1 in 3 of world’s poorest countries spend more on debt repayments than education
"Education systems desperately need more and better funding across low- and lower-middle-income countries."
It’s more than a church parking lot. It’s a safe zone for homeless women...
Some say safe-parking programs aren’t a solution to homelessness. But these women and families are grateful this church has one.
Privatizing America’s Public Land
How the Raid on Malheur Screened a Future Raid on Real Estate.
Welcome to Donald Trump’s U.S.A.
On being female in a potentially fascist country.
Indigenous Peruvians protest mining pollution
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
Former LA City Councilman sentenced to prison for obstructing corruption probe
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter sentenced Englander to 14 months in federal prison. The former city councilman was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.
Next stage of Net Neutrality conflict begins
We need to continue to build power to ensure Internet access is seen as a human right and a tool of free speech with equal access for all.
No more crime and punishment: The national prison strike of 2018, Part I
“This is a growing movement and the Nationwide Prison Strike of 2018 is an unparalleled success for prisoner organizing in the modern era."
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.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.