US sues Lockheed Martin and affiliates for alleged kickbacks at nuclear cleanup site
“This lawsuit demonstrates that the Department of Justice will work tirelessly to ensure that public funds are used for the important purposes for which they are intended.”
NYC students strike to demand racial equity in nation’s largest—and most segregated—school district
“We, the students, have had enough. It is past time to integrate our school system, and we will not relent until the adults stop acting like children.”
The 2022 giving slump exposes the fragility of top-heavy charity
When ultra-wealthy donors dominate philanthropy, our charities are less resilient.
HUD to rollback protections for transgender people in taxpayer-funded homeless shelters
“The ACLU will fight back against this attempt to write discrimination into the law. Shelters funded by taxpayers should be open to all – period.”
Massacre in Nicaragua: Four indigenous community members killed for their land
“We are very concerned about the continued attack against indigenous people in Nicaragua, the lack of protection of their rights, and the impunity of the crimes committed against them.”
What’s Really at Stake in the Apple Encryption Debate
The government has never been allowed to create a “backdoor” to encrypted devices. Now, it’s trying to force Apple to build one.
Police determine officer was driving at ‘unsafe speed’ when striking teen
"Our training is designed to prevent this sort of thing from happening. We are going to make sure our training – and the officer’s adherence to that training – is as solid as it can be.”
Hollywood Walk of Fame Receives Black Lives Matter Makeover
Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame had the names of people killed by police officers glued onto them.
Democratic lawmakers join family separation protests at detention centers from Texas to New Jersey
Protests have erupted nationwide against the Trump administration’s new policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me
The late civil rights activist and author didn’t let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.