Phoenix enacts landmark heat safety ordinance for outdoor workers amid rising temperatures
A unanimous decision by the Phoenix City Council has led to the adoption of an ordinance mandating essential heat safety measures.
We can safeguard democracy without giving in to fear and more policing
With voter intimidation and political violence on the rise, it’s time to invest in proven nonviolent, civilian-led safety endeavors.
Wyden pushes for major Supreme Court overhaul, seeks to restore public confidence amid ethics...
Senator Ron Wyden introduces sweeping legislation to expand the number of justices, implement transparency measures, and limit political influence on the nation’s highest court.
Deadly shadows: new study reveals over 460,000 U.S. deaths linked to coal pollution since...
New study reveals coal pollution's dire impact on U.S. public health, with over 460,000 deaths in two decades.
Private equity looted Connecticut hospitals, leaving patients and staff in crisis
A new Senate report reveals how private equity firms gutted community hospitals, endangered patients, and left taxpayers and workers to clean up the mess.
Global uprising: Protests erupt worldwide against economic support for Gaza conflict
The wave of protests swept major cities across the globe, with significant disruptions reported on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, downtown Los Angeles, and key transport routes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Should fighting for democracy take priority over building powerful social movements?
Activists throughout history have put social movement work on hold for the electoral arena.
Federal judge dismisses charges against 3 white supremacists
The three, members of the Rise Above Movement, had been charged under a federal anti-riot statute with planning and then carrying out assaults at rallies in California in 2017. The judge said the federal statute used to prosecute them was unconstitutional.
Knowledge is power. Gaza war supporters don’t want students to have both.
Silence is complicity, and that’s the way Israel’s allies like it. For them, the new academic term restarts a threat to the status quo.
A 10-step plan for the world to cut food loss and waste in half...
Nearly a third of all food produced in the world goes uneaten each year, yet 1 in 9 people is undernourished.