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Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground by ICE agents on Friday during a protest outside the Broadview Processing Center in Chicago, where immigrant detainees are held.

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse.

With Zohran Mamdani on the cusp of victory in New York City, the Left should learn from the ups and downs of embattled Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson.

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at least $54 million on administrative costs alone.

Skull found in China may be Homo longi, potentially revising understanding of human evolution

On September 8, 2025, the Supreme Court did its best to murder what’s left of civil rights in this country.

A rebrand of previous centrist initiatives, Majority Democrats pins the blame for Democratic Party woes on “woke.” They vaguely gesture toward the Democrats shedding support in the working class, but largely chalk up this loss to “cultural” factors.

The future of international trade will be shaped not by the resurrection of liberal multilateralism but by struggles over what forms of economic cooperation can emerge from its ruins.

While there was little doubt before as to where Trump stood on democracy and human decency, he has made it clear with his decision to designate Antifa a “terrorist” organization that he and his coterie are clearly on the side of fascism.

Urgent Recommendations for Movement Defense Against Legalized Violence