Prison labor in the spotlight as incarcerated California firefighters risk lives for $5-10/day
For more on how California’s incarcerated firefighting program works, we speak to investigative journalist Keri Blakinger, who is herself formerly incarcerated, and who recently had to evacuate her home in Los Angeles.
Trump received the Nobel Peace Prize from Maria Corina Machado. But who is she?
Maria Corina Machado said it was a “historic day for us Venezuelans” as she handed President Trump her Nobel Peace Prize.
How union membership leads to a great life
Unions anchor millions of Americans in the middle class, enabling these workers to leverage a stronger work-life balance than peers at nonunion workplaces.
On the 3rd anniversary of the Christchurch attack, the Ukraine crisis asks the West...
Ultimately, who are Ukraine’s enemies? The Russian state? Or those who sit on the sidelines doing just enough to stay out of the war?
SCOTUS temporarily allows parts of Trump’s Muslim ban, will rule on decree in the...
Some of the conservative Justices did, however, indicate that they would be willing to uphold the ban, in full.
Whitmer’s data center push isn’t just bad for Michigan—it’s bad for the world
Michiganders are "fighting like hell" because they understand exactly what is at stake.
What will generative AI mean for the racial wealth gap?
Big technological shifts have a history of keeping Black and other marginalized groups at or near the bottom of economic opportunities. Will this time be different?
Movements matter as Puzder and Flynn are forced out
The engine driving both ousters are movements of thousands upon thousands of people across the country, saying “no” to hate, bigotry and injustice.
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.”
California police officer charged with assaulting minor
“Those who wear the uniform must follow the law. Excessive force will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County.”