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Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran

Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran

“Neither in the pastoral sphere nor in the social and political spheres can good come from abuse of power,” he said.

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By Sharon Zhang

Hegseth Says He’s Ending Ban on Troops Carrying Personal Firearms on Bases

Hegseth Says He’s Ending Ban on Troops Carrying Personal Firearms on Bases

The change in policy comes amid low morale among military members due to anxieties over the U.S.’s war on Iran.

yesterday 1

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By Sharon Zhang

ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Leads Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group

ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Leads Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group

Supporters of Salah Sarsour, who was brutalized by Israeli police as a teen, say his arrest is politically motivated.

yesterday 1

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Isiah Holmes

No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics

No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics

A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.

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Negin Owliaei

Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out

Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out

“ICE dungeons are systematically ... built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.

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Amy Goodman

Trump’s New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn

Trump’s New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn

Under a new order, brand-name pharmaceuticals made in other countries could be hit with tariffs as high as 100 percent.

yesterday 2

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Jessica Corbett

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.

yesterday 1

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Steve Brooks

Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election

Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election

“It’s effectively feudal,” a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote.

yesterday 2

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Jake Bittle

Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace

Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace

The country’s defense minister said it’s denied military airspace requests from the US since the outset of the war.

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By Sharon Zhang

Israel’s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain’s Colonial Playbook

Israel’s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain’s Colonial Playbook

The widened application of capital punishment in colonial courts gave license to more violence by British soldiers.

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Abdaljawad Omar

Trump Ousts Pam Bondi, Who Leaves Legacy of Epstein Cover Up

Trump Ousts Pam Bondi, Who Leaves Legacy of Epstein Cover Up

Trump said Bondi is “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”

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By Sharon Zhang

Buffalo’s Rohingya Community Demands Accountability After Disabled Refugee Dies

Buffalo’s Rohingya Community Demands Accountability After Disabled Refugee Dies

The Erie County Medical Examiner has ruled Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death a homicide.

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Victor Maung

Has the US Already Lost the War on Iran?

Has the US Already Lost the War on Iran?

Trump's televised speech was an admission of “defeat in the war of narratives," says scholar Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi.

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Amy Goodman

Trump Says US Will Bomb Iran Into “Stone Ages,” Invoking Vietnam Carpet Bombing

Trump Says US Will Bomb Iran Into “Stone Ages,” Invoking Vietnam Carpet Bombing

The US will bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages, where they belong,” Trump said of the country with 93 million people.

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By Sharon Zhang

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War

With Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense, the line separating church and state is increasingly blurred.

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Sara Gabler

Trump Slashed Medicaid. Now He Says US Can’t Fund It Because of His War on Iran.

Trump Slashed Medicaid. Now He Says US Can’t Fund It Because of His War on Iran.

The president's comments come as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion to continue funding the unpopular, destructive war.

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Julia Conley

Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions

Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions

“Disagreement can be a beautiful, beautiful thing,” says Tanuja Jagernauth.

previous day 2

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Kelly Hayes

Reproductive Health Care Restrictions May Exacerbate Health Care Shortages

Reproductive Health Care Restrictions May Exacerbate Health Care Shortages

In some states, abortion bans have definitively led to an exodus of OB-GYNs and maternal fetal medicine specialists.

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Elisha Brown

Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment

Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment

The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.

wednesday 1

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Helen redmond

Israel Strikes Pharmaceutical Factory in Tehran That Made Cancer Drugs

Israel Strikes Pharmaceutical Factory in Tehran That Made Cancer Drugs

“The only reason you would hit this target is to try to limit medicine production in Iran,” one expert said.

wednesday 1

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By Sharon Zhang

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John’s University in New York

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John’s University in New York

Administrators at St. John’s University abruptly canceled labor negotiations, pushing faculty to scale up organizing.

wednesday 1

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Eleanor J. Bader

Trump Attends Supreme Court Arguments After Slamming Justices Who Are “Disloyal”

Trump Attends Supreme Court Arguments After Slamming Justices Who Are “Disloyal”

The Court was arguing his executive order on birthright citizenship.

wednesday 1

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By Sharon Zhang

Workers in Colorado Continue Historic Strike at US’s Largest Meat Processor

Workers in Colorado Continue Historic Strike at US’s Largest Meat Processor

Workers are protesting low wages, lack of personal protective gear, and discrimination against immigrant employees.

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Amy Goodman

Rubio Ironically Says Iran Should Spend Money on Its People, Not on the Military

Rubio Ironically Says Iran Should Spend Money on Its People, Not on the Military

The Trump administration has requested a record-shattering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and $200 billion for the war.

wednesday 1

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By Sharon Zhang

Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting

Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting

Experts and state election officials said the executive order will quickly draw legal challenges.

wednesday 1

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Nathaniel Rakich

Supreme Court Rules Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Violates Free Speech Rights

Supreme Court Rules Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Violates Free Speech Rights

The court’s “reckless decision means more American kids will suffer,” said the president of Human Rights Campaign.

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Kate Sosin

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US

The GOP is reportedly considering kicking hundreds of thousands more off Medicaid to fund Trump's illegal war on Iran.

31.03.2026 3

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Jake Johnson

Low-Income Moms Struggle to Keep Their Families Afloat Amid Gas Price Increases

Low-Income Moms Struggle to Keep Their Families Afloat Amid Gas Price Increases

Single mothers are among the hardest hit as rising prices spurred by the Iran war exacerbate the affordability crisis.

31.03.2026 5

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Chabeli Carrazana

Advocates Condemn New Israeli Law Instituting Death Penalty for Palestinians

Advocates Condemn New Israeli Law Instituting Death Penalty for Palestinians

Discriminatory Israeli military courts, which have a 99 percent conviction rate, can now mandate death by hanging.

