6 solutions that support native sovereignty – from tribal schooling to bison herds
Florida’s Miccosukee is the first tribe allowed to run its own school, where students fully participate in family and cultural activities.
“Now is the time for our demands to be heard”: Chicago teachers strike for...
"We don’t want to be out of our schools tomorrow but sometimes you have to take a hard step in order to get what’s right.”
Former correctional officers charged with assaulting inmate and falsifying reports
“Our communities entrust correctional officers to protect detention facilities and the inmates housed within them, and when such officers commit crimes within a detention facility, they will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Oxfam reveals how rich nations are helping for-profit health industry exploit poor patients
Development finance institutions run by wealthy countries have fueled "a free-for-all of private greed over public good," the humanitarian group shows in a new report.
The long battle for civilian oversight of the police
Some civilian oversight bodies prompt improvements in policing, but many have little power. Advocates are trying to change that.
Innocent mother beaten by Philly cops on video filing lawsuit
Attorneys representing the victim have confirmed she is filing a civil rights case against the police department.
Trump promised to revive Keystone XL – but TransCanada may not even want to...
The fate of the Keystone XL Pipeline will be decided in hearings this week in Lincoln, Nebraska, but one question remains unanswered.
Wrongfully convicted man awarded $1.5M after serving 23 years in prison
“Today, Lamonte McIntyre has been declared, finally and conclusively, a completely innocent man.”
Like her boss, Betsy DeVos makes a disaster all about herself
“It’s going to be a profit boom for charter schools, and it’s going to hasten the demise of traditional public schools.”
Enough! Trump has abdicated on climate – now it’s up to us
I’ll start with myself. And every time I give up something to reduce carbon emissions, I’ll smile and think of President Trump.