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25 Dallas police officers face disciplinary measures for bigoted social media...
“We hope this is shifting the conversations in the department away from a them-versus-us mentality and into a community policing mentality.”
How this database is tracking and exposing officers’ bigoted Facebook posts
It’s found more than 5,000 racist, sexist, and Islamophobic Facebook posts and comments by law enforcement.
Stop social media platforms from spreading hateful content
Tell social media platforms to stop the spread of hateful content online.
‘Zuckerberg must resign now’: Outrage after report shows Facebook let corporate...
"No one should trust Facebook until they change their business model."
The American Social Contract
Based on responses to polls, a majority of us – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – have consistently agreed to 5 simple principles. This is the American Social Contract.
5 ways new movement leaders are effecting change
Today, new movements are working with more established organizations to capitalize on their wide-reaching networks.
#MeToo campaign for Sudanese teen highlights the need to end Western...
Noura Hussein, who was sentenced to death in Sudan for killing "rapist husband," was recently changed to five years in prison because of “Sudanese activists, themselves raising the profile of this case, is what [got the attention of] international circles."
Profit, not free speech, governs media companies’ decisions on controversy
Government rules and regulations do little to limit what television shows, films, music albums, video games and social media content are available to the public.
Facebook is no friend to democracy
If democracy is to survive in this brave new world, mass movements of people will need to organize together to restrain these corporate behemoths and protect our digital commons.
Using fake facts to make us afraid
On immigration and terrorism, the Trump Administration misleads about Its own misleading data.
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10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.
GOP plans to sidestep Senate rules to force $4.6 trillion tax giveaway for the...
Republicans aim to make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent by bypassing the Senate parliamentarian—an approach Democrats refused to take to raise the minimum wage.
Why more environmental justice organizations must join the call for a militarism-free future
An open letter initiated by CODEPINK urges the world to take the arduous baby step of recognizing the deadly intersection of war and environmental destruction.
A lawyer who helped the Kushners crack down on poor tenants now helps renters...
This attorney used to represent companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive legal tactics.
Trump Administration fires thousands of US health workers, putting well-being of Americans at ‘serious...
Termination emails were sent out to employees of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and several smaller agencies.