How white supremacist ideology & conspiracies have fueled US domestic terror & hateful violence
“The shooter in Pittsburgh was not just anti-Semitic. He had been radicalized by white supremacist ideology."
Connecticut Ends Veteran Homelessness
Now two states in the nation, Connecticut and Vermont, have a system in place to make sure that all homeless Veterans can find permanent housing within 60 days.
Suppressed at Home, Neglected Abroad
The government of Ethiopia neglects and suppresses the people at home, ignores and abandons them abroad. They are in violation of a plethora of international covenants, as well as their own constitution, but perhaps more fundamentally they are in violation of their primary moral duty.
We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes
Toxic polarization, in which the other side is seen as a monolithic enemy and an existential threat, is dangerous and cripples our ability to solve serious problems.
Ferguson Police Chief Resigns After DOJ Exposes Systemic Racism
After analyzing the Ferguson Police Department, the Justice Department reported that the police department repeatedly violated civil rights. Still, no one has been charged with any crimes after a pattern of systemic abuse and racism was revealed.
Long Beach school officer charged with murdering unarmed teen
“I don’t understand how it’s okay for an officer, or a cop or a school safety to shoot while there [were] little kids there as well.”
‘We will not be intimidated’: Organizers announce Women’s March against NRA
In response to hostile videos by gun lobby group, progressive activists announce march in nation's capitol for next week.
From trans rights to treaty rights, the U.S. Supreme Court breaks progressive?
While American progressives will need a laser focus on the courts in the years ahead, these four decisions will likely reverberate around the world and create new possibilities for justice in many places beyond the country’s borders.
Court overturns drug conviction after SWAT tossed flashbang near baby
One second after announcing their presence, the SWAT team knocked down the front door with a battering ram as and tossed a flashbang grenade into the room.
Martin Shkreli’s former lawyer convicted for fraud scheme
Greebel was convicted on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.