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Israeli NGO Bans Threaten Gaza’s Humanitarian Lifeline Thirty-seven humanitarian aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam, were ordered to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank.

Thirty-seven humanitarian aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam, were ordered to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Israeli NGO Bans Threaten Gaza’s Humanitarian Lifeline Thirty-seven humanitarian aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam, were ordered to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank.

Thirty-seven humanitarian aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam, were ordered to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct? Religious conservatives seek to overturn state and local bans against the discredited practice.

Religious conservatives seek to overturn state and local bans against the discredited practice.
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Resisting the Data Center Boom Small towns are taking on Big Tech—and some are winning.

A pattern is unfolding across the United States. Proposals for hyperscale data centers paid for by massive technology companies to support artificial intelligence (AI) are coming across the desks of local governments.

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How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability A true affordability agenda should raise wages. Unions and collective bargaining can help achieve that.

The affordability debate is overlooking a key factor: higher wages. Union bargaining is the way to get there, argue CAP's @davidmadland.bsky.social & @jaredb-econ.bsky.social for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/mr2n8pas

How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability A true affordability agenda should raise wages. Unions and collective bargaining can help achieve that.

A true affordability agenda should raise wages. Unions and collective bargaining can help achieve that.
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The True Cost of Killing Mexican Drug Lord El Mencho As the U.S. government pushes the kingpin strategy, residents of Guadalajara face ongoing violence and uncertainty.

As the U.S. government pushes the kingpin strategy, residents of Guadalajara face ongoing violence and uncertainty.

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When Gaza’s Borders ‘Open,’ Israeli Control Simply Changes Shape While the recent reopening of the Rafah border crossing was hailed as a humanitarian triumph, it instead serves as an example of control over Palestinian movement.

While the recent reopening of the Rafah border crossing was hailed as a humanitarian triumph, it instead serves as an example of control over Palestinian movement.

Read the full story by Huda Skaik on The Progressive.

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How Billionaires Worsen Affordability Crisis Four ways billionaire investors are making daily life more expensive for all of us — and what to do about it.

NEW: While billionaires dismiss the concept of affordability, they're the ones directly driving the crisis — from monopolizing food to hoarding housing.

IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

How Billionaires Worsen Affordability Crisis Four ways billionaire investors are making daily life more expensive for all of us — and what to do about it.

Four ways billionaire investors are making daily life more expensive for all of us — and what to do about it.
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How Trump Is Imperiling Federal Housing Subsidies The administration has not addressed widespread financial precarity or the growing need for affordable housing.

The administration has not addressed widespread financial precarity or the growing need for affordable housing.
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Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia Another country in South America navigates U.S. pressure, accusations of drug trafficking, and aerial attacks.

Another country in South America navigates U.S. pressure, accusations of drug trafficking, and aerial attacks.
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The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors PEN America called 2025 ‘a year of catastrophe for higher education,’ but professors are fighting back against censorship.

PEN America called 2025 ‘a year of catastrophe for higher education,’ but professors are fighting back against censorship.
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Will D.C.’s Mayoral Election be a Rerun of New York City’s? Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is running a DSA-endorsed campaign focused on affordability. But the race is far from a replay of Mamdani-vs-Cuomo.

Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is running a DSA-endorsed campaign focused on affordability. But the race is far from a replay of Mamdani-vs-Cuomo.

#DC #Elections

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As Asheville Expanded Its Panhandling Ban, the Community Debuted a Street Paper A newspaper written and sold by unhoused individuals is a way to earn money and make their voices heard.

I have a new piece published on @theprogressivemag.bsky.social today. As always, thanks for reading:

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San José State University Should Fight Ruling on Trans Athletes The weaponization of Title IX to exclude trans women does not remedy the many disparities for women in sports; instead, it exacerbates them.

The weaponization of Title IX to exclude trans women does not remedy the many disparities for women in sports; instead, it exacerbates them.
#transrights #transathletes #education
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The United States has bombed Iran. In a series of strikes early today, the United States, along with Israel, has launched major military action targeting Iran’s leadership and its military infrastructure.

AP African American Studies Course Meets This Sociopolitical Moment Despite the course being less available and less recognized than other AP classes, teachers emphasize its importance.

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Despite the course being less available and less recognized than other AP classes, teachers emphasize its importance.

Why the Rent-Control Movement Is Growing The only way to overcome the real estate industry is to have a unified, people-power rent-control movement.

The only way to overcome the real estate industry is to have a unified, people-power rent-control movement.
#rentcontrol #housing #costofliving #homelessΩåness
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Ukraine’s Pacifists in a Country at War Meet three members of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement who call for peace as war begins its fifth year.

Meet three members of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement who call for peace as war begins its fifth year.
#Ukraine #Russia #War

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Zohran Mamdani’s Vision for Urban Democracy Inspires Asian American New Yorkers Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?

I reported on #Mamdani 's new administration and #AsianAmerican political power in #NYC and beyond for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

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Tending Land, Building Power A food justice nonprofit transforms an empty lot in California into a model of resilience.

A food justice nonprofit, Urban Tilth, transforms an empty lot in California into a model of resilience.
#Community #justice
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Appreciate @theprogressivemag.bsky.social sharing our 2022 civic engagement report and 2025 exit poll with @aaldef.bsky.social in discussing nuances of NYC's Asian American voters!

Zohran Mamdani’s Vision for Urban Democracy Inspires Asian American New Yorkers Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?

Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?

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“Instead of spending taxpayer $ to allow a few students to escape a zip code perceived as failing because of historic disinvestment, the lawmakers are proposing that all zip codes should be served by quality public schools so that ‘every child in every zip code’ is provided an excellent education.”

Hello, Chicago folks! I'm working on a story for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social on unhoused people who shelter on or near CTA facilities. If you do any homeless outreach at CTA stations, bus stops, or elsewhere in the city, or know those who do, I'd love to chat!