Can the United States Transcend White Supremacy?
The accomplishments of the freedom struggle, anti-lynching campaigns, the civil-rights movement are not insignificant. But that doesn’t change the white-supremacist roots and contemporary reality of the United States.
Fear: What Police Reform Doesn’t Address
The most effective reforms are the ones that build community trust between citizens and the police that serve them.
Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton
"She will be the Democratic nominee for president and I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States."
Cities Turning to a Plastic-Free Future
Plastic Free July is asking you to ditch one-time use plastic goods for an entire month.
Prison Labor Revolts Shake the Foundations of the Corporate State, Part I
The struggle doesn’t end with prison labor. Prisons also serve a generally repressive function, of which labor is a particular manifestation.
250 Emaciated Lions Found During Trophy Hunting Farm Raid
Thanks to one man’s activism, 250 lions were rescued from being killed by affluent trophy hunters.
Don’t Stop the Revolution: The Sanders Movement After Orlando
This is the most progressive Democratic platform in history, but only because millions of people demanded it – with their votes and their activism. More activism is needed now.
Legalized Murder and the Politics of Terror
The police kill citizens with impunity, and that is exactly how the system is designed to work. The numerous little police states that exist in poor urban areas across the U.S. are models for a system that would enslave all of us.
Man Who Posted the Video of Alton Sterling’s Death Arrested by Police
If LeDay was targeted for his role in the viral release of the Alton Sterling shooting, he wouldn’t be the first to face retaliation for releasing videos of police brutality
Congress’ Response To Orlando Shooting Is To Try To Legalize Discrimination
House Republicans plan to mark the one month anniversary of the Orlando shooting with a hearing on a bill that would enable widespread discrimination against LGBT people.