Last Friday (August 1, 2025), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published their latest – Employment Situation Summary – for July 2025. What followed was somewhat extraordinary. The data and the revisions to the previous two months data releases (which is standard practice) showed that the US labour market is in decline. It starkly runs…
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Pressure is mounting against Israel in the U.S. and around the world. Will it mean anything on the ground in Palestine?
The post The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump's demands.
The post How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image appeared first on The Intercept.
“Under the guise of combatting antisemitism, new laws risk eroding core democratic principles, silencing legitimate dissent and redefining free speech as hate speech.”
The constitutional order will not defend us from a judge so committed to Trump’s presidential authoritarianism.
The post What to Do — And Not to Do — About a Judge Like Emil Bove appeared first on The Intercept.
“It seems incredibly hypocritical to suddenly be shocked by these images when every humanitarian agency has said no one can replace UNRWA.”
The post As Gaza Starves, Republicans Take Aim at Another Lifeline. Almost No One Noticed. appeared first on The Intercept.
A pending VA rule appears designed to strip crucial health care from hundreds of thousands of veterans in states with abortion bans.
The post Trump Prepares to Revoke Lifesaving Abortion Care for Veterans appeared first on The Intercept.
As with many of Trump’s proposals, it’s unclear how serious he is about his vague call for further U.S. involvement in Gaza food aid.
The post Trump’s Gaza “Food Centers” Miss the Real Problem: Israel’s Aid Blockade appeared first on The Intercept.
Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”
The post Worked Security For GHF in Gaza? Beware of War Crime Charges, Democrats Say. appeared first on The Intercept.
Thanks to the Supreme Court and the Trump administration, student loan forgiveness is out of reach for many — unless you work for ICE.
The post Guess Who’s Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness: New ICE Agents appeared first on The Intercept.