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January 18, 2026 Week 1 NYSNA Strike as Trump Doubles Down on Twin Cities and Greenland by Bob Hennelly January 9, 2026 This Is Fascism - We're Going to Fight It! NYers Protest ICE Murder in Minnesota by Steve Wishnia January 8, 2026 The New NIMBY: Towns Turning Back ICE Warehouses by Jenna Flanagan January 4, 2026 US Attacks Venezuela and Seizes President Maduro by Bob Hennelly & Jesse Lent January 3, 2026 Mamdani Sets the Tone by Bob Hennelly December 30, 2025 Countdown to Mamdani’s Time Amidst Trump Tempest by Bob Hennelly December 23, 2025 A Deadly Year for Reporters-2025-The New Yorker at 100 by Bob Hennelly & Jesse Lent December 18, 2025 TSA Union Decries PATCO on Steroids by Bob Hennelly December 17, 2025 Trump Dismantling Healthcare As We Knew It by Bob Hennelly December 12, 2025 Students Rally in Solidarity as New School Threatens to Layoff 169 Faculty, Staff and Admin by Darius Osborne, WBAI News Reporter December 9, 2025 Protecting Our Protectors | 32 BJ Presses Council by Bob Hennelly December 4, 2025 America's Longest War Comes Home by Bob Hennelly & Jesse Lent December 2, 2025 The Weapons–Climate Crisis Nexus Plus NYCB AGMA Scores Contract Win by Bob Hennelly November 28, 2025 Rev. Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir Plus Gaza Update by Bob Hennelly November 25, 2025 Labor's Post-Mamdani Seismic Win Moment by Bob Hennelly November 20, 2025 Reclaiming the Black Cowboy: Peele & Perez Reimagine History in New Doc Series by Darius Osborne, News Reporter November 18, 2025 Gaza Misery – Trump Flip Flops – US Health Care Costs Spiral by Bob Hennelly November 14, 2025 Hospitals Dump Millions into CEO Pay & AI While Cutting Staff by Bob Hennelly & Julianna Forlano November 13, 2025 Starbucks Workers' 'Red Cup Rebellion' Plus Gaza Update by Bob Hennelly November 6, 2025 Pacifica Radio Network’s We Decide: 2025 Change In Action