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Students Sue After CUNY Folds to Backlash Against Muslim Commencement Speakers
CUNY's law school canceled student commencement speeches after Muslim women used the platform to criticize Israel.
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Vermont Farmworkers Go to Amsterdam to Fight for “Milk With Dignity”
Stonewalled by a US supermarket chain, farmworkers took the struggle to its parent company in Amsterdam.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy University Hall After Columbia Refuses to Divest
Protesters renamed the building “Hind’s Hall” after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza.
Trump Offers Alarming Details on How He’d Govern If Elected President Again
When asked if his loyalists would enact violence if he loses, Trump said “it depends.”
Northwestern University Agrees to Full Disclosure of Israeli Investments
“We consider this to be a prime moment to take stock, recharge, plan, and build power,” a student coalition said.
4th Circuit Rules Against States Discriminating Against Trans Patients
Arguments about "costs" being too burdensome were soundly rejected by the court.
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Amnesty International: Israel Repeatedly Committed War Crimes With US Weapons
The human rights group called on the US to immediately suspend arms shipments to Israel.
Top UN Human Rights Official Raises Alarm Over Repression of Student Protests
Over 1,200 protesters have been arrested across dozens of campuses just over the past two weeks.
The Biden Administration Is Reportedly Moving to Reclassify Marijuana
The proposed reclassification would recognize that cannabis has medical uses and less potential for abuse.
Trump Says He Would Let States Prosecute Anyone Who Violates an Abortion Ban
He also said he wouldn’t intervene if states attempt to monitor pregnancies to determine compliance with abortion bans.
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We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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Top UN Human Rights Official Raises Alarm Over Repression of Student Protests
Over 1,200 protesters have been arrested across dozens of campuses just over the past two weeks.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy University Hall After Columbia Refuses to Divest
Protesters renamed the building “Hind’s Hall” after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza.
Photojournalist Violently Arrested at Texas Campus Protest Faces Felony Charge
Press freedom advocates condemned Carlos Sanchez’s arrest and called for the charge against him to be dropped.
They Risked Their Lives for Freedom in Iran. Now They Fear Israel’s Bombs.
Having survived waves of domestic repression, protesters in Iran are now in the crosshairs of Israeli bombs.