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New forms of solidarity

As those who fought for their release celebrate, the government seeks to recast itself as the hostages’ savior despite abandoning them for two years.

Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territory

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

If the court dismantles Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and allows overtly racist gerrymanders, one report estimates that Republicans will be virtually guaranteed an additional 19 seats in the 2026 midterms.

Free press showdown

The insatiable demands of the military industrial complex are a barrier to human flourishing on a livable planet.

A coalition of civil rights groups expects the turnout on Oct. 18 will be even bigger than the first nationwide protest held in June, which by some counts was the largest in U.S. history.

It took an American president unbound by traditional domestic constraints to get this done and provide the parties with what they could accept

Universities need to recognize that they are being targeted because of what they represent, not because of what they’ve failed to do, and resist accordingly.