Biden Must Not Trade Away the Right to Seek Asylum
What risks being lost in this high-stakes game is a recognition that fundamental human rights are not negotiable.
From Within the US-occupied Nation of Puerto Rico, Solidarity With Palestine Grows
The people of Puerto Rico have been taking to the streets and drawing connections between their struggle against occupation and that of Palestine.
20 Years Too Many, Free Simon Trinidad Now!
By Fight Back! News On January 2, 2004, under the orders of the U.S. government and the CIA, Ecuadorian and Colombian forces kidnapped and arrested Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad. 20…
US Drone Strike Kills Iraqi Militia Leader in Baghdad
The Iraqi government condemned the strike as a violation of sovereignty and as 'no different from a terrorist act'
Jewish-Led Protest Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire Shuts Down California Capitol
"I will not be a bystander as the Israeli military wages a genocide in Gaza that is fully funded by my own government," said one organizer.
New Jersey’s Failures to Provide for Mentally Ill People in Prison
"No one seems to care about the incarcerated men with mental health issues who bang and scream above my head."
Ohio State University Suspends Student Group for Supporting Palestine
Ohio State University joins a growing list of universities who are clamping down on the movement for Palestine. Yet the movement in Ohio is fighting back.
‘I Cannot Be Quietly Complicit’: Biden Official Resigns Over Gaza Assault
"I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives," wrote Tariq Habash, who worked in the Education Department.
103 Killed in Terrorist Attack Near Qassem Soleimani’s Burial Site in Iran
103 were killed and 188 injured in two explosions during a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
Prison Treats Me Like an Animal. I Write to Reclaim My Humanity.
I’ve been confined for 27 years to a concrete box, and prison staff treat me like an animal branded with a number.
Family of Israeli Woman in N. Y. Times Hamas Rape Report Renounces Story, Says Reporters Manipulated Them
A New York Times story claiming a pattern of gender-based violence on October 7 hinged on the story of Gal Abdush. But the Abdush family says there is no proof…
Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa’s ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
"Israel's murder of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, in Gaza for nearly three months should not go unpunished in any way," said…
In 2023, Organized Labor Became Core to the Climate Movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for Murder
The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable. Yet the test is still being…
International Coalition Forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine
Social Movements Call On Nations To Support The South African Petition To The World Court On Israeli Genocide With Declarations Of Intervention.