Why haven’t presidential candidates proposed to end the criminalization of poverty?
The Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping criminal justice reform as an economic justice issue.
America’s Criminal Injustice System
Is our justice system broken? More and more people are taking plea bargains for fear of longer sentences, even in cases where they are not guilty.
How Trump’s immigration dragnet harms all US workers
In all, the nation has so far lost more than a million foreign-born workers amid Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
TransCanada Will Sue Over Keystone XL Rejection
Whatever the outcome, the decision on the pipeline will remain the same.
How Trump’s presidency is fueling right-wing nationalist & anti-immigration movements across Europe
Hate crimes in Britain have hit a record high and anti-immigrant nationalist movements are surging across Europe.
Top Six Green Energy Good News Stories From the Paris COP21
There is some good news on the emissions front, and new renewable energy installations are key to it.
A Farewell to Arms? Not on Your Life!
"In non-medical cases, firearms may soon cause more death than motor vehicle accidents." Guns have long been a leading cause of non-medical deaths throughout the U.S.— far more more than any other developing country. It's the scary reality.
An Afro-Indigenous perspective on policing
In his new book, Kyle T. Mays argues that the violence of policing has always been intimately tied to U.S. democracy.
Seattle & Portland activists: Protest federal and city police crackdowns & keep focus on...
“We don’t know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our city.”
Mobilize for system change
We too can choose whether we want a future of solidarity where human needs and protection of the planet come before profits or whether we will continue down the path where corporations and the politicians they fund deny access to basic needs.