Samuel Alito flew upside-down flag, symbol of Trump support, days after Jan. 6
“Supreme Court justices should be held to the highest ethical standards, not the lowest.”
Albuquerque is throwing out the belongings of homeless people, violating city policy
As a result, thousands of homeless people have lost personal property, according to interviews with community advocates, service providers and those who have had their possessions discarded.
Israeli human rights lawyer attacked while documenting settler raid on Gaza aid convoy
Food shortage continues in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in Rafah and the shutdown of the two main border crossings in the south.
Washington court reverses verdict against Bayer in PCBs case
A $185 million verdict against Pharmacia—a Monsanto spinoff—which sold now-banned chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), was found liable in 2021 for chemical contamination.
Reflections on student activism
The commitment of this generation of student activists will reverberate through the progressive movement for years to come.
NYC’s Riders Alliance has a vision for a better, safer subway with less policing
A Q&A on how the alliance is organizing riders for new community investments and how they’re pushing back against regressive narratives about public safety in the city and state.
Looking up an NYPD officer’s discipline record? Many are there one day, gone the...
Cases against officers frequently vanish for days—sometimes weeks—at a time.
‘Stop weaponizing antisemitism’: Police ‘body-slam’ Jewish Dartmouth prof. at campus Gaza protest
This comes as more than 50 chapters of the American Association of University Professors have issued a statement condemning the violent arrests by police at campus protests.
Student demands for divestment are not new
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and genocide. Today’s campus protests against Israel are building on that movement.
Will the Golden Age for corporate shareholders ever end?
Shareholders have assumed enormous influence over U.S. corporations over the last few decades. Despite their firm hold, shifts are underway that could alter the domestic corporate landscape.