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Amid Destroyed Health System, Gaza Sees Severe Outbreak of Autoimmune Disorder
Guillain-Barré syndrome could be a manageable disease anywhere with proper treatment — but not in Gaza.
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If Trump Sells Student Loan Portfolio, Avenues of Debt Cancellation Could Close
Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.
Maryland Workers Are Fighting to Divest Their Pensions From Israel’s Genocide
Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Building a Global Network to Fight Imprisonment
Women from 17 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.
Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
The US has now struck 18 vessels and killed 70 people in its ongoing onslaught in the Caribbean and Pacific.
With Big Tech Talking Government Backing, Has OpenAI Become “Too Big to Fail”?
Leaders at the AI company are scrambling to pacify concerns that the bubble around their company could soon burst.
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Mamdani Ignited NYC’s Political Imagination. Grassroots Work Can Make It Real.
Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve — and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.
As SNAP Crisis Continues, Trump Whines About Americans’ “Affordability” Concerns
Trump denied that voters’ concerns about the economy played a role in the GOP’s losses in this week’s elections.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine
The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information.
Wealth Taxes Will Barely Slow Inequality. So Why Do the Super-Rich Resist Them?
A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.
Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught
Mamdani’s win is a historic victory for the left over a powerful, moneyed coalition of forces that aimed to defeat him.
From the Coasts to Rust Belt, Progressive Candidates Take On Dem Establishment
“What is being pushed by the corporate wing of the party is increasingly unattractive to voters,” said an organizer.
New Prison Mail Policies Threaten Newsletters by and for Incarcerated People
States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.
Boat Strikes
Top DOJ Lawyer Claims Trump Doesn’t Need Congressional Approval for Boat Strikes
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Pentagon Admits to Striking Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Drug Links
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UN Expert Says US Boat Strikes Are “Crime Against Humanity,” With 61 Killed
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Trump Is Moving Relentlessly Toward Illegal War in Venezuela
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Is Marco Rubio Driving the Trump Administration’s Campaign Against Venezuela?
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Trump Flouts Constitution With Caribbean Strikes: “We’re Just Going to Kill”
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US Strikes 2 Boats in Pacific Ocean as Hegseth Pledges “Strikes Will Continue”
“Just as it was incorrect to write Mamdani off as a long-shot candidate for mayor, it is incorrect to write off his platform as unachievable.”
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Russia’s War on Ukraine in an Age of Escalating Imperial Tensions
Russia’s Invasion Has Hollowed Out Higher Education in Ukraine
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Ukrainians Find Little Clarity From Trump About How War With Russia May End
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Leftist Vermont Rep Tanya Vyhovsky Toured Ukraine. Here’s What She Learned.
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“Sappers” Are Working to Demine Ukrainian Fields at Great Personal Risk
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3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Leftists Fight for Labor Rights Under Martial Law
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Trump Demonstrates Profound Ignorance With Remarks on Ukraine War Anniversary
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As Ukraine War Reaches Violent New Heights, US Boosts Weapons Production