Sunday, November 1, 2026
A World Food Programme distribution in East Africa, implemented by Oxfam. Photo: Oxfam East Africa / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

World Hunger and Starvation Have Reached a Crisis Level

The Trump administration has tried to eliminate all U.S. food assistance.

House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense

Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.

Colorado Springs agrees to pay nearly $3M settlement after fatal police shooting

“Nothing in this nightmare could ever make what happened to my son ok or justifiable. There is no amount of money that will bring him back."

This Hawaiian lawmaker fought Mark Zuckerberg off Native land. Now he’s Running for Congress.

DSA member Kaniela Ing is calling for 100 percent renewable energy, universal basic income and a jobs guarantee.

Chicago police reform: a stand against hate and extremism

Strengthening integrity: Chicago's new policy against police participation in hate groups

Arrested in rocking chairs, grandparents protest Chase and pressure Biden on climate

Tired from trekking 170 miles from Biden’s birthplace to his hometown, a dozen of us grandparents decided to take a stand for climate justice by sitting down.

FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food

The federal agency already tests for residues of many agricultural chemicals on food. Now it will include the widely used weed killer linked to cancer.

From ‘Demos’ to ‘Podemos’: Popular Uprisings in Greece and Spain

The future of Europe is in flux, as popular movements in Greece and Spain gain power and challenge traditional economic and political systems. The global economic crisis created enormous suffering for billions around the world, but it also created an opening.

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."
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Gaza: Doctors warn thousands of Palestinians could die this winter from cold, hunger, disease

A new United Nations report finds that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip have “pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse.”