Supreme Court rules in favor of Civil Rights Act of 1964 protecting LGBTQ employees...
"LGBTQI people have a right to the same protections as everyone else, and they deserve to be able to live their lives without fear of discrimination—something the Supreme Court has affirmed today.”
There is no climate justice without racial justice
“Without a focus on correcting injustice, work on climate change addresses only symptoms, and not root causes.”
Police officer charged with assault after using pepper spray on video
“I commend Acting Prosecutor Mayer for acting swiftly to hold this police officer accountable for the appalling and completely unjustified use of force alleged in these criminal charges.”
The killing of Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police shoot dead unarmed man who fell asleep...
“What we continue to see is police being called in as first responders to things that they should not be showing up for.”
Cities reimagine public safety amid calls to #DefundPolice
Lawmakers across the country are proposing policy measures to cut or loosen ties to traditional policing.
Atlanta police shoot and kill Rayshard Brooks as protests demanding racial justice continue worldwide
Brooks' death added to the growing outrage over police violence toward people of color, particularly black Americans, that has fueled #DefundPolice demands and demonstrations across the U.S. and in other countries for nearly three weeks.
As nationwide protests over police brutality continue, cities across the US cut and reallocate...
"Policing doesn't work ... Yet we keep supporting a system that is clearly broken."
Protesters for black lives are America’s true patriots
These activists wanted a better America, one that actually realized its ideals of equal justice and ensured life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Media acknowledge drive to defund police—but seek to blunt its radical edge
Today, even as ideas for police reform that barely surfaced in corporate media in the past are becoming part of the mainstream conversation, media continue to try to steer that conversation away from its radical edge.
Colorado judge bans use of tear gas, says it violates one of many freedoms...
Citizens should never have to fear peaceful protest on the basis of police retaliation, especially not when protesting that very same police violence."