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The Police Take City College

The Police Take City College The Police Take City College

Scores of people were arrested at the City University of New York on Wednesday—a scene "very reminiscent of the 1968 police crackdowns" at Columbia University, said one protester....

May 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos

Harvey Weinstein Court Hearing - Los Angeles, CA

Harvey Weinstein’s Reversal of Fortune Harvey Weinstein’s Reversal of Fortune

Though the movie mogul’s acquittal stunned the New York media, anyone who attended the trial without blinders could have seen it coming.

May 1, 2024 / JoAnn Wypijewski

NYPD officers in riot gear march onto Columbia University campus, where pro-Palestinian students are barricaded inside a building and have set up an encampment, in New York City on April 30, 2024.

This Is How Power Protects Itself This Is How Power Protects Itself

The decision to sic the police on peaceful protesters is evidence that people in charge are panicking. They’re terrified of the strength of the movement for Palestine.

May 1, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Killing Them Not Softly

Killing Them Not Softly Killing Them Not Softly

Throw pillow for the NRA.

May 1, 2024 / OppArt / Michèle Colburn

A pro-Palestinian protester is arrested at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 2024.

The Student Crackdown Didn’t Start Last Week. Months of Repression Got Us Here. The Student Crackdown Didn’t Start Last Week. Months of Repression Got Us Here.

We are witnessing the culmination of a months-long effort by universities to smother pro-Palestinian activism.

May 1, 2024 / Alaa Hajyahia et al.

Columbia University Hamilton Hall Occupation

Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall

Pro-Palestine students have taken over the same building that anti-Vietnam War and anti-gentrification protesters occupied in 1968.

Apr 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton

Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court Bulding in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2022.

The Media’s Coverage of Trump’s Immunity Case Has Been Appalling The Media’s Coverage of Trump’s Immunity Case Has Been Appalling

By covering the Supreme Court’s hearing of Trump’s immunity claim as if the court were impartial and nonpartisan, the media has done the American people a serious disservice.

Apr 30, 2024 / Elie Mystal

An image of President Donald Trump looms over crowds of supporters before his speech from the Ellipse at the White House on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader

April 29, 2024 Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump and those backing him hope to disable enough of the political infrastructure to create the space for non-state actors to do h…

Apr 29, 2024 / John Feffer

United States Supreme Court justices

The Reactionary Justices Won’t Stop Until Abortions Are Illegal Everywhere The Reactionary Justices Won’t Stop Until Abortions Are Illegal Everywhere

Oral arguments in Idaho case make clear that further, even more radical attacks on reproductive freedom are coming.

Apr 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A Lifetime Sentence: Imprisoned Minds

A Lifetime Sentence: Imprisoned Minds A Lifetime Sentence: Imprisoned Minds

Incarcerated people’s mental health is ignored.

Apr 26, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez

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