146 Land and Environmental Defenders killed or disappeared in 2024
The findings expose a persistent global crisis that has claimed 2,253 lives since 2012, and show that violence against those protecting land, forests, and communities continues with little sign of justice.
This is not a drill: 700+ arrested as extinction rebellion fights climate crisis with...
Extinction Rebellion kicked off two weeks of protests in 60 cities worldwide, demanding urgent government action on the climate crisis.
LAPD Rookie Wanted for Murder
An LAPD rookie officer is on the run after a warrant was issued for his arrest for murder. The probationary officer, who is a person of interest in a homicide investigation in Pomona, has been missing since Friday.
School support workers strike closing more than 1,000 LA schools
More than 1,000 schools are closed because of the strike, which impacts 422,000 students.
No accountability: How the civil justice system fails Black Americans killed by police
Having escaped criminal punishment, police officers who shoot and kill Black Americans are often not held to account by the civil justice system either.
Juneteenth: A celebration of black liberation & day to remember “horrific system that was...
Juneteenth is “much more complicated and much more complex than is traditionally presented,” increased recognition of the day “provides an opportunity to have a thorough remembrance of this horrific system that was slavery.”
EPA to fund network of centers to help marginalized communities access environmental justice money
“There are communities waiting for (toxic) sites to get cleaned up. They are waiting for infrastructure to be built so their communities don’t flood.”
Vigilante violence is an American tradition
Democracy requires Americans to somehow be vigilant over the use of force in their midst—without themselves becoming vigilantes.
Former City Council president indicted on fraud, bribery, and extortion charges
If convicted of all charges, Tamaya Dennard could face a maximum sentence of 50 years in federal prison.
How California could get to 100 percent renewable energy
Despite all the money in politics, the future of cleaner energy is in the hands of local communities.