Friday, July 24, 2026

Exploring the high rates of social violence in the Americas

For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Many factors contribute to this, but long-term solutions remain difficult to achieve.

Millennial organizers want to see an intersectional understanding of gun violence

It is time for an intersectional approach to gun violence prevention, in order to effectively keep all of our communities safe.

Trump appointee apologizes and resigns after bigoted comments emerge

Higbie publicly accused 75 percent of PTSD patients of lying in order to gain federal money.

Protest Is the New Terror: How U.S. Law Enforcement Is Working to Criminalize Dissent

While the recent NSA reform bill passed in Congress represents a victory for civil liberties and privacy advocates, there's still a ways to go. Because while the right to dissent remains a fundamental American freedom, the fear of terrorism is being openly exploited by law enforcement.
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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 Exxon lobbyists led push to deepen U.S. ports and increase natural gas exports

Companies such as ExxonMobil, BP, Sempra Energy, BG Group, Chevron, Koch Industries, and others all lobbied for H.R. 3080/S. 601.
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Watch: Young activists fight for undocumented students’ safety in school

Brave New Films is spotlighting youth-led and intergenerational organizations across the U.S. through its #YouthinAction series.

Can This Entrepreneur Save Flint From a Plastic Bottle Crisis?

David Antelo says his reverse osmosis machines can provide clean water to the lead-plagued city without the landfill waste.

‘Light ’em up’

Warrior-cops are the law—and above the law—as violence grips America.