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Midwest mid-crisis

Women who wake up every morning unsure when they will see their families again. Women who hold each other up, because sometimes it is the only support we have. Pregnancy becomes a higher risk here. Here are the stories of women in ICE detention.

Largest strike in world history

Victor Grossman died on 17th December, 2025. He was 97, and for a long time it felt like he would go on for ever. Phil Butland remembers a comrade and friend.

Mainstream media keeps Trump afloat

Nelson Mandela’s message of peace, compassion, and forgiveness is real, and everyone should try to practice it. If we fail, but still fight against injustice, then we remain balanced. That alone is a form of personal transformation.

Zohran Mamdani’s victory was rooted in organizations that took up the base-building and mobilization functions that once fell to parties. When was the last time being on the left was fun? It was a year-long act of collective joy. We actually won.

Europe is erupting

Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.

In Livorno, a port city off the coast of Tuscany, a coalition of labor unions, local organizations, and everyday people have blocked container ships from moving cargo.