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Eleanor J. Bader

Eleanor J. Bader

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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.

01.04.2026 4

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Eleanor J. Bader

ICE Raids and Medicaid Cuts Put Both Caregivers and Their Patients at Risk

ICE raids and cutbacks to personal care services are leaving seniors and disabled adults scrambling for in-home aid.

23.03.2026 4

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This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes

Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.”

10.03.2026 9

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The Trauma of ICE Raids Is Rippling Through Public Schools Across the US

ICE raids have left children stranded without caregivers after school bus drop-off. Abductions traumatize whole schools.

12.02.2026 70

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As Immigrant Youth Come Under Attack, These Schools Are Trying to Protect Them

A network of 31 public schools is striving to provide “radical welcome, protection and empowerment” to migrant youth.

26.11.2025 10

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Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers

Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.

16.10.2025 8

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Trump Administration Threatens Housing for Millions in “War on the Poor”

Proposed cuts to Section 8 put 3.3 million people at risk of eviction and homelessness.

23.09.2025 9

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Trump’s Answer to Homelessness? Lock Unhoused and Disabled People Up.

New coalitions are forming to protect those targeted by Trump’s move to institutionalize unhoused people.

27.08.2025 10

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Looming Federal Cuts to Public Education Threaten Communities in Every State

Educators say the cuts will hit already vulnerable low-income, unhoused, disabled, migrant and refugee students hardest.

15.08.2025 10

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Hunger Threatens to Plague “Golden Years” of Older Americans Due to Trump’s Cuts

Malnutrition and food insecurity are set to soar among vulnerable older populations due to aid cuts in Trump’s budget.

22.07.2025 10

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Connecticut Pilots a Better Way for Unhoused Kids and Caregivers to Access Homes

Connecticut’s “Head Start on Housing” program could serve as a blueprint for other states nationwide.

09.07.2025 10

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The Number of Unhoused Young Children Is at Crisis Level. It’s Set to Get Worse.

Nearly 447,000 US kids under 3 were unhoused at last count. Trump’s budget bill threatens to make that number skyrocket.

18.06.2025 10

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How International Students Got Swept Up in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown

Slammed with lawsuits, the administration paused its student visa revocations, but students still aren't in the clear.

01.05.2025 10

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As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back

Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.

21.04.2025 10

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Resistance Grows as Proposed Cuts Threaten Health Care for Over 79 Million in US

Planned cuts to Medicaid and CHIP will put more than 79 million people at medical risk. But resistance is mounting.

06.04.2025 10

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Texas and Florida Are Canary in Coal Mine of Schools Run by Uncertified Teachers

Public schools face teacher shortages. Some states are lowering qualifications as educators leave the poorly paid field.

06.03.2025 20

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Trump’s Plan to Make America Healthy Again? Continued Exposure to Lead in Water.

No one knows how many lead pipes funnel tainted water into schools and daycares, but the GOP is derailing remediation.

18.02.2025 10

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Even at an Anti-Racist Educators’ Summit, Decrying Genocide Proved Controversial

Two speakers at the People of Color Conference were accused of antisemitism for calling Israel’s war on Gaza genocide. 

30.01.2025 10

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Trump Says Schools, Churches, Hospitals Aren’t Off-Limits to Immigration Police

Communities are organizing “know your rights” trainings to prepare for ICE and CPB intrusions in “sensitive locations.”

23.01.2025 20

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