Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Ben & Jerry’s is carrying on a proud tradition of boycotts for human rights

From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery bus boycott, an ice cream boycott for Palestinian rights fits right in with social movement history.

Guns, desperate migrants, and dangerous drugs

Guns from America are pouring into Mexico, arming violent drug gangs.

How Civil Rights Leader Bob Moses used math literacy to push for racial equality

The Algebra Project is a nonprofit dedicated to helping students from historically marginalized communities develop math literacy.

Hundreds of activists arrested in DC during “Moral Monday”

“I am not afraid, I will fight for liberation cause I know why I was made. I am not afraid.”

The far right’s new-old war on women

From the Trumpists who attacked the U.S. Capitol to far-right populists in Europe, insecurities about women are a major ideological motivation that often goes underappreciated. Mainstream conservatives, in particular, should be wary of the role that gender issues play in opening the door to extremists.
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“Give us the moratorium”: Rep. Cori Bush sleeps on Capitol steps demanding eviction protection

“This isn’t easy. This is not performative in any way. I would rather be at home, but I understand the urgency and the need of this crisis right now.”
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Deputy on leave after controversial arrest of mother and teen on video

A Texas sheriff’s deputy was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation into the incident.

‘A devastating failure’: Eviction ban expires as House goes on vacation and Biden refuses...

"We cannot be abandoning the up to 11 million Americans that are in need, particularly when emergency rental assistance—the $46 billion that we authorized—has not gotten out."

Global health activists say it’s time we ask Big Pharma to make a sacrifice

“Can the government go against private interests to protect the public interest?”

What the Pegasus Project has revealed about the rise of for profit surveillance

For journalists and activists what we’ve learned about Pegasus has created new doubts about security.