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Trump roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders. Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, defended Trump’s claim that the Democrats had engaged in “sedition”. Watch original message.

Dusk or dawn for climate justice?

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents about 37,000 skilled craft, patient care and service workers, struck because of the UC’s alleged failure to present members with a fair contract.

The November 4 election gave us a huge boost. But for the 2026 midterms, success requires both electoral majorities and preparations for a popular uprising at vote-counting sites, state capitols, courthouses, workplaces, and schools.

Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.

Profit-hungry developers, Gulf monarchs, Donald Trump, Tony Blair, and the Israeli far right are all united in a vision for Gaza: a tech-fueled special economic zone governed by billionaires, with no question of self-determination for Palestinians.

His one-sided deal with MBS throws Bibi under the bus and gets nothing for the United States other than more wealth for the Trump family.

Resistance is everywhere

Nonviolent popular uprisings have brought down authoritarian regimes in many countries around the world. Conditions for such action do not yet exist in the United States, but the growing wrath of the people make them increasingly plausible.

As its workers fight for a living wage and demand that the company address hundreds of labor violation complaints, Starbucks Workers United says it’s prepared for the “biggest and longest” strike in the company’s history.