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Small-Dollar Donors Are Asking John Fetterman for Their Money Back

Amid a wellspring of discontent over the Pennsylvania senator’s coziness with Israel and Republicans, people are demanding campaign donation...

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Akela Lacy

Yale Investments in Companies Selling Arms to Israel Violate State Law, Says an Official Complaint

A complaint to Connecticut’s attorney general says Yale’s endowment is also violating its own investment ethics policies. The post Yale...

26.03.2025 3

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If Protesting Tesla Is Domestic Terrorism, Then What Demonstration Against Musk Isn’t

In a bid to boost Elon Musk’s car company, Trump did a live White House ad and threatened Tesla protesters would “go through hell.” The post If...

13.03.2025 40

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Dems for Some Reason Expect Trump to Follow the Law on Detention of Mahmoud Khalil

"I expect the Department of Justice to work within the confines of the law," one House Democrat said. The post Dems for Some Reason Expect Trump to...

12.03.2025 30

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Trump Brags He “Brought Back Free Speech” Hours After Calling to Ban “Illegal” Protests

On the same day he floated cutting funding at schools hosting “illegal” protests, President Trump took a free speech victory lap. The post Trump...

05.03.2025 30

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Trump Donors Try to Buy Pittsburgh Mayor’s Race

In a clash of self-described progressives, GOP donors are pouring money into the race to unseat Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. The post Trump Donors Try...

03.03.2025 30

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Fetterman Staff Quit Amid Frustration Over “Just Working on Israel All the Time”

A former campaign staffer said Sen. John Fetterman’s single-minded focus came at the exclusion of the progressive positions he ran on. The post...

20.02.2025 100

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Trump Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: Federal Prisons Are Purposely Inhumane

And that’s how he wants to keep it, his executive orders and memos from Attorney General Pam Bondi show. The post Trump Is Saying the Quiet Part Out...

16.02.2025 9

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Trump’s EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine

In a tweet announcing his attack on the Climate Justice Alliance, EPA head Lee Zeldin linked it to the group’s protected speech about Palestine. The...

14.02.2025 5

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A Well-Connected NYU Parent Is Trying to Get Students Deported

The founder of Mothers Against College Antisemitism says her 62,000-member Facebook group is influencing NYU policy. The post A Well-Connected NYU...

31.01.2025 30

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Israel Bans UNRWA as Trump Throttles Foreign Aid

UNRWA delivered the majority of food aid during the war and sheltered more than 1 million people. What happens when it’s banned? The post Israel...

29.01.2025 4

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Biden Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine Stance Made Trump’s Job Easier

By denying funding to the Climate Justice Alliance over Palestine, Biden went after Trump’s political opponents for him. The post Biden Attack on...

22.01.2025 10

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MIT Shut Down Internal Grant Database After It Was Used to Research School’s Israel Ties

A new report from MIT Coalition for Palestine details Israeli-funded research into everything from drone swarms to underwater surveillance. The post...

17.01.2025 50

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EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release Climate Funds Withheld Over Gaza

“The funds to CJA are critical for building community resilience against climate change threats.” The post EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release...

19.12.2024 40

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Oregon Prison Limits Solitary to 90 Days. This BLM Protester Has Been in the Hole for 250.

Malik Muhammad, a disabled Army veteran with PTSD, received the harshest federal sentence for the George Floyd protests. The post Oregon Prison...

05.12.2024 4

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Police Raid Pro-Palestine Students’ Home in FBI-Led Graffiti Investigation

George Mason University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and effectively kicked out the group’s co-president. The post...

04.12.2024 20

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Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine

Climate Justice Alliance was the only program grantee to speak out on Palestine — and the only one whose funding is delayed. The post Biden Makes...

29.11.2024 4

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Akela Lacy

Oakland Homicides Dropped 30 Percent. The County Still Recalled Its Prosecutor.

After losses like Pamela Price’s, criminal justice reformers are grappling with how to address voters’ perceptions about public safety. The post...

22.11.2024 10

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From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns

The fights over Gaza protests are playing out online, in campus quads, internal disciplinary proceedings, and in the courts. The post From Campus...

18.11.2024 9

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Trump Didn’t Win Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris Lost It.

The problem isn’t that cities like Reading are now Trump strongholds, but that Harris’s campaign gave few reasons for enthusiasm. The post Trump...

07.11.2024 20

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How Does AIPAC Shape Washington? We Tracked Every Dollar.

The Intercept followed AIPAC’s money trail to reveal how its political spending impacts the balance of power in Congress. The post How Does AIPAC...

