Journalist Launches Online Archive to Document Diversity of Rural India
While Sainath is known for his forceful critiques of people in power and the inequality built into contemporary economics and politics, he aims to show the dignity of ordinary people in the face of injustice in "People’s Archive of Rural India."
Philadelphia Inquirer Pimps for Philly Cop Chief
The Philadelphia Inquirer was shamelessly pimped for the brutal and murderous Philadelphia Police Department. Has the Inquirer, once one of the country's best papers, become such a shameless apologist for the powerful?
Striking West Virginia teachers revive a proud labor heritage
After nine days on strike, the teachers won!
Renters get one step closer to home ownership with this innovative program
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
Detaining immigrant children – a billion-dollar industry
“It was never intended to be a foster care system with more than 10,000 children in custody at an immediate cost to the federal taxpayer of over $1 billion dollars per year.”
Why the new push for charter schools should anger progressives
Surveys find that Americans have increased confidence in public schools while support for charter schools has dropped by double digit percentages among Democrats and Republicans.
Shop stopped: Grocery store strike of 31K workers receives support from Warren, Sanders
Stop & Shop will need to make a decision: either invest in people power or continue to lose money.
The ‘secret sauce’ for Southern organizing
Hometown Action’s “secret sauce” for building power to win in the Deep comes from organizing, which builds consciousness and relationships through deep conversations, which makes a difference and creates impact.
2020 candidates address historical trauma, missing indigenous women & more at Native American forum
Following this week’s historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, we speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian...
Why aren’t Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?
We can’t predict exactly what catalyst will trigger a mass movement in the U.S. like the ones we are seeing overseas, but with more and more Americans demanding an alternative to a system that doesn’t serve their needs, the tinder for a revolutionary movement is everywhere.








