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Villagers in Crete are fighting the government’s plan to convert a disused factory into a reception center for people on the move, escalating a monthslong standoff that pits xenophobic backlash against an increasingly securitized European border regime. 

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Close out September with a mobile video truck, a throwback dance night, a punk show on the National Mall, and bilingual tunes for toda la familia. 

Our reporter survives an overnight journey of ambient music — and the soul — at Rhizome.

After the largest oil and gas spill in Wisconsin's history, Enbridge's defiance of legal requests raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations and its willingness to enforce its permits.

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Crafting in community, an organizing festival, and more.

Autumn is actually the best time of year to put in perennials (and there's still time for many veggies, too).

Facing four state felony assault charges and federal charges of lying to the FBI over a shooting in Minneapolis, ICE agent Christian Castro made appearances in Minnesota state and federal courts last week.

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Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison has decided to "eliminate" the state's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) less than six years after he created it. The closure is a devastating blow to around 160 CRU applicants in Minnesota prisons whose cases were pending final investigation into their claims of wrongful conviction.

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Patronize theaters, join a protest, and other ways to get involved.

Explore the globe right from our hometown at an Oktoberfest gathering, an international street festival, or an Ethiopian New Year’s party.

Plans to build a new commercial corridor at Capitol Gateway are finally inching forward.

Cochise County, AZ — On Monday a set of arrests stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Mexico border wall blockade in southeastern Arizona saw three protesters jailed overnight. The arrests mark the first charges in the now months-long struggle against construction of a double border wall along…

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For the team at Today's Pizza, it's always been bigger than the pies.

Undercover videos show the Ward 8 councilmember both deeply involved in the community and taking wads of cash from a businessman.

Berlin, Germany — On Saturday, July 25, 2026 a white van rammed into the crowd at one of Europe’s largest pride celebrations, the Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin Germany. One woman was killed and 29 others were injured. On Sunday, Germany’s Minister of Interior…

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Cuts to SNAP, surging costs, and federal layoffs are making it difficult for District residents to put food on the table.

Washington DC — On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated a volunteer tech collective behind a popular activist blogging platform a terrorist organization. 

Autistici/Inventati (A/I), the Italian collective behind NoBlogs.org, now joins such organizations as the Islamic State group…

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Congressional Black Caucus Week networking, a museum birthday party, and more ways to get involved.

Get ready for a creativity-forward next few days — including a late-night citywide festival, an “art walk” in Capitol Hill, and plenty of live music.