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The Great Purge and Resistance 2.0

Hunter Biden deserved a pardon. But America deserved a lot more than that.

"President Biden must use the power of the pen to protect those seeking sanctuary from the coming deportation machine that will crush the human rights of our immigrant neighbors," said one Amnesty leader.

After Trump’s victory, the Left must confront right-wing faux populism while facing a Democratic establishment hostile to the class politics that could actually defeat it. We can’t stop now, but we must organize on our own terms.

During Trump’s first term, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was a rare oasis of judicial sobriety. It will face an even sterner test the next time around.

The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.

Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give up the fight for Palestinian freedom.

The first trans person elected to Congress discusses how to respond to a bathroom bill and transphobic attacks from her new colleagues in the House.

Black Panthers Under the Gun - I (1969), Teddy Roosevelt Gives U.S. Imperialism the Nod (1904), Racist Terror in Vicksburg (1874), Black Panthers Under the Gun - II (1969), Coltrane Lays Down a Masterpiece (1964), A Rocky Start for Gay Rights (1924)

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