United Steelworkers lead mobilization drive as American unions face growing vulnerability
The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation.
I couldn’t go to Standing Rock, so I closed my bank accounts instead
There are 38 banks supporting the Dakota Access pipeline. I found out mine was one of them.
4 Texas police officers fired over fatal shooting
"You don’t get to shoot somebody 21 times, because at that time, when we discharged those 21 rounds, Mr. Chavez was at his greatest level of incapacitation.”
Maryland bans fracking
“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”
Former Orange County police chief charged with involvement in Capitol riots
a former California police chief and five other men were recently indicted on conspiracy, obstruction, and unlawful entry charges.
The eviction crisis is a race and gender wage gap issue
There is a direct correlation between this racial, gendered wage gap and evictions.
In Minnesota’s ‘most diverse city,’ schools are addressing the community’s deep trauma
Educators use the community schools approach to tackle underlying causes of disparities that show up in classrooms.
Martin Luther King III: Don't Idolize My Father, Embrace His Ideals of Freedom, Justice...
In celebration of Bloody Sunday, King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, spoke this past weekend in Selma and asked the people to embrace his father's ideals of freedom, justice and equality rather than idolize him.
Five new signs of a crisis in police accountability
Five major headlines in the news recently offer significant insight into America’s crisis in police accountability...
1 in 3 of world’s poorest countries spend more on debt repayments than education
"Education systems desperately need more and better funding across low- and lower-middle-income countries."