How Corporate Partnerships Powered University Surveillance of Palestine Protests
A cluster of tents had sprung up on the University of Houston’s central lawn. Draped in keffiyehs and surrounded by...
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The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
A detail view of the badge worn by Matthew Elliston during an ICE hiring event on Aug. 26, 2025, in...
Nydia Velázquez Hears Calls for Generational Change, Setting Up a Fight on the Left in New York
Rep. Nydia Velázquez knew it was time to retire when Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race. “What...
AIPAC Donors Back Real Estate Tycoon Who Opposed Gaza Ceasefire For Deep Blue Chicago Seat
Pro-Israel donors have picked a candidate to replace Rep. Danny Davis in Chicago. Jason Friedman, one of 18 candidates vying...
The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition
The FBI is looking for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into drones, according to federal procurement documents. On Thursday, the...
Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to cease what he describes as an illegal...
Robert Reich Thinks Democrats Are On the Brink of a New Era
The Labor Department reported September jobs numbers on Thursday, showing employers added 119,000 jobs to the economy but also an...
How U.S. Universities Used Counterterror Fusion Centers to Surveil Student Protests for Palestine
From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State...
At 17, She Gave Up Her Son. Sixty Years Later, She Found Him on Death Row.
Sandra never knew what happened to the child she had at 17. Growing up in a respected, church-going, middle-class family...
Rubio Says Maduro is Terrorist-in-Chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is It Even a Real Group?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this week his intention to declare the so-called Cártel de los Soles a foreign...
Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Be the First Pro-Palestine Senator From Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed didn’t want to talk about his opponents. Running for Senate in the swing state of Michigan, he’s been...
Everyone Wants to Ban Congressional Stock Trades, but Some Supporters Worry Mike Johnson Is Stalling
On paper, the idea of banning congressional stock trades has all the ingredients for success: supermajority support in polls, bipartisan...
Episode Seven: Dirty Information
In 2004, New York narcotics officers raided Alberta Spruill’s home, shattering her door and detonating a flash grenade. Spruill, a...
How California Spent Natural Disaster Funds to Quell Student Protests for Palestine
Cal Poly Humboldt students had been occupying a campus building in solidarity with Palestine for three days when then-university President...
War in Venezuela, Brought to You By the Same People Who Lied Us Into Iraq
Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro participate in a march to swear in the Bolivarian Grassroots Committees in Caracas, Venezuela, on...
