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Advocates Put Palestinian Rights on the Ballot as Canada’s Election Nears
Over 300 Canadian electoral candidates have endorsed a 5-point “Vote Palestine” platform thanks to activist pressure.
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Israel’s Expanding Ground Invasion in Gaza Is a Nightmare I Can’t Wake Up From
As I walked through Gaza’s Al-Rimal neighborhood, the street erupted with panicked families fleeing the invasion nearby.

Over 200 Higher Education Institutions Pledge to Resist Trump Attacks
The academic leaders vowed to resist Trump’s efforts for “retribution, censorship, or deportation.”

LGBTQ Suicide Hotline at Risk Under Trump’s HHS Budget Proposal
The 988 LGBTQ crisis line is still active. Proposed cuts wouldn’t take effect until October, if approved by Congress.

Democrats Travel to Louisiana ICE Prisons to Demand Release of Khalil, Öztürk
“[Donald Trump] is a dictator. And the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley said.

Kristi Noem Turns Cruelty Into Content for Her DHS Deportation Ads
Noem, wearing a $50,000 watch in her ICE cosplay videos, encapsulates the aesthetic cruelty of the Trump regime.
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Israeli Minister Says GOP Leaders Agree That Gaza “Aid Depots Should Be Bombed”
Experts have said that Israel’s withholding and targeting of humanitarian aid amount to genocidal acts.

Conservative Justices May Upend School District’s LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons
The upcoming ruling could create precedent allowing for opt-out standards to be implemented in a wide range of studies.

Orbán Faces ICC Investigation After Refusing to Arrest Netanyahu in Hungary
As a party to the ICC’s Rome Statute, Hungary is obliged to arrest suspected war criminals and send them to The Hague.

RFK Jr. Seeks Broad Access to Health Records for “Autism Research”
Disability advocates urge funding education and services for autistic people — not surveillance-style data collection.

Even for Those With the Money to Pay for Essentials, Cash Is Drying Up in Gaza
After 18 months under siege, cash is a scarce commodity in Gaza as many have trouble accessing funds in their accounts.

As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back
Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.

Safety Is a Practice We Enact Together: Building Solidarity Under Trump 2.0
As authoritarian forces try to fracture our communities, we must remember that our collective survival is intertwined.

Labor Was Crucial in Building Public Health Institutions Trump Wants to Destroy
Labor leaders past and present have insisted on expanding the scope of what constitutes health.
Trump Administration

By Refusing to Surrender Our Humanity, We Are Still Able to Fight Back
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Labor Department Employees Threatened With Criminal Charges for Speaking Out
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Earth Day Sees Mobilized Resistance to Trump’s Planet-Destroying Policies
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Trump Drops or Pauses Cases Against 17 Corporations That Funded His Inauguration
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Rümeysa Öztürk’s Lawyer Cites Doxxing-to-Deportation Pipeline in Her Abduction
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Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions
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Van Hollen: Abrego García’s Rights Matter for All Americans
“The attacks on workers and public health are foundationally interconnected, as the modern public commons were established in large part in response to worker demands. ”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation

Appalled at Funding Genocide, Over 2,000 US Taxpayers Turn to the UN for Redress
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My Father Is a Doctor in Gaza. Israel’s War on Hospitals Has Been Agonizing.
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This Passover, We Must Reckon With Israel’s Massacre of Children in Gaza
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Columbia’s Acquiescence to Trump Was Disgraceful. As Faculty, We Demand Better.
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Bread Lines, Empty Shelves, Bombed Farms — This Is How Starvation Feels in Gaza
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Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on Blocking Bombs for Israel’s Destruction of Gaza
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In Gaza, We Now Ask: Will It Be the Cold, Hunger or Airstrikes That Kill Us?