31.03.2026 3

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Julia Conley

Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility

Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility

The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.

31.03.2026 2

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Gabriel Arkles

It’s Not Just Huerta. For Many Survivors, Silence Seems Like the Only Option.

It’s Not Just Huerta. For Many Survivors, Silence Seems Like the Only Option.

Sexual abuse like the harm enacted by Cesar Chavez plagues movements because it plagues our world — both must change.

31.03.2026 3

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Shannon perez-darby

The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides

The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides

The agency rarely warns of cancer risks, even when its own research shows a product’s ingredients are carcinogenic.

30.03.2026 4

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Brian Bienkowski

Thousands of Iranians Who Live on Kharg Island Face Possibility of US Invasion

Thousands of Iranians Who Live on Kharg Island Face Possibility of US Invasion

US media talk about the island’s civilians as if they are a military problem, if they talk about them at all.

30.03.2026 4

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Séamus Malekafzali

Israel Admits It Used Faked Photo to Say Slain Journalist Was Part of Hezbollah

Israel Admits It Used Faked Photo to Say Slain Journalist Was Part of Hezbollah

“Unfortunately there isn’t really a picture of it, it was photoshopped,” the Israeli military said of the photo.

30.03.2026 2

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By Sharon Zhang

A Shady Nonprofit Pushes Back On Pennsylvania’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike

A Shady Nonprofit Pushes Back On Pennsylvania’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike

The Employment Policies Institute is tied to a PR firm that represents food and restaurant industry interests.

30.03.2026 6

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Ian karbal

US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Scatters Pellets Explosively

US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Scatters Pellets Explosively

The PrSM detonates just before contact with its target, exploding into a spray of tungsten pellets.

30.03.2026 3

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By Sharon Zhang

Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species

Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited national security when requesting exemptions to endangered species protections.

30.03.2026 3

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Michael Arria

Trump Touts “Hand-Carved” Columns on Ballroom as War Costs US 10k Jobs a Month

Trump Touts “Hand-Carved” Columns on Ballroom as War Costs US 10k Jobs a Month

Amid blaring warnings about the economy, Trump said the Corinthian columns are “top-of-the-line.”

30.03.2026 1

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By Sharon Zhang

Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Targeted in Assassination Plot

Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Targeted in Assassination Plot

Kiswani says she has been “screaming into the void” about the way Palestine activists have been targeted with violence.

30.03.2026 2

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Amy Goodman

Pope Leo Says God “Does Not Listen to the Prayers of Those Who Wage War”

Pope Leo Says God “Does Not Listen to the Prayers of Those Who Wage War”

The pope’s sermon was seen as a rebuke of Pete Hegseth, who has supported a Christian crusade in the Middle East.

30.03.2026 3

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Brad Reed

Millions Join “No Kings” Protests in One of Largest US Rallies

Millions Join “No Kings” Protests in One of Largest US Rallies

Organizers say up to 8 million joined events nationwide, from San Diego to New York City.

29.03.2026 5

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Brad Reed

A Texas City Faces Water Crisis As Big Oil And Gas Use Most of It

A Texas City Faces Water Crisis As Big Oil And Gas Use Most of It

Corpus Christi faces a looming emergency as officials delay limits on large-scale water consumption.

29.03.2026 5

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Rebecca Egan Mccarthy

How Maryland’s Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

How Maryland’s Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

From custody deaths to suspicious cases, records reveal how one office’s failures denied accountability.

28.03.2026 4

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Stephen Janis

With Gaza Still Under Blockade, Recycling Has Become a Matter of Life and Death

With Gaza Still Under Blockade, Recycling Has Become a Matter of Life and Death

As Israel continues to deny essential supplies to Gaza, Palestinians are inventing new forms of creative reuse.

28.03.2026 3

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Hend Salama Abo Helow

Inside the Grassroots Campaign That Pushed a Drone Company Out of Brooklyn

Inside the Grassroots Campaign That Pushed a Drone Company Out of Brooklyn

After 17 months of campaigning, Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard won its first victory, setting its sights on the future.

28.03.2026 7

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Joseph Mogul

“Price Tag” Attacks Part of Effort to Expand Israeli Settlements in West Bank

“Price Tag” Attacks Part of Effort to Expand Israeli Settlements in West Bank

200 masked settlers descended on the West Bank on March 22, throwing Molotov cocktails and terrorizing Palestinians.

28.03.2026 4

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Theia Chatelle

Trump Admin Touts ACA Fraud Fixes While Pushing New Barriers to Coverage

Trump Admin Touts ACA Fraud Fixes While Pushing New Barriers to Coverage

Experts say proposed rules could deter eligible applicants as costs rise and enrollment drops.

28.03.2026 3

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Julie Appleby

Houthis Strike Israel, Expanding Trump’s Illegal War on Iran

Houthis Strike Israel, Expanding Trump’s Illegal War on Iran

Experts say Yemen’s Houthis could escalate pressure by targeting Red Sea routes and key infrastructure.

28.03.2026 4

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Brad Reed

Teaching LGBTQ History is Required in California but Many Teachers Still Hesitate

Teaching LGBTQ History is Required in California but Many Teachers Still Hesitate

Educators face pushback, threats and political pressure despite a state law.

28.03.2026 2

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Robert Ito

European Progressives Have Chance to Turn Far Right Losses Into Long-Term Defeat

European Progressives Have Chance to Turn Far Right Losses Into Long-Term Defeat

While the far right remains a formidable electoral threat, progressive coalitions are starting to push back.

28.03.2026 4

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Sasha Abramsky