Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Everything old is new again

The Trump administration revives institutionalized torture.

No ordinary solidarity—inside Chicago’s hunger strike for Gaza


For 18 days, six members of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago led a hunger strike that helped re-center Gaza in the public discourse and pressure elected officials.
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Philadelphia strike ends: Race & inequality at center of municipal workers’ fight for a...

Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view for city residents.

Why we need a solidarity economy now

As the U.S. faces historic cuts to the social safety net, local economic alternatives can meet basic needs and provide opportunities to organize for a better future.

Why faith leaders are standing up to the largest pro-Israel Christian lobby

An interfaith campaign is confronting one of the most powerful groups driving unconditional support for Israel and the genocide in Gaza with spiritual resistance.

Ventilation shutdown is one of the cruelest ways to kill animals

The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common.

This new tool can help movements chart a path to victory

As those who understand that strategic nonviolence is, both statistically and morally, the most effective means of resistance, we must take responsibility and exercise great care in its implementation.

What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did

Real freedom doesn’t come wrapped in patriotic speeches or military parades, it comes through struggle, sacrifice, and the refusal to bow to empire, no matter what form it takes.

Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns

Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.

U of Florida Law School: Where racism and originalism converge

Preston Damsky, a law-school prize for an essay written for the judge's seminar, argued that the Constitution was originally intended only for white people and therefore even today non-whites could not claim their Constitutional rights and privileges.