Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right
There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.
North Carolina Residents to Sue State Over Discriminatory Voter ID Law
The 2016 election will be the first with the new law in affect, as courts have refused to delay its implementation until after the election.
WHO finds violence against women ‘remains devastatingly pervasive,’ affecting 1 in 3 worldwide
"Violence against women is endemic in every country and culture, causing harm to millions of women and their families, and has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic."
Former police detective fatally shot by Kansas police
“The family of Lionel Womack thanks the members of the Kansas City community for your outpouring of support after their devastating loss yesterday."
Oscar Shoutouts Roundup
Several winners at last night's awards ceremony used their acceptance speeches to speak out on causes meaningful to them.
We must stop family separation—and we can do it now
The Biden administration has tools it can use right now to put kids and families first in immigration policy.
“Our water, our right”: 10 global struggles for public water
We bring you 10 inspiring stories of communities and cities working to reclaim public control over water and wastewater services from major private water multinationals.
Making America hate again
Let’s pray the leveler heads in our society prevent the civil war Trump and Bannon want to instigate in America.
‘Sacrifice zones’: the new ‘Jim Crow’ that’s sickening and killing people of color
A product of entrenched, historic racism, “sacrifice zones”—designed to site pollution hot spots within communities of color—are a front line in a largely silent, often deadly, and steadily growing health crisis across the United States.
‘I’m terrified I’ll die’: Bernie Sanders unveils report on healthcare devastation looming for American...
The Sanders report concludes by not only vowing to reverse the Republican healthcare cuts, but to “work to end the international embarrassment of the United States being the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care for all.”









