no.”

Trump Dumping Musk Is Not Enough to Stop the Wreckage of the Federal Government
Even if Trump splits with Musk, the tech bro’s strategy of wrecking institutions and pushing legal limits will live on.
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Trump Sends Israel 20,000 Rifles Withheld by Biden Over Settler Violence
The sale comes as Israeli ministers are pledging permanent annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Child Care Funding Cuts Will Compound Crises for Generations to Come
Access to child care is already inadequate across the US. Trump’s funding cuts to Head Start will make it far worse.

USDA Suspends Maine Education Funds Over State’s Support for Trans Athletes
Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills warned that the “rule of law in our country” is at stake.

Let’s Be Politically Promiscuous
“Our movements are pretty much just made of our relationships,” says author and activist Dean Spade.

California Ethnic Studies Bill Aims to Censor Palestine-Related Education
The proposed legislation is the newest front in a yearslong attack on ethnic studies in California.

Bread Lines, Empty Shelves, Bombed Farms — This Is How Starvation Feels in Gaza
In Gaza, many of us have come to fear the forced starvation that Israel is inflicting on us more than its bombs.

Mahmoud Khalil’s Attorney: “This Is the McCarthy Era All Over Again”
The US government is weaponizing antisemitism as an excuse to kidnap and deport even lawful permanent residents.

With Detention of Beloved Farmworker Organizer, ICE Comes for the Labor Movement
“We believe he was targeted,” says the political director of the farmworker union that Alfredo Juarez helped to create.
Palestine

Palestinian Child Killed in Israeli Prison After Being “Systematically Starved”
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Israel Bombs UN Clinic, Killing 22, Days After Gaza Medics Found in Mass Grave
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Swarthmore College Sanctions 14 Pro-Palestine Student Protesters
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Israel’s Genocide Has Killed More Journalists Than WWI and WWII Combined: Report
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Tlaib, Jayapal Introduce Resolutions to Block Trump’s Weapons Sales to Israel
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Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza Reflect Desperation as Israel Escalates Genocide
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This Eid Was Supposed to Be a Moment of Respite — Not Another Day of Mourning
“We believe [Alfredo Juarez’s] detention is politically motivated because of his organizing in the farmworker and immigrant community. ”
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Movement Memos

We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference
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Fight Fear, Build Power: Community Defense Works
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Let’s Learn and Live Lessons in Collective Survival Together
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We Won’t Take Risks Alone. Our Relationships Make a Better World Possible.
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How Immigration Organizers Are Gearing Up for Another Trump Era
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We Must Contest the Christian Right’s Agenda in Every Venue of Our Lives
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To Transform Our Trauma, We Must Nurture Movements for Change