A path to freedom? Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal wins chance to reargue appeal in 1981...
On Thursday, a Philadelphia judge ruled Abu-Jamal can reargue his appeal in the case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Mother awarded $1.1M after deputy shot and stomped her son on video
“No amount of money can compensate for the loss of Connor, but it does show a recognition on the part of the county of its obligation."
How the Build Back Better bill will help millions of Americans with hearing impairments...
“It’s not just about the elderly. Hearing loss doesn’t magically happen in old age. It gradually occurs over years and years. It’s something that could be prevented.”
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 27
The 7 senators who will decide Kavanaugh’s fate, more police violence, a declaration from the third Kavanaugh accuser, and more.
3 Men Arrested for Plotting Bomb Attack on Muslim Immigrants in Kansas
“These charges are based on eight months of investigation by the FBI that is alleged to have taken the investigators deep into a hidden culture of hatred and violence.”
Indigenous resistance disrupts billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually
“Indigenous communities resisting oil, gas, and coal projects across their territory are demonstrating true climate leadership.”
4 myths about raising the minimum wage
We’re the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Former cop charged with assaulting unarmed jaywalker on video
Hickman was charged with assault by strangulation, assault inflicting serious injury, and communicating threats.
Nationwide protests: Pro-immigrant or anti-Trump?
More than 750 cities. One message. This is what it looks like when a nation speaks with one voice.
Socialism is not a dirty word
Capitalism is a system which in reality centralizes power in the hands of a small few; socialism rejects that political system and seeks to bring about a political and economic order which ends the exploitation and abuses of power.