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History lessons are being wiped from the internet, California is retreating from ethnic studies, as education swings away from curriculums that are seen as too progressive. School curriculum had been restricted before, notably during the Red Scares

“The Jewish Majority” statement is an effort to stem Mamdani’s surging lead – and his popularity with young leftist Jews. The fundamental goal of the letter is all-too plain: it seeks to combat the growing “political normalization of anti-Zionism.”

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.

Our election system is reaching a breaking point. Imagine for a moment that it’s late on Election Day, November 3, 2026. Republicans have kept their majority in the Senate, but too many House races are still uncalled to tell who has won that chamber

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After the massive No Kings protests, we need bigger, more disruptive nonviolent campaigns that can go viral and peel away Donald Trump’s pillars of support.

“I believe that you are a better person than you once were because I am a better person than I once was,” said the potential voter at a campaign stop.

Once an organization is designated as an Foreign Terrorist Organization, providing “material support” to it becomes a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison

"When we have somebody in power who's actively dismantling our rights — free speech, due process, freedom of the press — it's really hard to be a soldier right now."

As students like me try to rebuild our shattered lives, the ruins of our institutions stand as monuments to Israel's assault - not only on Palestinian bodies, but on our learning and future.