Saturday, April 27, 2024

Federal judge won’t block voter ID law that strips Native Americans of their voting...

The decision means that potentially thousands of Native Americans will not be able to vote in the upcoming elections.

How teachers might end up beating back the Koch brothers’ plan to privatize Arizona...

“Even before election day, we’ve already won because we’ve exposed the corruption of the Republican Party. There’s no hiding behind the curtains anymore.”

Marijuana is on the ballot in four states, but legalization may soon stall, researchers...

Strong public support and successive waves of state-level legalization in election years has led many policy analysts to argue that marijuana has reached a tipping point in the United States.

Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans

Tribes – with celebrity help – are mobilizing members ahead of midterms.

Hate unbound

Politicians and media moguls have long understood that fear and hate sell better than hope and compassion, no matter how much we might wish it otherwise.

It’s time to go on the offensive against racism

That is the shift that can make possible, at long last, a decisive win against racism.

This shelter gives homeless people what they really need – long-term jobs

The Fort Worth program focuses on building a strong foundation for guests to successfully end their homelessness.

Increased restrictions on protest won’t keep communities safer

Instead of looking to combat-ready police to solve the problem of public disruption, the community itself has the capacity to create structures of safety and support by focusing on solidarity and confronting the foundational issues that are causing the violence in the first place.

Billionaires made more money in 2017 than any other year in recorded history

Meanwhile, 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty and "5.3 million live in Third World conditions of absolute poverty."

What is the real cost of mass incarceration?

“This is the story of more than just one individual … but [of] tens of thousands of men and women across the country.”