Marianne Dhenin

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Lawyers Are Building a New Infrastructure to Fight Trump’s Deportation Machine

Lawyers and activists are organizing “habeas projects” to file petitions on behalf of unlawfully detained immigrants.

4d ago·8 min read·1572 words

Historic Black School at Heart of Development Plans in North Carolina Town

The Palmer Memorial Institute campus, once home to Charlotte Hawkins Brown, will continue to anchor Sedalia as the town grows.

Jun 4·8 min read·1559 words

Disability Rights Are at Risk as 7 States Back Case Attacking Key Protections

Advocates for disability rights are fighting the lawsuit, which would push more people to be warehoused in institutions.

Jun 1·9 min read·1661 words

Journos on Journos: Mel Buer

Los Angeles-based multimedia journalist Mel Buer on freelancing and what it's like to cover labor and protest movements.

May 27·1 min read·147 words

Hospital Workers Allege Retaliation in Struggle Over Outsourcing of Union Jobs

More than 50 longtime union workers at a California hospital are fighting to keep their jobs after being served with termination notices in February.

May 27·5 min read·948 words

The Justice Department Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year

Disability rights advocates say everything from filing for unemployment to voting in the midterms just got much harder.

May 26·8 min read·1592 words

Trump Counterterrorism Strategy Expands Administration’s War on Progressives

The administration is increasingly attempting to scare activists into silence, but progressives are preparing instead.

May 20·8 min read·1426 words

Mohammed Usrof: Genocide, Climate Crisis Share Same “Evil Roots”

The founder of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy talks learning from the past and fighting for a more just future.

May 13·1 min read·30 words

Zionist Doxxing Campaigns Upended Their Lives. Now They’re Suing for Damages.

Canary Mission faces a class-action lawsuit under a new Illinois anti-doxxing law.

May 11·1 min read·23 words

Amendments Protecting Pro-Palestine Speech in California Schools Face Backlash

Educators and activists are fighting for changes to a bill they say was “designed to create an atmosphere of fear.”

May 9·1 min read·29 words

New Mexico Becomes the Latest State to End Cooperation With ICE Under New Law

Activists say ending local and state cooperation with ICE is a key way to obstruct Trump’s mass deportation machine.

Apr 29·1 min read·33 words

One Wisconsin City Beat Back a Data Center. Now Residents Are Helping Others Do the Same.

When a secretive $1.6 billion data center proposal landed in Menomonie with almost no warning, residents had weeks to fight back. They won — and built a toolkit so other communities can, too.

Apr 22·1 min read·49 words

Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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Apr 15·1 min read·78 words

DOGE Attacks on Social Security Have Left Millions in the Lurch

Disabled, ill, and aging Americans are facing a broken system that’s now harder to navigate than ever.

Apr 8·1 min read·28 words

Disabled Organizers Are Facing Down Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Disability justice organizers are turning to immigrant rights groups to guide their interventions and support work.

Apr 1·1 min read·24 words

Asylum Seeker Deported After Suicide Attempt in ICE Jail, Advocates Say

Advocates were unable to locate the 30-year-old for days after he tried to end his life due to his pending deportation.

Mar 25·1 min read·32 words