By Eileen Markey On May 20 housing justice groups including People’s Action, VOCAL-NY, Texas Organizing Project, Arkansas Community Organization and others rallied in DC—and in more than a dozen communities from Duluth to Akron to…
Protecting San Diego immigrant communities from ICE By Roberto Camacho In the early-morning twilight on a cool Friday in April, a half dozen people gathered in a small parking lot in the San Diego neighborhood…
A transgender immigrant’s illegal detention in Guantanamo By Mira Lazine Legal organizations filed multiple declarations last month on behalf of documented immigrants illegally sent to Guantanamo Bay (‘Gitmo’), an infamous military prison known for torturing…
No country should go through what Venezuela has been going through since 2017. By Vijay Prashad U.S.-led sanctions (more aptly referred to as Unilateral Coercive Measures, or UCMs) caused Venezuela to lose oil revenue equivalent…
Trump’s plans to undercut, privatize vets’ medical care By John Ketwig Veterans who get their health care from “The VA,” actually the cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs, need to be aware that the Trump administration…
Commentary by Van Jackson A recession is looming. Trump himself recently affirmed that his economic plans would induce a recession in the near term. He remarked when asked as much by an interviewer, “There is…
REI Union Organizer in Durham Wins Settlement By Durham Dispatch An REI Union organizer fired in May 2023 has reached a settlement with the outdoor retailer. Steven Pitts, a leader of the union drive at…
By Monique Simone Shaw I want for my daughters what we all want for the generations to come—a future where they are safe, healthy, and free to pursue their dreams and build families if and…
2024 Data Indicates By Jessica Mason Pieklo One thing about abortion providers is that they are astonishingly good at delivering care to patients, even in the most hostile climates. That’s a truth born out in…
Faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times By Samantha Rosenthal Editors Note: March 31 was International Transgender Day of Visibility. Presently, transgender rights are under political attack throughout the United…