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This mural honors 5,000 women who protested fascism in 1937

TAMPA, Fla. — Sarah McNamara was a teenager when she first learned of her great-great grandmother and great aunt’s local activism in the 1930s.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Jean Guerrero: Gen Z has good reason to be angry. Will they burn it all down?

Generation Z seems like a paradox: far more open to diverse viewpoints and compromise than older Americans, but also in some ways more dogmatic.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2023

Editorial: Don’t give DeSantis his own military machine

Gov. Ron DeSantis already abuses so many of his powers that he should not be given any more. But naturally, that’s what Florida’s eager-to-please Legislature plans to do.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 5, 2023

Central Park Five member takes out full page ad on Trump 34 years after he called for their execution

‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Mary Trump says uncle Donald gave away moment of terror outside court: ‘We saw humiliation’

Trump pleads not guilty to all charges during appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

‘I’ll always support him’: Republicans back Trump as he faces charges

Many on the right liken the legal battle to an attack on democracy itself and have made threats to the district attorney

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

Trump campaign tries to cash in on arrest with fake mugshot T-shirt

Meanwhile, Stormy Daniels sells ‘#TeamStormy’ gear and sellers flood eBay and Etsy with novelty merch

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

Trump Claims Election Interference Is Behind Criminal Charges

A subdued former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday at New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him and declared himself the victim of election interference without offering evidence. "I never thought anything like this could happen in America," Trump told supporters gathered at his Mar-a-Lago…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2023

‘We saw uncertainty, humiliation’: Mary Trump says uncle Donald gave away moment of terror outside court

Trump pleads not guilty to all charges during appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Villegas, Monique Scott win ward races as Taliaferro struggles to hold onto 29th Ward seat

Meanwhile in the 24th Ward, Monique Scott declared victory Tuesday night less than a year after she was appointed to the role after her brother stepped down from the City Council.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2023