On Int’l Women’s Day: Women’s equality: What will it take, what will it yield?
Where women have found a foothold, the results have been astounding.
Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Indicted for Perjury
The charge is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
Federal judge approves affordable housing rule despite Ben Carson’s attempts to delay
This is about schools and transportation and doctor visits and grocery stores that people want to be able to access to support their families.
A Journalist Is Exposing How the FBI Targets Animal Activists as ‘Terrorists’
Will Potter’s reporting reveals what he believes is an assault on free speech in defense of big profits for Big Ag.
Mobilize for system change
We too can choose whether we want a future of solidarity where human needs and protection of the planet come before profits or whether we will continue down the path where corporations and the politicians they fund deny access to basic needs.
Billions against bargaining: The hidden industry spending fortunes to stop workers from organizing
A new report estimates U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union-avoidance campaigns, exposing a vast network of consultants, law firms, legal loopholes, and delay tactics that labor advocates say have reshaped workers’ ability to organize.
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump’s transgender military ban
Yet another defeat for the Trump administration.
10 good things about a TERRIBLE year
As we head into the new year, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about for 2017.
Immigrants held in private northwest detention center report death, suicide attempts amid crackdown
This all comes as a federal judge blocked Washington state from fully enforcing a law intended to increase oversight at the for-profit immigrant jail, run by GEO Group.
Media evasions on racism and the role of Derek Chauvin
The main perpetrators and beneficiaries of systemic racism include powerful corporations that sponsor news outlets that have aimed a bright spotlight at this killer cop.