Saturday, April 4, 2026

Let’s End Torture in U.S. Prisons

Survivors call solitary confinement “living death.”

Michigan initiatives clash on how to stop GOP’s election deniers

Competing state constitutional amendments go to different lengths to enshrine voting rights and target anti-voter legislation and court rulings.

A potentially tectonic event shakes up the Mumia Abu-Jamal case

The case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has become a powerful voice from inside of what he calls the U.S. “prison industrial complex,” is far from over.

Former Veterans Affairs police officer pleads guilty to excessive force

Nicholson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is currently scheduled for June 24.

Interactive Maps Show Where Monsanto’s Roundup Is Sprayed in San Francisco and Portland

Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir have published two new interactive maps showing where glyphosate is being sprayed in California’s Bay Area and Portland.

Rapacious consumerism and climate change

A massive education program is needed to bring about a shift in thinking and behavior.

Disabled Man Files Claim Against LAPD For Shooting Him in the Head

Seeking an apology and reforms to improve police training and transparency, DeLeon and his family simply want the LAPD to accept responsibility for DeLeon’s injuries.

May Day uprising: Americans unite to resist Trump’s war on workers and democracy

With over 1,100 rallies planned across the country, May Day protesters call out Trump’s billionaire allies, labor rollbacks, and attacks on immigrants in what may become the largest workers’ demonstration in U.S. history.

Anti-fascist heroines then and now

"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."

If fear is the goal, then solidarity is the antidote

So let this be our mantra: It outlaws me, and I outlaw it.