Jeff Bezos’ housing hypocrisy: Millions to fight homelessness, more to fuel the crisis
While Jeff Bezos donates to fight homelessness, his investment in single-family homes raises alarms about exacerbating the housing crisis.
NPR devotes almost two hours to Afghanistan over two weeks—and 30 seconds to US...
If NPR cared about the Afghan people, its coverage would be aimed at informing listeners about how their country’s policies are dramatically hurting Afghans.
ICE detention is ‘soul-destroying:’ Eritrean immigrant dies by suicide during deportation
Friends and family are demanding to know why he was deported to Eritrea, despite his fears that he would be tortured or even killed there.
New Zealand government to plant 100 million trees yearly
New Zealand’s youngest leader in more than 150 years plans to take the country on a more liberal path after nine years of conservative rule.
WHO Report: One in four children die each year from unhealthy environments
Nearly 2 million children a year lose their lives to conditions caused by environmental pollution and hazards.
Defense contractor detained migrant kids in vacant Phoenix office building
It is not listed among shelters operating through the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or on the state child care licensing website.
There are good policing rules – why won’t officers use them with people of...
“The good stuff never applies to people of color, ever.”
‘What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July?’
Frederick Douglass told a crowd gathered in Rochester, N.Y., on July 5, 1852 that to slaves the white man's celebration of the Fourth of July is a "sham." And today, the gross injustice and cruelty he was talking about are still existent.
Police release body cam video of officer killing innocent woman at home
The Fort Worth Police Department recently released the body cam footage of an officer fatally shooting a woman at home without identifying...
Biden administration ends Trump-era rule, banning discrimination against transgender people in health care
“Everyone – including LGBTQ people - should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period.”