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Sunrise Movement’s New Focus: Fighting Authoritarianism

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism. “Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the […]

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The Race to Stop AI’s Threats to Democracy

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OpenAI became the world’s most valuable private company last week after a stock deal pushed the value of the artificial intelligence developer to $500 billion. The company and its remarkable chatbot ChatGPT have single-handedly accelerated AI’s boom and threatened to upend much of how we work, create, learn, and communicate in the process. But when […]

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Democrats Warn Trump’s Goal for “Illegal” War With Venezuela Is Regime Change

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“The American people don’t want another war,” said the Democrats of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Trump May Invoke Insurrection Act to Override Courts That Block His National Guard Orders

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“If I had to enact it, I’d do it,” Trump told reporters on Monday.

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The Human Costs of Trump’s War on Government

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On January 22, Josh Josa, who is deaf, was put on administrative leave from his job at the United States Agency for International Development. Josa worked in USAID’s office of DEIA, or Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, helping in part to make sure that the work supported by the agency’s $40 billion in global development […]

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White House Plan Could Eliminate Age as Factor for Social Security Eligibility

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Sources say the changes to Social Security are “a priority” for Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought.

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Is America Contagious? 

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In late September, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced a crackdown on a relatively new foe: antifa, which he said would be designated as a “terrorist organization.” This was, on its face, ridiculous, given that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, and not one that Orbán has previously spent much time denouncing. But the move […]

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Outcry as Trump Plots the Plunder of US Forests: “You Can Almost Hear the Chainsaws”

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This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1999, Bill Clinton ascended one of the highest summits in Virginia to announce that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads, drilling, and other disturbances within America’s most prized […]

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SCOTUS Wades Back Into the War on Trans Kids—And Considers Greenlighting Conversion Therapy

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Since the early 2010s, amid a sea change of public acceptance of LGBTQ people, state after state banned the use of conversion therapy—the debunked, harmful practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity—on children and teenagers. And for just as long, a tiny contingent of therapists on the fringes of their […]

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A 90-Second Crash Course in Trump’s Betrayal of American Soy Farmers

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Tomorrow, Donald Trump is expected to announce a significant aid package for soy farmers hurt by his trade war with China, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. China is the world’s largest soybean importer and typically buys about half of the US crop—last year, that came to $12.6 billion dollars. This summer, China has purchased […]

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“Just End the War and Return Me to My Neighborhood”: Report From Southern Gaza

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The despair we are living through keeps us clinging to the news, scanning for headlines containing the word “ceasefire.”

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Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power  

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Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.

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