Friday, July 24, 2026

Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota

After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.

Philadelphia domestic workers win a new bill of rights

"I deserve to be respected at my workplace - which is others' home - and to receive the same rights and protections that other workers receive."

Rethinking energy and justice in the Trump era

Local, community-based leadership is needed now more than ever to build the next economy—one that doesn’t pollute poor people, and send the money to rich people elsewhere.

31 progressive candidates seek to upend the democratic establishment in upcoming Ohio elections

Yes We Can’s odds of uprooting the Democratic establishment are a long shot, but winning this year is not necessarily the goal.

Guantánamo’s last 100 days

The story that never was.

World’s Hottest Hole: Iceland to Harness Molten Magma for Electricity, Could Power 50,000 Homes

Iceland, known for its numerous bubbling hot springs and geysers, already heats up to 90 percent of its homes and supplies about a third of its electricity with geothermal.

Nickel and Dimed in 2016

It seems wrong in a society as wealthy as ours that a person working full-time can't get above the poverty line. You can't earn a living on the minimum wage.

How Does Fracking Affects Humans? Cases in Pennsylvania Proceed

Not only is water being potentially contaminated by fracking in Pennsylvania but oil companies are aggressively seizing land for a fracking pipeline that might not even be built.

Macy’s employees stunned by mass layoffs as company rewards Wall Street

In a dramatic restructuring, Macy's announces store closures and layoffs, spotlighting the tension between shareholder gains and workforce stability in America's evolving retail landscape.

Judge blocks Trump attempt to defund Planned Parenthood clinics serving Medicaid patients

A federal court injunction halts a Trump-backed law that would have cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, threatening care for over a million patients nationwide.