Monday, October 26, 2026

As Video Captures Officers’ Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Men, Knowing Your Rights to Film...

As video proves decisive in holding police accountable for police brutality across the country, it's important you know your rights when filming a police officer. Democracy Now answers questions regarding people’s rights with Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst.

Flint Residents Charged the Highest Rates in the Country to Drink Poisoned Water

Flint residents were not only drinking contaminated water for months, they were being forced to pay over double the average rate for a typical American family.

Signs of a Dying Society

While Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning and John Kiriakou are vilified for revealing vital information about spying and bombing and torture, a man who...

How Portland’s activists are bringing mutual aid to the homeless

Mutual aid offers a route to directly help people living outside, and potentially save lives through the winter months.

Trayvon Martin Was Killed 4 Years Ago. Here’s What Our Next President Said About...

"It's terrible, what happened. Seventeen years old, and now there are all sorts of stories that don't sound right."

Former Deputy Police Chief sentenced to prison for excessive force and obstruction

"This case is a prime example of my commitment to hold accountable officers who threaten the mission of law enforcement by breaking the law.”
The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Photo: KTrimble at English Wikipedia / CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment

Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion.

Another summer of discontent?

Rather than compensation and apologies from the individuals and institutions that snatched these individuals from their families and communities, African American victims of police violence have been smeared over and over again in death.

Meat industry, Tyson foods linked to largest toxic dead zone in US history

“Americans should not have to choose between producing food and having healthy clean water.”

As Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1 trillion package

As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted CEO Elon Musk a pay deal that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, prompting fierce backlash from lawmakers, labor unions, and progressive groups.