The eviction crisis is a race and gender wage gap issue
There is a direct correlation between this racial, gendered wage gap and evictions.
Ominous history in real time: Where we are now in the USA
This article is adapted from the new edition of Norman Solomon’s book “Made Love, Got War,” just published as a free e-book.
Think #MeToo didn’t make a real difference? Think again
It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work.
Obama Administration Urged to Halt Dumping of Offshore Fracking Waste Into Gulf of Mexico
"The proposed permit violates the Clean Water Act because it causes an undue degradation of the marine environment."
Police Officer Faces Murder Charge for Shooting Unarmed Man in the Back
After a video surfaced recorded by a bystander, South Carolina police officer, Michael Slager, was arrested on Tuesday charged with murder for shooting an unarmed man in the back. The video appeared to contradict the officer’s account.
Before the NFL took a knee: 4 lesser-known moments of resistance in sports history
This isn’t the first time the world of professional sports has entered the fight for civil rights and racial justice.
A time of reckoning for monuments to racism and genocide
With so many ongoing crises arguments about history may seem esoteric, but only by honestly redressing the sins of the past can we find ways to make a better future. Toppling monuments is just a start.
Federal and state lawsuits brought against Facebook calls for an end to BigTech’s predatory...
"[Facebook] used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users."
Just hours after Trump signs Muslim ban a Texas mosque went up in flames
The mosque has been the target of hatred before and was burglarized just a week ago.
Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the...
As experts on firearm violence and firearm injury prevention, we know that active shooter events within school settings in the U.S. have increased substantially in the years running up to the pandemic.