24.10.2024 10

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Cops in Riot Gear Storm Penn Students’ House in Month-Old Vandalism Case

The students said police trained guns on them and refused to provide their names or badge numbers. The post Cops in Riot Gear Storm Penn Students’...

24.10.2024 30

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A Year Since Their Ceasefire Resolution, Progressives Say Only an Arms Embargo Can Stop Israel

Her call for a ceasefire was prescient. Now Rep. Cori Bush says the Biden administration must stop enabling Israel’s violence. The post A Year...

16.10.2024 10

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Wesley Bell’s Swan Song: Felonies for Ferguson Protesters

One of Bell’s last actions before taking Rep. Cori Bush’s seat in Congress was to charge protesters arrested on the 10-year anniversary of the...

03.10.2024 3

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Uncommitted Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris Over Her Support for Gaza Slaughter

“As of now, Harris has not earned my vote, no.” The post Uncommitted Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris Over Her Support for Gaza Slaughter appeared...

19.09.2024 4

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At DNC, the Squad Warns Democrats to Wake Up to the Threat of AIPAC

“It was Jamaal and I this time,” said Rep. Cori Bush, who was ousted by AIPAC millions, “but who is it going to be in two years?” The post At...

24.08.2024 10

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Kamala Harris Mentioned Palestinian Suffering — in the Passive Voice

Democrats united behind Kamala Harris, but tension over Gaza simmered throughout the DNC. The post Kamala Harris Mentioned Palestinian Suffering —...

24.08.2024 30

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The NYPD Is Illegally Leaking Sealed Records About Children to Tabloids

The juvenile arrest records are sealed by law — but police regularly disclose them to prosecutors and even right-wing media. The post The NYPD Is...

22.08.2024 2

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No Palestinian Americans Will Speak at Convention, DNC Decides

Uncommitted Democratic delegates are staging a sit-in in front of the United Center until they get a call reversing DNC decision. The post No...

22.08.2024 10

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“I Was Pulled Off of the Sidewalk”: At Least 3 Journalists Arrested Covering DNC Protests

The photojournalists face misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct after spending the night in police custody. The post “I Was Pulled Off of the...

22.08.2024 20

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Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate.

It’s not just “Uncommitted” activists who are pressuring Kamala Harris on Gaza policy. Her own delegates are speaking out. The post Democrats...

21.08.2024 10

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Days Before Convention, Activists Sue Police Over Violence at DNC Headquarters Protest

D.C. police assaulted Gaza war protesters and strangled them with their own keffiyehs, a lawsuit alleges. The post Days Before Convention,...

17.08.2024 10

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Bodycam Footage: Cop at Trump Shooting Says He Warned Secret Service About Roof

Amid the chaos of the assassination attempt, another local cop called his family in the rally urging them to leave. The post Bodycam Footage: Cop...

17.08.2024 20

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Student Protesters Were Suspended With No Chance to Defend Themselves. Will Courts Return Them to Campus?

"The suspensions happened immediately and it was without any due process.” The post Student Protesters Were Suspended With No Chance to Defend...

16.08.2024 4

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AIPAC Millions Take Down Second Squad Member Cori Bush

Bush was early calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza. Then AIPAC came after her with millions of dollars. The post AIPAC Millions Take...

07.08.2024 30

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After Michael Brown’s Killing, Wesley Bell Called for “Accountability on Both Sides” in Ferguson Racism

The AIPAC-backed challenger to Rep. Cori Bush also said the decision not to release Darren Wilson’s side of the story was “tragic.” The post After...

02.08.2024 30

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Amid Veepstakes, Minnesota Cops Push Gov. Tim Walz to Back Off Police Violence Cases

Minnesota police want a reform prosecutor off their backs and are asking Walz to intervene. The post Amid Veepstakes, Minnesota Cops Push Gov. Tim...

01.08.2024 8

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Akela Lacy

The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones

The drone company XTEND secured Israeli military contracts and venture capital funding. Still, it sought out charitable donations. The post The...

01.08.2024 2

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AIPAC Used Distorted Photo of Cori Bush in $7 Million Negative Ad Blitz

“I shouldn’t have to ask my opponent to condemn his biggest funders for putting out an ad like this.” The post AIPAC Used Distorted Photo of...

31.07.2024 3

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Even Centrists Are Questioning Biden. But the Squad Is Divided.

Several Squad members who were vocal critics of Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza have voiced support for the president. The post Even...

10.07.2024 1

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