South Carolina cops on leave after arrest video goes viral
“There is no reason for the level of force we saw on that video yesterday. There’s no reason for that.”
FBI raids home of New York police union president
The president of a New York City police union appears to be under federal investigation after FBI agents raided his home and the union headquarters on Tuesday.
The year in inequality in 10 charts
Our economic and racial divides grew even wider in 2021, but there are signs of hope for a more equitable future.
Housing is a human right—here’s how to make it a reality
The federal government has for years enabled the private market to make money off our housing needs. Now, as home prices and rents skyrocket, there is a simple solution: offer people a public option for housing.
Policing causes violence, not the other way around
What liberal politicians and the media refuse to acknowledge is that crime is linked to the failures of capitalism, not to the lack of police. Indeed, police are part of the problem, not the solution.
At least 19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting
"How many more times are we gonna sit back?... How many more times?"
The selfish politics of anti-abortionists
Those claiming to be against abortion often rely on being able to access the procedure when they need it—a common conservative approach to social needs.
Fight for health care begins
A spark has been lit in the current healthcare fight.
‘Lock and load’: Trump-loving extremists react to FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
"None of this demonstrating in the snow shit," one commenter wrote in a MAGA forum. "Summertime was made for killing fields."
How Barbara Ehrenreich exposed the ‘positive thinking’ industry
We can thank the late economic justice warrior for her groundbreaking contribution in showing that “positive thinking” is part of a whitewashing of economic inequality.