Wednesday, April 8, 2026

‘Federal invasion’: Minnesota officials condemn violent ICE raids, arrests

The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the number of federal agents now in Minneapolis and Saint Paul outstrips the 10 largest Twin Cities metro police departments combined.

At March for Our Lives, a call for a nationwide strike of schools

“Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job.”

Journalist tests ICE recruitment; surprised to find herself hired with no background check

It seems like the answer to the question, 'Who are they hiring?' is: They don’t know.”

‘Ticking time bomb’: A pregnant mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t...

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Ethiopia: Amhara genocide and the threat of civil war

If peace, social harmony and democracy are to be established, long-term constitutional reform is needed, ethnic federalism abandoned and fair and open parliamentary elections held. 

Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right

There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.

Showered with lies

Kennedy, Trump, and a “reckless disregard for science and the truth”

Videos contradict DHS claims after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Bystander footage, witness accounts, and statements from Minnesota officials challenge the Trump administration’s assertion that a 37 year old U.S. citizen committed “domestic terrorism” before being fatally shot by a federal immigration agent.

UAW slams John Deere for mass layoffs amid record profits and lavish stock buybacks

As John Deere moves forward with mass layoffs across its factories in Iowa and Illinois, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has...

How Trump fueled an affordability crisis

While everyday Americans struggle, Trump prefers to party with the rich.