On October 24th, Florida Governer Ron DeSantis ordered Florida state universities to ban the pro-Palestinian student organization, Students for Justice in Palestine(SJP), from campuses for their support for the so-called “terrorist” organization Hamas. These attempts to silence those standing up with Palestine are bound to fail. This is an

On October 27th, Israel launched an invasion into the Gaza Strip, escalating its bombardment and severing essential communication channels, including internet and phone lines. This action aims to effectively isolate 2.3 million Palestinians, subjecting them to a complete information blackout, both internally and externally. Israeli Occupation Forces have announced

On October 6th, the Palestinian resistance movement led coordinated attacks from land, air, and sea utterly humiliating the Israeli Occupation Forces [IOF], commonly known by the misnomer “Israeli Defense Force” [IDF]. Through these attacks, they have been able to seize the land stolen from them and are continuing to push

On April 19th, 2023, the Texas Senate passed SB-17, a bill that forces the state’s public universities to close their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices. These offices were established to promote equitable access to higher education, foster diversity among staff, and create a safe and more supportive environment

Last month, Jermelle English went to Applebee’s with his family when Kenosha PD came in searching for suspects of a nearby hit-and-run. Another patron of the Applebee’s pointed out English’s family for being “suspicious,” and the officers immediately assaulted English while holding his 1-year old baby. They

On July 29, O’shae Sibley, a gay black man and choreographer, was voguing at a gas station with his friends before he was fatally stabbed by a 17 year old. As they were filling up their car, a group of men began to shout homophobic and racial slurs at

On July 26th, in Niger, a momentous event unfolded as Abdourahamane Tchiani, a prominent military leader, spearheaded a takeover against Mohammed Bazoum, culminating in the establishment of a new transitional government. After the formation of the new government, Niger promptly halted its export of uranium and gold to France. Approximately

On July 20, there was another critical police incident in Kenosha, Wisconsin. SDS demands justice for Jacob Albright! Just two years ago, there was an uprising for justice for Jacob Blake, who was shot seven times by a Kenosha police officer. People in Kenosha, and everywhere, deserve transparency and accountability

On the morning of July 12th, their second court appearance, the Tampa 5 learned that a trial date will be set by the judge on August 9th. This will be their third court appearance. They are still in the middle of the process of discovery, which means that they are

On July 7th, The White House announced that President Biden had approved the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. This administration has decided to escalate an already costly and brutal war in Ukraine despite over a year of consistent conscious resistance in actions from hundreds of thousands of people around

On June 5th, the application for the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School, an online public school, was approved by a 3 to 2 vote from the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. This virtual school will be overseen by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese

This Thursday, June 29th, the United States Supreme Court ruled that institutions of higher learning can no longer take race into consideration during admissions and hiring; this ruling rolls back decades of momentous progress. In chasing “equality”, the ruling abandons equity and leaves Black and Latino students in the dust.

On June 16th, UPS Teamsters overwhelmingly voted 97% in favor of a strike. This will be a historic strike of over 300K members on August 1st if UPS does not meet their demands. Following a greatly unpopular contract in 2018, Teamsters are ready to fight for the contract that they

Gillian Rath, a member of UMN SDS, was contacted by the FBI several times last week with questions about her abortion rights activism and the movement to oppose predatory "Crisis Pregnancy Centers". This incident is another in a long line of FBI repression of people’s movements; the

On June 1, the Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in favor of a lawsuit that will impede the rights of striking workers. Their ruling in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters will allow companies to sue workers who damage company property as part of a strike. The

On May 17th, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed SB 254 into law, which prohibits minors in Florida from receiving gender affirming care, which includes treatments such as hormone replacement therapy and/or puberty blockers. The law also suspends licenses and charges doctors with a level 3 felony if they

On May 2nd, 2023, 4 protesters were arrested for rightfully protesting the presence of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, president of the Philippines, who was dining with billionaires in Washington, DC. His administration has killed many social movement leaders since he was elected, earning him the ire of Filipino people around the

Four members of the Uhuru Movement and African People’s Socialist Party were indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, April 18, with charges of "acting as agents of the Russian government within the United States without prior notification." The people indicted include Omali

Students for a Democratic Society Condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli military forces. The fact that the attack has occurred during the holy month of Ramadan makes it all the more contemptible. So far, over 500 Palestinians have been injured and

On March 6th, Students for a Democratic Society at USF in Tampa protested to demand President Rhea Law and her administration take a stand against Governor DeSantis’ latest attacks on diversity, ethnic studies and Black history in universities, and were met with brutalization and arrest by the University of South

Recently, the state of Arkansas has taken steps to further deregulate child labor laws through the Youth Hiring Act of 2023. This act means that children who are under 16 years old could be sent to work without needing permission from the Department of Labor. This would also preclude the

Attacks on Affirmative Action and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are intensifying across the country, in both Blue and Red states, from Florida to Connecticut and Oklahoma, with the Supreme Court set to make a ruling on Affirmative Action some time this year. Multicultural studies programs, including African American, Chicano,

On March 6th, Students for a Democratic Society at the University of South Florida held a protest near their University President’s office to demand that their university take a stand against House Bill 999, which is the latest in Governor DeSantis’ attacks against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs,