2024 word of the year: Genocide (as in, Gaza)
Many of those contesting the charge of genocide against Israel do not understand the current technical definition of the term.
Resistance in the heartland: Fighting ICE in small-town Iowa and Nebraska
Direct service and solidarity are important, but there’s no “way out of this” without effective advocacy for sweeping systemic and policy change.
From across the country, gifts of tiny houses arrive for Standing Rock
How five large trees in remote Oregon ended up as winter housing for water protectors, including their first newborn baby.
Girding for the education fight ahead
“If progressive education … is to be effective over the next several years, it will have to focus strategically on statehouses, school boards, city councils, and mayoral races.”
‘A disgusting display’: Police fire rubber bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas at demonstrators...
"What is happening tonight in our city is shameful."
“The time is now”: Tens of thousands in NYC march for justice, peace &...
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets nationwide and around the world to call for police accountability and demand Black lives matter in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arber.
Four former correctional officers sentenced to prison for beating handcuffed inmate
“The sentences handed down in this case show that law enforcement officers who break the law, violate their oaths, and deprive inmates of their civil rights will be held accountable for their actions.”
Insurgency, ethnic cleansing and democracy in Myanmar
Myanmar’s transition from military to civilian government demonstrates that building even a severely curtailed representative democracy with respect for minority rights is a hard task.
‘A disgrace’: First Nation Pipeline opponent gets 90 days in jail after ceremony along...
"So, is there a degree of (anti-Indigenous) targeting happening? That, to me, is a fair question to ask."
Police officer fired after killing unarmed teen
Although they fired Oliver, the department refuses to release the police body cam footage from that evening.