Today, Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to eliminate the Department of Education. Emphasis on “aims to.” Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal department created by Congress. Let’s be clear about what this executive order will do: it instructs Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to facilitate the department’s closure while… Continue reading
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. (Photo: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) One of Badar Khan Suri’s lawyers called the case “emblematic of a broader strategy by the… Continue reading
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) leaves a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus about the candidacy of then-President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) A group of youth-led organizations released an open letter calling on Minority Leader… Continue reading
by XUEER LU MARCH 20, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Read Mission Local often? Help grow our newsroom, joining the hundreds of San Franciscans who support us by giving below. Donate today! Days after President Trump used the the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport some 200 Venezuelans to prisons in El Salvador — in defiance… Continue reading
The University of California will no longer permit the use of “diversity statements” in hiring following a directive from the Board of Regents. “Today, the UC Board of Regents directed the University to eliminate any required diversity statements for new hires,” Regents Chair Janet Reilly said in a statement. “While… Continue reading
electron media group • Mar 20, 2025 Two of the country’s most well-known progressive politicians will hold a political rally in Arizona next week, mobilizing their supporters around “fighting oligarchy” at a time when Democrats are struggling to mount a resistance against President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Sen. Bernie Sanders,… Continue reading
OPINION//OPEN FORUM A joint Department of Defense and Homeland Security report will soon recommend whether or not to invoke the Insurrection Act over illegal migration An Army soldier surveys the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M. President Trump’s claims of an emergency at the border could be used… Continue reading
Organizers are calling for 500 demonstrations at all 277 Tesla showrooms, as well as Supercharger stations, on March 29th. by Andrew J. Hawkins Mar 19, 2025 (theverge.com) 165 Comments174 New People participate in a “Tesla Takedown” protest against Elon Musk outside a Tesla dealership in Pasadena, California, March 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images… Continue reading
WIRED • Mar 18, 2025 • WIRED earns commission on tagged products. Learn moreStrongmen : Mussolini to the Present, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat$17.95booksamillion.com/p/Strongmen/Ruth-Ben-Ghiat/9780393868418Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What’s the difference… Continue reading
March 20: Hands Off Our Public Postal Service Join the Day of Action GET INVOLVED APWU PRES. MARK DIMONDSTEIN SPEAKS OUT ON THE ILLEGAL USPS TAKEOVER APWU President Mark Dimondstein went live on MSNBC to speak out against the illegal attack on the USPS that is in the works. President… Continue reading
