Trump’s “Iron Dome” Looks Like Another Payday for Elon Musk
When I first reported on President Donald Trump’s promise to “BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD,” an expert summed up the idea as “the insane ramblings of a senile old person.” But, with...
View Article“Half My Students Were Gone”: How Trump’s Immigration Agenda Is Disrupting...
When Sam, a third-grade teacher in the greater Boston area, walked into her classroom January 30, about a third of her students were absent. “The sun was beating down so hard and it was reflecting off...
View ArticlePrivate Prison Companies Set to Make Billions Reopening Jails for ICE
Late Wednesday afternoon, private prison company CoreCivic announced it would be reopening a notorious family detention center in South Texas, under an amended contract with US Immigration and Customs...
View ArticleWhere Is Mahmoud Khalil?
Around 8:30 p.m. on March 8th, Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of Columbia and a student leader in last year’s protest encampments, was returning to his University-owned apartment after an iftar...
View ArticleThe Many Misrepresentations of Mahmoud Khalil
Early this week, as Columbia students scrambled to respond to the United States government’s arrest of recent graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a series of logistical hurdles emerged. What would the protesters...
View ArticleThe Horrific Details of Mahmoud Khalil’s Detainment
Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate who is Palestinian, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security almost one week ago. Since then, Khalil, who is in the United States on a green card,...
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A Florida Cinema Showed a Documentary About Palestine. Now, The Mayor Could...
Kareem Tabsch, co-founder of Miami Beach’s O Cinema, loves his hometown. He’s made an award-winning movie about Miami Beach’s historic Jewish community. He has been lauded in his local press for his...
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Israel Is Bombing Gaza Again. Here’s What Doctors Are Seeing On The Ground.
The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, instituted in mid-January, was always shaky. It could even be argued it never fully existed. Sixteen days ago Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza,...
View ArticleTrump’s Secret Police Are Stalking More and More Students
On Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge in New York’s Northern District heard opening arguments in the case of Momodou Taal v. Trump. Neither party was present in the courtroom—in large part because...
View ArticleICE Is Reportedly Violating Detained Tufts Student’s Right to Medical Care
In the 10 days since Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, her lawyers say their client has had three asthma attacks. During that...
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