“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Josh Paul, a former top State Department official.

The bill would extend unemployment benefits that kept millions out of poverty last year until February of 2022.

18-year-old farmworker Virgilio Aguilar Méndez is being prosecuted despite an autopsy report that exonerates him.

Palestinian health officials have accused Israel of using snipers to shoot at people inside Al-Shifa Hospital.

In December, the Pentagon was unable to account for more than 60 percent of its $3.5 trillion in total assets.

Omar met with Indigenous tribal leaders on Saturday to hear their concerns about the pipeline being built in her state.

There must be support for disabled activists who are doing lifesaving disabled activism, mutual aid and survival work.

The resolution faces difficult chances of passage in the Senate. Even if it passes, President Joe Biden could veto it.

“Marjorie Taylor Greene is an enemy of the Constitution and of our country,” Bowman said.

observers must not treat the struggle in South Korea as a distant concern.

Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost condemned DeSantis’s policies attacking LGBTQ and Black youth in the state.

More than 250 environmental and Indigenous groups urged President Joe Biden to cancel the auction this week.

The court gave credit to the whistleblower for helping to uncover and end the program.

Wiping out student debt could boost the GDP up to $108 billion and add 1.5 million jobs per year.

The bill would raise the salaries of 43 percent of public school teachers.

The sale was routine, but recent violence has led progressives to take action against Israel’s settler colonialism.

Barr had said he wasn’t aware of protests in Michigan, where some had called for violence against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The work to build a better world will continue long past the task of removing Trump from office, says Noam Chomsky.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives are urging Biden to take action to halt Israel’s latest attacks on Gaza.

Democracy isn’t dying in the dark. It’s dying in broad daylight.

Former Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham will receive a 25-point swing in her favor because of Republican gerrymandering.

While financial sector workers enjoy a bonus bonanza, low-wage workers haven’t gotten a raise in nearly a decade.

The pandemic’s deaths have been un-dealt with most profoundly by prioritizing saving the economy rather than lives.

Sanders said the amount of billionaire money that has been poured into the election is “disgusting.”…

Ilhan Omar discusses the emergency relief package and Trump’s response to the pandemic.

The letter adds to a wave of letters and memos calling for a ceasefire coming from current and former federal staffers.

Republicans are turning to the Supreme Court in a desperate bid to block debt relief. Progressives are pushing back.

The U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world without universal paid sick leave.

They say the Times’ scrutiny of pro-Palestinian activism is a double standard that indicates tacit support for Israel.

In a move decried as an attack on those who advocate for the rights of Palestinians, CNN fired Marc Lamont Hill.

The New York congresswoman also described the IOC’s ban on a swim cap designed for Black swimmers as problematic.

The US representatives urged against intervention as National Security Advisor John Bolton ramped up tensions.

More and more municipalities are showing interest in reimagining how to ensure economic stability for their residents.

What constitutes genocide is clearly defined, and it is what we are witnessing in Palestine.

Ari Berman of Mother Jones discusses more.

The ICJ’s ruling found that states have a duty to bring Israeli occupation, colonization and apartheid to an end.

The difference between police responses to anti-racist protests versus a mob breaching the Capitol is undeniable.

A new poll shows more than 8 in 10 Americans say changes are needed in how policing is conducted in the U.S.

The planned expansion of a SpaceX launch center may destroy ancient village sites and their artifacts and human remains.

The lawmakers are calling for scrutiny of some of the most popular forms of tax evasion by the richest Americans.

Abolishing the systems and institutions that propagate white supremacy is an important step toward decolonization.

The $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposes $400 unemployment checks which Sen. Joe Manchin wants to cut down to $300.

The pandemic isn’t over. Why is it so hard to find accurate information about it?

Sen. Bernie Sanders called the long vacation while millions in the U.S. face hunger and eviction “morally obscene.”…

A pantomime of “justice” and “rule of law” cloaks the persecution of Julian Assange for exposing U.S. war crimes.

Pressure to end protests at Supreme Court justices’ homes is mounting, but activists refuse to back down.

Anything less than universal student debt cancellation would be a mistake.

Biden has not embraced a key executive authority for driving down the cost of pharmaceuticals.

Chesa Boudin is faced with a “Trumpian” recall campaign.

Kevin Gosztola provides updates on the case against Julian Assange and discusses the threats to U.S. press freedom.

President Joe Biden campaigned in 2020 against full-out legalization, favoring decriminalization of the drug instead.

As anti-Zionist Jews, we oppose any nation that aims to expel, oppress, or wipe out another people.

Public schools are underfunded as voucher programs to subsidize private schools with taxpayer dollars surge.

The statement was signed by a group of lawmakers hailing from every continent.

Artists and activists honor communities of color on Trans Day of Resilience.

What will the next week be like?

Minneapolis is creating a police-free future in real time.

The resolution also calls for the declassification of all U.S. documents related to the coup and its aftermath.

Organizers Kelly Hayes and Bree Newsome Bass discuss long COVID, voting rights and getting organized.

Proposals like allowing children to work in meat coolers violate federal child labor safeguards, officials say.

If it goes as planned, Jewish Voice for Peace says it will be the largest act of civil disobedience in NYC in 20 years.

Unions are pooling resources to defend educators from an onslaught of attacks from Republicans and right-wing media.

Antiracist and antifa protesters have been blamed for much of the violence perpetrated by the far right and the police.

“This is a beautiful step towards decriminalization and a huge show of stripper solidarity,” one activist said.

The bill requires the Fed to ensure bank financing projects are in line with the U.S.’s climate commitments.

World-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky discusses climate change.

The pharmaceutical industry, meanwhile, is aggressively lobbying the Biden White House to maintain its opposition.

The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said.

Far right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has syphoned tax money into a congressionally approved secret budget.

Progressives are celebrating the advancement of Haaland, a Green New Deal supporter.

Our organizing must be grounded in — not bounded by — local conditions, argues Ruth Wilson Gilmore.

The Vermont senator described Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip as unlawful and “immoral.”…

As a Democrat, Rashid will face difficult, but not impossible, odds of winning the Republican-held district.

Activists in over 20 cities are mobilizing for a nationwide protest against deportation and ICE jails this Thursday.