Paxton Audio Reveals He Thinks Trump’s Policies Are “Dragging” Down His Campaign
“I don't know what's behind some of the decisions” Trump is making, Paxton says in the audio recording.
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3 Years Ago My Family Harvested Olives, Not Knowing It Would Be the Last Time
Two of my family’s olive groves fell under Israeli control and got bulldozed. The third is damaged beyond recognition.
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ICE Has Obtained Over 50 Million Voter Roll Records From DOJ Ahead of Midterms
The agency's investigative branch mulled sending undercover agents into nonprofits involved in voter registration.
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Thousands of Cornell Students Protest for Accountability in Rape Case
In a 2025 survey, 35 percent of undergraduate women reported experiencing sexual assault during their time at Cornell.
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Trump Won’t Reimburse Taxpayers for Ads Promoting Himself Paid for by Government
Trump has spent at least $10 million in taxpayer funds on TV ads ahead of the midterm elections.
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Report: Trump Admin Is Deporting LGBTQ Asylum Seekers to Hostile Third Countries
Officials have deported LGBTQ people to Sierra Leone, where they could face life in prison for same-sex activity.
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Progressives and Republicans Introduce Competing Bills to Rein In Flock Cameras
The Ban Flock Act aims to slow the rise of Flock-style cameras amid rising fears about AI mass surveillance.
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US Surpasses 4,000 Cases of Measles, Highest Numbers Seen in a Generation
“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was before,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bragged.
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Trump Blocks International Board From Conducting Oversight of Midterm Elections
This is the first time in over two decades that the US has rejected OSCE participation in a federal election.
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What Happened During Christa Pike’s Scheduled Execution Isn’t an Anomaly
The factors show how easily another failed execution could occur, even as others are planned soon in Texas and Florida.
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Activists Target What They Call a Major “Spy Center” for ICE in Rural Vermont
As ICE widens its surveillance dragnet, activists plan a week of action to disrupt a major data network.
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Trump Condemned for Invoking Nuclear Attacks on US Cities to Defend Iran War
Trump’s attempt to defend the war comes as polling shows that the conflict is deeply unpopular among US voters.
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Far Right Gleeful Over Firing Squad Death Sentence for Muslim Fort Hood Shooter
Trump has approved the killing of Muslim US soldier Nidal Malik Hasan — the first Army execution in over 60 years.
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Police Violence Causes Serious Injuries as French High School Students Protest
Students protest teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and dilapidated school buildings beset by rats and debris.
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New Report Reveals Walmart’s Patents for Price-Gouging Tech
Walmart’s US CEO said customers’ order value jumps 40 percent when they use the company’s AI shopping assistant.
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Two-Thirds of Americans See Social Media as Harmful to Democracy
Experts have pointed out that “falsehoods” on social media often “outperform true information” due to algorithm choices.
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Water Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over a Decade
A new analysis finds the price of water increased faster than inflation, grocery prices, and median household income.
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Israel Bans Polanski After UK’s Green Party Votes to Classify Zionism as Racism
The Green Party motion also calls for a single state in historic Palestine with equal rights for all.
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ICE Jail Policies for Pregnant People Built on Legacy of Eugenics, Critics Say
A record number of pregnant women and teenagers have been arrested by ICE. They cannot access medical care they need.
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Another Trump Administration Boat Strike Claims 4 More Lives
“Where is Congress to stop the horror?” asked Amnesty International USA.
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Vance Sees “Nothing Unusual” in Taxpayer-Funded Ads Promoting Trump
Some critics have decried the ads as likely illegal, and potentially an impeachable offense.
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Cubans See Hope in Reforms But Worry Over How the US May Thwart Them
Residents of Havana discuss the obstacles facing the revival of the Cuban economy amid the US fuel blockade.
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At Ohio Campaign Rally, Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid If Democrats Get Elected
“I'm not going to help” if an Ohio Democratic candidate for governor wins, Trump said.
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Far Right Makes Gains in Brazil in First Round of Presidential Race
“The momentum has been with the right since 2018,” says Brazilian philosopher Rodrigo Nunes.
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Trump’s Repeal of Roadless Rule Would Declare Open Season on Protected Forests
A public policy expert described the move as “the largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history.”
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Case at Supreme Court Could Have Profound Consequences for Other Climate Suits
With help from the Trump administration, Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil have asked the court to quash the lawsuit.
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Trump Says Iran War “Should Help” Republicans in Midterms
Recent polling shows more than 6 in 10 Americans want the war to end as soon as possible.
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Austin Communities Rally Around Victim of ICE Shooting as He Faces Criminal Charges
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez appeared in court in a wheelchair Wednesday, the bullet still lodged in his spine.
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Maryland Used Discredited Science to Convict a Woman of Murdering Her Newborn
Advocates say the case is an alarming example of the prevalence of unsubstantiated forensic science.
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Corporate Media Consolidation Is What Makes Trump’s War on the Press Possible
As mergers concentrate outlets in the hands of a few billionaires, the right's grip on mainstream media grows tighter.
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A Lifelong Organizer Shares Lessons on Sustaining Activism for the Long Haul
Organizer Chris Dixon discusses how we can sustain our collective efforts over years of social and political struggle.
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Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth.
A Zinn Education Project survey reveals how collective struggle helps educators resist political intimidation.
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Corporations Are Dodging Accountability for PFAS Contamination Around the Globe
A landmark settlement confronts decades of pollution — but the corporate system keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere.
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Hundreds Arrested in New Delhi During Mass Protests Over Voter Roll Purges
The movement against voter disenfranchisement follows a wave of youth protests that swept India this summer.
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In Brazil’s Elections, Trump Seeks to Tighten Right Wing Grip on the Americas
The US has been heavily intervening on behalf of right wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday's elections.
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Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” Regime Is Now Targeting California’s Coastline
The US Commerce Secretary is bullying California with an audit that could strip the state of control over its own coast.
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