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Protesters at a memorial to Alex Pretti on January 27, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight

Pretti was one of us. We have to carry on his struggle.

Jan 29, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Federal agents push back protesters during the “ICE OUT! Noise Demo” outside a hotel in Minneapolis, on January 25, 2026.

Occupied Minnesota Occupied Minnesota

Minneapolis right now reminds me of what I’ve seen during my time in the West Bank.

Jan 28, 2026 / Ariel Gold

Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota on January 26, 2026.

“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize “The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize

With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”

Jan 28, 2026 / The Editors

Activist groups gather in front of the New York Public Library for an anti-ICE rally and march, marking one year since US President Donald Trump took office for a second term on January 20, 2026, in New York City.

If Something Happens to Me: A Letter to My Daughter If Something Happens to Me: A Letter to My Daughter

I want you to know why I chose to keep fighting for the world you deserve.

Jan 26, 2026 / Adrianne Wright

Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026.

Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil

The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.

Jan 25, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Why I Didn’t Report My Rape Why I Didn’t Report My Rape

In 2021, six men sexually assaulted me in a Las Vegas hotel room. Something more than abolitionism prevented me from reporting the crime.

Jan 24, 2026 / Anna Krauthamer

The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas during her sermon at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City on January 19, 2026.

Refusing Despair in a Despairing Time Refusing Despair in a Despairing Time

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day sermon by the Rev. Canon Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas.

Jan 21, 2026 / Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas

A protester holds a sign in front of the Whipple Federal building in response to an ICE agent’s killing Renee Good.

How the Trump Administration Is Downgrading Women’s Citizenship How the Trump Administration Is Downgrading Women’s Citizenship

Gender isn’t just a matter of individual identity. It’s an axis of governance—and for the last year, across a range of policies, the Trump administration has punished women.

Jan 20, 2026 / Soraya Chemaly

Border Patrol agents confront community members in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026.

The People vs. ICE The People vs. ICE

Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns.

Jan 19, 2026 / Michelle Chen

Kristallnacht in Minnesota Kristallnacht in Minnesota

Tipping point USA.

Jan 16, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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