‘I don’t believe it’s too extreme:’ Republicans hope to pass near-total abortion ban in...
Lawmakers have clearly stated that their goal is to get the topic in front of the Supreme Court, currently boasting a conservative majority, to legally overturn Roe V. Wade and outlaw abortion altogether.
What Standing Rock tells us about civil disobedience
The militarized response to communities of color signals a possible double standard in law enforcement’s acceptance of civil disobedience.
Pushed out, attacked & criminalized: San Francisco’s unhoused people speak out amid housing crisis
While advocates push for more affordable housing solutions, instead city governments have been cracking down on unhoused people with increasingly punitive measures that criminalize homelessness.
Woman freezes to death in parking garage after being evicted from affordable housing
Batts is the third homeless person to have died of exposure so far in 2017.
The Women’s Marches and the politics of care: The best response to Trump’s inaugural...
Persistence is the best resistance.
Lawsuit launched over fracking in Wayne National Forest
“Fracking the Wayne National Forest in Ohio is like kicking someone when they're down.”
A Model for Democracy at the Grassroots Level
A grassroots movement in Iowa is an uplifting example of organized people power in action taking back democracy. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is fighting the avarice and arrogance of big-money corporations.
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.
A Catholic nun on what it really means to be pro-life
A moral world is one whose societies realize that none of us can manage alone without the help of those who believe that every life is as important as their own.