admin Bessent Says He Doesn’t “Understand” Oil Price Spike After Trump War Escalation
Oil prices rose after Trump threatened “ECONOMIC D-DAY,” then again after Bessent vowed to “collapse” Iran’s government.
Frontline Farmerworkers Are Most at Risk From the Cyclospora Outbreak
A farm laborer advocate discusses why public responses must avoid further stigmatizing this vulnerable workforce.
She Defended Herself From Domestic Abuse. She’s on Trial for Murder Next Week.
Keshia Golden’s advocates say the legal system is stacked against both Black women and survivors of domestic violence.
Democrats Probe Trump Administration’s Fascist Persecution of Left-Wing Groups
The administration’s repression under NSPM-7 “embody the core characteristics of fascist statecraft,” lawmakers say.
AI Is Only Possible Because of Global South Workers in “Digital Sweatshops”
James Muldoon discusses the global supply chains of AI and how people are forming emotional attachments with chatbots.
House Democrat Suggests DSA Members in Congress Shouldn’t Get Security Clearances
Nearly all of Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s remarks since his primary win have focused on his disgust for DSA.
Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023
A new report by Human Rights Watch details how the Israeli government has directly facilitated displacement.
Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both,” says Gil Durán.
Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers
California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.
What DeFlock? A Week of Action Confronts the AI Surveillance State
A Kansas activist discovered that police tracked him with Flock-style cameras after he wrote an op-ed criticizing them.