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Pro-Palestine NYU Law Student Speaks Out After Job Offer Was Rescinded

Prem ThakkerWith tensions exploding over Gaza on campuses across the country, NYU Law student Ryna Workman lost their position as student body president and a job offer.
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Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded

Ryan Grim, Neha WadekarBridge International Academies was in the midst of a key financing round when allegations of child sex abuse emerged. They fought back hard.
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Why Big Tech, Cops, and Spies Were Made for One Another

Cory DoctorowThe American surveillance state is a public-private partnership.
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13 House Democrats Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

Prem Thakker, Akela LacyProgressives hope the resolution, which comes after Israel has killed nearly 3,000 Palestinians, will create an opening for other members to follow suit.
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Starbucks Is Suing Its Union After “Solidarity With Palestine!” Tweet

Ryan GrimThe coffee company says the union, Starbucks Workers United, is making people think it stands in solidarity with Palestine after the Hamas attack.
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Instagram Censored Image of Gaza Hospital Bombing, Claims It’s Too Sexual

Sam BiddleIn responses to users who tried to post an alleged picture of the Gaza hospital bombing, Instagram and Facebook said it violated guidelines for sexual content or nudity.
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Scholastic Makes It Easy to Ban Black and LGBTQ+ Books

Natasha LennardCaving to the far right, the children’s book giant lets school book fairs exclude diverse titles en masse.
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India — and the World — After Gaza

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