Monday, September 21, 2026

Tag: Standing Rock Sioux

Remember This When You Talk About Standing Rock

Yes, everyone should be talking about climate change. But we deserve to survive because our lives are worth defending in their own right — not simply because “this affects us all.”

30 Powerful Photos Show Standoff Between Militarized Police and Dakota Access...

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a direct threat to the life, rights and water of the Standing Rock Sioux.

Arrested Pipeline Protesters Reportedly Detained Inside Dog Kennels

Since Thursday, at least 142 activists have been arrested while protesting against the North Dakota oil pipeline.

Activists Protest Outside CNN Demanding Fair and Accurate Reporting on Standing...

CNN, as well as most other mainstream media outlets, have failed to report on nearly any development of the pipeline dispute.

This Natural Disaster Assistance Law Is Why Other States Are Policing...

“The world is watching the violence of local police at the Camp at Standing Rock — and we are horrified.”

Indigenous Youth Occupy Hillary Clinton Campaign Headquarters to Demand She Take...

While Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, has come out against the pipeline, Hillary Clinton has so far refused to take a stance.

Bernie Sanders Demands a Stop to the Dakota Pipeline in Open...

“It is deeply distressing to me that the federal government is putting the profits of the oil industry ahead of the treaty and sovereign rights of Native American communities."

Armed Police Clash with Protesters as the Situation in North Dakota...

Police are using armored vehicles, tasers, percussion grenades and sound canons to try and disperse the protesters.

Victim Blaming the Planet

A federal judge gets it wrong on the oil pipeline through the Dakotas.

Actor Mark Ruffalo Joins Activists In ND To Protest Dakota Access...

Ruffalo opposes the DAPL and says Leonardo DiCaprio is likely to soon join him in North Dakota.

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The US Capitol. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain)

Warren, Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to ban corporate ownership of physician practices

The bill would let doctors sue corporate owners for treble damages and give the Federal Trade Commission a role in enforcing the ban.

Trump blames Minneapolis woman for her death as ICE shooting prompts federal intervention

As video analyses dispute official claims in the killing of Renee Nicole Good, the Trump administration assigns sole control of the investigation to federal authorities and blocks state involvement.
A hospital emergency room entrance in Oregon. Photo: M.O. Stevens / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid starting October 1

The federal reconciliation law also narrows Medicare and marketplace coverage, and a separate immigration rule is pushing US citizen children off Medicaid alongside their noncitizen family members.
An Allina Health hospital in Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0

Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals

About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.
The Ambassador Bridge connects Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why the Trade War with Canada Amounts to Self-Sabotage

The economies of both countries are so intertwined that everyone will suffer.