Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Tag: United States

States scramble to feed 42 million as Trump blocks SNAP during...

With 42 million people set to lose $8 billion in food assistance on November 1 because the Trump administration refuses to release existing federal funds, governors of both parties are declaring emergencies, shifting state reserves, and suing the federal government to prevent mass hunger.

UN rights chief says Trump’s boat strikes are illegal as death...

UN human rights officials, independent experts, and rights groups say U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, amount to extrajudicial killings, and may constitute a crime against humanity.

Trump’s Caribbean strikes revive fears of a war for regime change...

UN experts denounce “extrajudicial executions” as Colombia recalls its ambassador and the U.S. masses ships and troops near Venezuela.

Why fandom organizing is a powerful strategy for movement building

As the Disney/ABC boycott took off, youth activist group Get Free mobilized its “Star Wars” fan community, showing the potential of cultural organizing.

America the irrelevant

In war and peace, Trump is pushing the United States to the margins.

Security Council minus US says Gaza famine is ‘man-made’ as deaths...

Fourteen member nations back IPC famine finding, call for ceasefire and aid access while US rejects the analysis.

New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days...

The historic number of No Kings Day protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.

A new youth-led lawsuit is challenging Trump’s fossil fuel orders

In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future.

Where is the AI safety movement?

There’s the prospect of super intelligent AI outpacing human control altogether. So where are the humans in all this?

Resistance to Trump is everywhere—inside the first 50 days of mass...

From boycotts to mass noncompliance to street demonstrations, the response to the Trump administration’s policies has consisted of an impressive range of nonviolent tactics. 

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Trump order to crush federal unions faces rare bipartisan revolt in the House

House members force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after Trump ended collective bargaining rights for nearly one million federal employees.

What does it say when unprecedented buyers’ remorse smites 23 suckered MAGA millions, appalled...

The hypnotic spell over deluded centrists, especially minority young men who confused make-believe strength with genuine, positive strength, will go down as the greatest electoral scam in our history.

Montana plan challenges dark money dominance by redefining corporate power

A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.

Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks to clean water...

Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.

Inside Trump’s Justice Department: former attorneys describe a system built around loyalty and punishment

A widening body of accounts portrays a department shaped by political favoritism, sweeping purges, and a collapse of long-standing legal norms.