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Matt McManus PALESTINE PalestineElection 2024 Black-Palestinian Solidarity in Moments of Crisis and Beyond A year into Israel's war in Gaza, four activists working at the intersection of Black and Palestinian liberation discuss the genocide, the upcoming U.S. election and the power of international solidarity. Nashwa Bawab LaborPalestineInvestigation U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs of Anti-Zionists A months-long investigation found even the smallest hints of dissent are often met with unemployment. Shane Burley ViewpointPalestine School Curriculum Supports the Genocide. Here’s How Teachers Can Push Back. Bill Bigelow ViewpointPalestine A Fateful Year: How It Feels to Lose Gaza Yousef Aljamal LaborInterview Why U.S. Labor Has a "Special Responsibility" to Stop Israel's Attacks on Lebanon Sarah Lazare Translations LaborDispatchSpanishEn Español “No abran la puerta”: Cómo Chicago está frustrando la campaña de miedo de ICE Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns LaborViewpointEn Español Presidente de la UAW: El Primero de Mayo De 2028 Podría Transformar el Movimiento Sindical—y el Mundo Shawn Fain FeaturePalestine التحولات التي شهدها مجتمع المسلمين في الولايات المتحدة بعد 20 عامًا من التاسع من أيلول وكيفية تجليها بعد السابع من تشرين الأول إيمان عبد الهادي Feature Wasteland Warriors “I showed up for East Palestine because I realized we are not alone.” Maximillian Alvarez and Molly Crabapple Investigative Reports InvestigationGoodman Institute The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders Around the world, government forces regularly attack environmental activists with impunity—and U.S. support. Alessandra Bergamin FeatureElection 2024Cover Story The War on Protest Is Here Political repression is on the rise as the state finds new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action. Adam Federman Working In These Times National Unions Demand Release of Detained Immigrant Workers Natascha Elena Uhlmann LaborViewpoint Unions as a 21st Century Anti-Fascist Force Trump and his MAGA movement are conspiring with oligarchs to turn the U.S. into a rightwing authoritarian state. The labor movement can play a key role in fighting back. Bill Fletcher, Jr. LaborInterview Worker-Led Unionism in the 21st Century Labor scholar Eric Blanc’s new book We Are the Union argues that worker-to-worker organizing can allow unions to scale up and help reverse the labor movement’s long decline. Nick French Podcasts Podcast Working People Maximillian Alvarez Most Popular Trump Just Escalated His War on Coal Miners. Their Unions Are Fighting Back. 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