Thursday, November 5, 2026

We need to hear more Palestinian voices

The march in Philadelphia with hundreds of others calling for an end to the violence and freedom for the Palestinian people was absent from news coverage.
McGraw Tower at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Photo: P. Hughes / CC BY-SA 4.0

Students have fought sexual violence for years. They want to know when universities will...

Allegations by two women that Cornell and LSU took insufficient action after they were assaulted on campus have reignited national outrage over how schools respond to sexual violence.
Aerial view of the U.S.-Mexico border at Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas. Photo: formulanone / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump Says the Border Is Secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Keeps Declaring an Emergency.

Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without going through the state Legislature.

Fighting Inequality at the Local Level

While it's still legal to exercise your First Amendment rights, transit workers in Grand Rapids are organizing against pension theft and fare hikes. It's time we stop widening the inequality gap and start bridging it.

It’s Time to Free Students from Debt

"Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife." It's time we free students from debt and create a new debt-free democracy.
The Texas State Capitol in Austin, where the state's abortion restrictions are made law. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made both harder.

She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state's abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated.
A memorial to nuclear test veterans. Photo: NotFromUtrecht / CC BY-SA 3.0

Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and...

A UN meeting this month put nuclear test survivors from Kazakhstan, Kiribati and beyond at the center of disarmament talks usually dominated by treaties and diplomats.

Populist Proposals Win in 2014

While the Democrats had a poor showing at the polls in 2014, populist and progressive ideas surged. An array of unabashedly populist ballot initiatives were passed by pollsters.
An EPA Superfund cleanup sign at the Clearview Landfill in Philadelphia. Omaha is home to the country's largest residential Superfund site. Photo: Jhbadger / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards...

The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that many yards still have harmful levels of lead.
The National Labor Relations Board's Washington headquarters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Federal labor board accuses Wisconsin behavioral health nonprofit of illegally firing six workers during...

The board also certified the union at the West Allis clinic after rejecting the company's objections to the April election.