Saturday, July 11, 2026

Milwaukee Erupts Into Violence After Deadly Police Shooting

Tensions remain high in Milwaukee as of Sunday but the violence has died down. The National Guard is activated and remains on alert in case deployment is necessary.

Disturbing Video Footage Shows Tulsa Police Killing Unarmed Father of Four

The United States Department of Justice has opened a separate civil rights investigation into Crutcher’s death.

As Trump Conjures the Voter Fraud Boogeyman, Voter Suppression is the Real Issue

Nearly 1 in 3 eligible voters in the upcoming election will be a member of a minority group.

CEOs are getting richer. Everyone else is falling behind.

At the 100 largest low-wage corporations, the average CEO now makes 632 times more than a typical worker.

What ‘abolish ICE’ really means

As I stepped inside the Cannon House Office Building on a Tuesday in July, I felt like I was taking a step...

Big protests are fine, but here’s a to-do list for lasting change

After the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we’ll need to build power where we live.

From red hats to pink hats: The awkward morning after

“I'm here to empower my daughters because I have marched these streets many many times ... and now I need to teach the next generation to do the same.”

VIDEO: 'Everybody Is a Suspect:' European Rights Chief on Edward Snowden's Call for Global...

In a new campaign to establish global privacy standards, Edward Snowden along with others proposed the International Treaty on the Right to Privacy, Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers. Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, discusses the treaty.
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Just out of jail, Winona LaDuke decries militarized crackdown on Enbridge Line 3 pipeline...

“It is a civil crisis when a Canadian multinational controls your police force.”

How the pandemic’s unequal toll on people of color underlines US health inequities –...

From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general...