Culture

There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden.

Since the murder of his son Joaquin in the Parkland shooting, Manuel Oliver has been tackling the gun violence epidemic through “nonviolent creative confrontation.”

It is critical for us to step out of the limitations of two and four year election cycles and recognize that social transformation does not arise by electing the perceived least evil.

There is only one way to deal with this blatant grift program for the charter school industry – shut it down.

In Trumpistan, legislative attempts to ban abortion are a blatant sign that women are under attack.

Indigenous peoples should be a source of inspiration for the global community.

“Women are losing their safety, their economic power, their autonomy, their education, and they are pushed onto the frontlines, where they are often used, unprotected and sacrificed.”

A new global social movement is growing, in schools and on the streets.

It doesn’t matter so much how many reports corporate media write; if the same people stay at the center of them, the story won’t change.

A record number of workers are trying to form labor unions, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows. Corporate America is alarmed.