USA: Gun violence is ‘a human rights crisis’ – New Report
Amnesty’s report shows how all aspects of American life have been compromised by the availability of guns in a country lacking proper regulations and safeguards.
James Baldwin and the meaning of whiteness
“There are days, this is one of them, when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it.”
“No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns.”: Millions to protest Saturday in 1000s of cities,...
“We are engaging in the most American activity in the world, which is coming together in peaceful protest of our government.”
How people are fighting the world’s reliance on the war economy
Many people are already investing themselves in the local peace economy as they divest from the economy of war.
Standing Rock Joins the World’s Indigenous Fighting for Land and Life
Military-style troops confronted Dakota Access demonstrators recently, underscoring the common narrative U.S. tribes share with the world’s Indigenous Peoples.
The 4 syndromes of passivity in the face of pending tyranny
Taking action – demonstrating, resisting, objecting, demanding, speaking truth, joining with others, making a ruckus, and never ceasing to fight Trump’s pending tyranny – will empower you.
Meet Alvaro Enciso, the artist placing crosses in Sonoran desert to memorialize migrant deaths
More than 3,000 human remains have been found in the Sonoran Desert, most of them of migrants fleeing their home countries to...
Disposable Americans: The Numbers are Growing
What's astonishing is the disregard that many of the super-rich have for struggling Americans.
Philadelphia agrees to pay $2M to innocent woman beaten by cops
“The behavior that occurred during the interaction between Rickia Young, her nephew, her son, and some of the officers on the scene violated the mission of the Philadelphia Police Department.”
ICE quietly resumes vehicle stops after deadly shootings, with leaked email imposing new restrictions
"ERO law enforcement officers are authorized to conduct vehicle stops," the email said, adding that officers "must continue to coordinate with their immediate supervisors regarding any enforcement activities."