Chicago’s last black-owned bank got millions in government deposits — then had to give...
As Black-owned banks disappear, politicians are under increasing pressure to save them. Big deposits are a ready solution, but sometimes they burden the banks more than they help.
JUSTICE: Cops Sentenced to Prison for Tasering Mentally Disabled Woman
Two South Carolina police officers accused of tasering a mentally ill woman, while she posed no threat to herself or others, were sentenced to prison this week. Are police going to finally be held accountable for their brutality?
Chicago braces as Trump threatens troops and mass ICE raids
Officials vow court action while communities organize, citing billions for militarization and warnings of secrecy and civil rights violations.
Nashville students rally for gun control ahead of April 5 nationwide walkout
One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers "actually cared about protecting kids" they would "address what kills kids every single day" instead of banning books and drag shows.
Community peacemakers in Chicago offer a proven alternative to policing
As calls to defund police grow, peacemakers on the frontlines of Chicago’s gun violence epidemic have dramatically reduced homicides and shootings.
Not your grandma’s civil rights strategy
Whose streets? (Then and now)
Alaska legislation would finally recognize the existence of tribes
Enacting this legislation “declares the end of, the termination era of thinking as the official state policy.”
Shoplifting is big news; stealing millions from workers is not
The shoplifting video is supposed to represent multiple examples of retail theft, but the wage theft settlement is also one example of a widespread issue.
Why is Kaiser Permanente engaging in corporate Kabuki?
Ahead of a potentially historic strike, a major nonprofit health care provider seems to be choosing corporate values over worker rights—and by extension, patient care.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 27
The 7 senators who will decide Kavanaugh’s fate, more police violence, a declaration from the third Kavanaugh accuser, and more.