Muslim Ban Rally, 2018: A melting pot of resistance
A new possibility for the resistance has emerged – one that involves the cooperation of groups that you wouldn't normally think of.
Supreme court sides with giant corporations Nestle and Cargill saying they cannot be sued...
“We’re celebrating ‘the end of slavery’ but American companies are still profiting off of slave labor.”
Illegal Herbicide Use on GMO Crops Causing Massive Damage to Fruit, Vegetable and Soybean...
One of the worst parts of this whole debacle is that farmers—by being forced to grow dicamba resistant GMO soybeans—are losing the choice of what they can grow.
Why there is a growing student absentee rate—and how community schools can fix it
Experts call for cultivating better student relationships and providing families with more supports—exactly what the community schools approach is all about.
How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides
The American Southern accent reveals how linguistic prejudice reinforces classism, regionalism, and subconscious bias across generations.
NY Assemblywoman indicted for multiple fraud schemes and obstruction of justice
Pamela Harris was recently charged with an 11-count indictment, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, making false statements, bankruptcy fraud, witness tampering, and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
In the wake of Portland, calls to abolish DHS grow
As with almost anything in the country’s increasingly bought and paid for political system, there are powerful interests that will use their influence over politicians to protect the activities and funding of both ICE and DHS.
2019 marked a massive uptick in environmental activism as it did environmental activists’ deaths
"Land and environmental defenders play a vital role in protecting these climate-critical forests and ecosystems."
LAPD investigates use of force incident on body cam video
The department recently released the body cam footage and confirmed that it has an ongoing investigation into the officer’s use of force due to the fact that no charges were filed against the suspect.
Take notice, Trump: We are not protestors—We are protectors
When we call ourselves protectors, we cast our role as fulfilling our responsibility to the community that sustains us—not for our personal benefit, but for the benefit of all.