Complaint Filed on MI Teacher Who Scolded Student for Sitting During Pledge
An Arab American 8th grader in Plymouth, Michigan, was berated by a teacher earlier this year for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance — a direct violation of…
Elon Musk Spreads Falsehoods About Social Security, Calling It a “Ponzi Scheme”
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, head of the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), purported on Friday that Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” — a false claim that is likely…
Trump Perpetuates Undeclared War in Somalia With Renewed Airstrikes
On February 1, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the federal government of Somalia, conducted the first airstrikes in the country under the new Trump administration. The strikes…
Trump Administration Moves to Gut Anti-Money Laundering Law
The Trump administration announced Sunday it will cease to enforce penalties and fines on businesses that fail to adhere to beneficial ownership financial reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act,…
Israel Suspends Aid Into Gaza, Bringing Ceasefire Closest It’s Been to Collapse
The ceasefire in Gaza came closest to collapsing since it began in mid-January after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel’s halt of the entry of humanitarian aid into the…
RFK Jr. Ends 50+ Years of Public Input in HHS Rulemaking Process
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new policy on Friday that ends over 50 years of public involvement in the department’s rulemaking process by eliminating…
US-Europe Rift Widens as Putin Welcomes Trump’s Shifting Ukraine Stance
Kenneth Roth, visiting professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and former executive director of Human Rights Watch, responds to the shocking Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian…
Faith Leaders Resist Trump’s Christian Nationalism in a Battle of Theologies
“There has almost always been an outright hostility that is shown towards people of the Christian faith,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said on a podcast recently. He was talking with…
Trump Issues Questionable Order Making English the Official Language of the US
On Saturday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to make English the official language of the United States, a move that has broad implications but which may…
Mexican Communities in US Rise in Protest Against Trump’s Deportation Threats
It’s been over a month since Donald Trump took power, after running a campaign soaked in anti-immigrant tirades and threats of mass deportation. The media have concentrated on these threats,…
