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ICE now has more funding than the militaries of most countries

January 26, 2026 Gary Wilson

As protests continue in Minneapolis following the killings of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and lesbian mom Renee Good, and with another government shutdown looming at the end of this week, many are asking whether Congress […]

José Martí: Building a revolutionary movement for Cuban independence

January 26, 2026 Sharon Black

José Julián Martí Pérez (Jan. 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) is often sanitized in bourgeois histories as a gentle poet or a generic patriot. To understand Martí, however, is to recognize him as a […]

Trump deploys warships toward Iran to enforce sanctions

January 26, 2026 Lev Koufax

Donald Trump has issued a direct threat of all-out war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, while ordering a naval armada into the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. This is not a policy shift or […]

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Three far-right influencers converge on Baltimore

January 26, 2026 Madisyn Parisi

As of Thursday, three far-right influencers have been spotted in Baltimore engaging in incendiary behavior: Nick Shirley, Josh Fulfer, and Ben Bergquam. Thursday evening, Bergquam, a self-described “Christian warrior” and host of TV propaganda show […]

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Alex Pretti: ICE executed a union nurse — labor must organize

January 26, 2026 Lev Koufax

Alex Pretti, an AFGE Local 3669 member and ICU nurse, fought for his community until the very moment ICE agents took him from us. Faced with masked officers harassing his neighbors, Alex did what working […]

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New Yorkers Say ‘No!’ to ICE, ‘Yes!’ to Immigrants

January 26, 2026 Stephen Millies

Jan. 24 — Many thousands of people — maybe tens of thousands — marched in New York City on Jan. 23 as part of the national day of outrage against ICE. Low temperatures didn’t stop […]

The NFL’s priorities: protecting genocide, punishing conscience

January 25, 2026 Lev Koufax

Another week in the capitalist sports-industrial complex, another stark lesson in its political priorities. This time, the lesson comes smeared in eye black and delivered by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. On Jan. 12, Al-Shaair […]

When corruption crosses borders…

January 25, 2026 Berta Joubert-Ceci

In a colony, we are not only at the mercy of the economic power of the invading country, in our case the United States of America, but Justice, with a capital J, ultimately depends on […]

Minneapolis under occupation: the war machine comes home

January 24, 2026 Gary Wilson

Jan. 24 — Early Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, masked federal paramilitary agents surrounded Alex Pretti outside Glam Doll Donuts, wrestled him to the ground, and beat him. Then, while he lay motionless beneath them, […]

300 cities answer Minneapolis’ general strike call against ICE

January 24, 2026 Gary Wilson

On Jan. 23, 2026, Minnesota was locked in a deep freeze. Temperatures dropped to 16 below zero, with wind chills reaching minus 30. Instead of staying home, more than 100,000 people filled the streets of […]