Why I Faced Arrest, Even as I Battle Cancer, to Fight TPP
"If ratified, the TPP would lock in monopolies for certain new medicines, biological medicines that help people like me stay alive."
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.
Victory: Trump administration back down withdraws proposal to restrict protest
This victory shows once again that if we unite and act in solidarity we can win.
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.
Let’s End Torture in U.S. Prisons
Survivors call solitary confinement “living death.”
Migrants will pay the price of Mexico’s tariff deal with Trump
More migrants, less money, extreme violence and a recalcitrant, unpredictable northern neighbor – these are the ingredients of a refugee crisis, not a diplomatic victory.
Giving Kentucky’s young people a reason to stay
A voice and the power to solve problems will make progressive young people see their future in conservative and economically struggling Central Appalachia.
‘Modern day slavery’: Prisoner firefighters risking their lives in California battling wildfires an example...
“California fights fires with slave labor.”
Dr. Atul Gawande: Hundreds of thousands have already died since Trump closed USAID
“We’re seeing early deaths, like the malnutrition cases, and then we’ll see the wave that’s more to come.”
Poland officially enacts ban on fur farming
The legislation was signed into law by President Karol Nawrocki and it marks the end of an era as the European Union’s largest remaining fur producer.