Claiming the Power to Protect

National sovereignty is at the root of the environmental struggle in Brazil By Miguel Enrique Stedile The battle to preserve our environment is intrinsically linked to the defense of our national sovereignty. How our country…


Bolsonaro Conviction a Blow to Global Far Right

Michael Fox for Truthout Brazil’s Supreme Court’s decision to convict Jair Bolsonaro of plotting to carry out a military coup has been met with widespread celebrations across the country, along with dismay from the former…


From Doha to the UN

Turning Israel’s Terror Into Global Action By Medea Benjamin Responding to Israel’s September 10 attack aimed at Hamas negotiators in Qatar, all 12 members of the UN Security Coun­cil issued a toothless statement of condemnation…


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Keep ICE Out of Schools!

By Sonia Banker Only a few years after the pandemic, young kids in this country are seeing a whole new disruption to their learning: immigration raids. One of the Trump administration’s first actions after as­suming…


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Surveillance U

College campuses: the new labs for military spy tech By Elham Azad In early June 2025, The Guardian revealed that the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan paid over $800,000 to Amerishield, parent company to a private security…


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Domestic Terrorism Charge Dismissed

Cop City activist Jamie Marsicano still faces RICO charges By Matt Scott A DeKalb County Georgia Superior Court judge dismissed the domestic terrorism charge against Cop City protestor Jamie Marsicano on August 7, saying the…


Mucking Through Local Democracy

Commentary by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton One of my favorite photos of my friend Jason Dunkin is a selfie he took where he’s grinning ear to ear. He’s sitting across from his local city commissioners, who are…


Regulating AI Isn’t Enough 

Let’s Dismantle the Logic That Put It in Schools By Jesse Hagopian In April, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon stood on­stage at a major ed-tech conference in San Diego and de­clared with conviction that students…


Black-Led, Progressive Homeschool Networks

Rise Amid Book Bans, Attacks on DEI By Ella Fassler Earlier this year in San Antonio, Texas, an eight-year-old delivered a fiery, impassioned speech to the office of Repub­lican Sen. Ted Cruz. Introducing herself as…