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Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela fuses the deeply unpopular “war on drugs” with the “war on terror.”Read the Story
ICE Agent Shoots and Kills Woman at Minneapolis Protest
“I have a message to ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis,” said Mayor Jacob Frey after the shooting.
Amid ICE Raids We Continue to Organize — That’s How We Refuse to Disappear
The answer to ICE raids isn’t isolation. We must keep organizing to meet material needs and protect people’s dignity.
Marco Rubio Tells Congress That US Is Seeking to Purchase Greenland
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen called on Trump to end his “fantasies of annexation.”
Top 15 US Billionaires Gained Nearly $1 Trillion in Wealth in Trump’s First Year
The US has 935 billionaires, roughly a dozen of whom have jobs within the Trump administration.
Justice Department Says It Has Only Released 1 Percent of Epstein Files
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law two months ago, required the files to be released by mid-December.Latest Stories
Critics Question RFK Jr.’s Changes to Food Guidance That Emphasize Red Meat
The changes are “a giant step back from decades of evidence-based nutrition research and science,” a nutritionist said.
US Seizes Russian Oil Tanker in Atlantic Ocean, in Latest Escalation
The UK Ministry of Defense said that it gave operational support to the seizure of the Russian tanker.
Analysts Warn Venezuela Invasion Could Empower Trump to Take Actions Elsewhere
The US’s first unilateral invasion in South America is Trump’s testing ground for military supremacy in the region.
Disability Justice Organizers Are Creating the Liberatory Future We All Deserve
Organizers share where they find hope in the struggle for disability justice as we go into the second year of Trump 2.0.
Trump Will Try to Defend Aggression Toward Venezuela. It’s Still Illegal.
Forcible regime change and US occupation of Venezuela are also unlawful under the UN Charter.
The Legal System Is Not Reining in Trump. It’s Letting Him Bend Law to His Will.
The US legal system has proved insufficient to protect human and civil rights in the face of Trump’s attacks.
2025 Was a Year of Collective Mourning for Disabled Communities
If we can create and build on communal structures of care, we can hold that grief together more easily.
Fracking Industry Executives Are Salivating Over the AI Data Center Boom
Data centers are driving a surge in the construction of power generation facilities involving fracked gas.Palestine
Subsidiary of Israeli Weapons Manufacturer Exits Raleigh After Activist Pressure
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With Their Breadwinners Killed, Gaza’s Children Turn to Begging to Survive
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Mamdani’s Win Shows “Palestine Is No Longer a Liability,” Says Mahmoud Khalil
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Mamdani Revokes Executive Order Banning Divestment From Israel on First Day
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How the Right Turned Mass Shootings Into Vehicles for Anti-Palestinian Hate
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UN Security Council Abandoned Palestinians. Humanity Must Refuse to Follow Suit.
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Will Mamdani’s Inauguration Open a New Chapter for New York City’s Muslims?
“Amid deepening poverty and the absence of alternatives, an increasing number of children have been forced into the streets, resorting to begging as their only means of survival.”
– Eman Abu Zayed, from With Their Breadwinners Killed, Gaza’s Children Turn to Begging to Survive Read the Story
Human Rights and Global Wrongs
US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker
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Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings
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Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump — It’s Their Legal Duty
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Security Council Shamefully Grants Colonial Domination Over Palestine to the US
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Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine
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Trump Is Moving Relentlessly Toward Illegal War in Venezuela
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Israel and US Scorn ICJ Ruling Against Starving Civilians as Method of Warfare
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