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Mamdani Calls on Feds To Arrest Netanyahu
NYC Mayor Mamdani says the City is unable to issue the ICC warrant for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu, but that the federal government does and he calls on it to do so.
Anti-Migrant Buoys in Rio Grande Break Loose in Floods, Endangering People, Wildlife
Hundreds of buoys broke loose, closing international bridges and endangering people and wildlife, confirming warnings that "Operation River Wall" could not withstand a major flood.
I Wish I’d Been Wrong … But Here We Are
The America we remember isn't waiting on the other side of the next election. The path is forward; we don't get to go back. We can only decide what comes next.
Trump Admin Trying to Deport Witnesses Who Contradicted ICE Claims About Fatal Shooting
The Trump administration is trying to deport three witnesses to the ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
NY Mayor Mamdani Gives Stirring Address Marking America’s 250 Years
"The work of fulfilling the values first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, that work endures and it belongs to us all," said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a stunning address to New Yorkers on the 250 years since the Declaration was signed.
Cuba’s Education in Crisis: Closures at the University of Havana
Young Cubans could lose the promise of a free, universal education, and consequences of the Cuban blockade stretch to communities around the world that have long depended on Cuban-trained doctors and teachers.
When Your Car Isn’t the Only Thing Being Tracked
A new generation of surveillance technology promises to do far more than read a license plate. II can detect and correlate the electronic signals constantly emitted by devices traveling with your vehicle.
Voting Rights Movement Rises; Join August March on Washington
With the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, everyone's right to vote is under attack. The movement to defend the vote is gathering steam. A march on Washington to defend the vote is planned for Aug. 28, 2026.
All This Artificial Intelligence, Why Aren’t Things Better?
"Who needs to go to Mars when we can re-green and re-nourish this planet" asks the author. "We need liberty and happiness for all, not indexes of GDP or stock markets . . . It’s about aligning the technical/intelligence capacity to meet the full needs of people and the planet.”
Anger Mounts in Mississippi Over Police Killing of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley
Law enforcement officers, wearing gas masks, lined up under Walmart's side entrance, unleashing tear gas on the crowd that had gathered to protest the police killing of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
Fears Over the Future of DACA
Processing delays are affecting both the livelihoods of DACA recipients and the communities they live in. And, a recent court decision has made it easier to deport those with DACA status.
Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall
Photojournalists covering the protests outside the Delaney Hall immigration jail in New Jersey say they have been deliberately targeted for assault by ICE agents and police — with at least 42 assaults and five instances of officers damaging journalists’ equipment.
Democracy Shouldn’t Be a Luxury
A democracy should want every eligible person to vote. Given the attack on voting rights, including the attack on the mail in ballot, working class people may find it difficult to vote. The right to vote belongs to the American people, not parties.
‘Kids Under Fire:’ Journalist Dedicates Emmy to Journalists Killed by Israel
Journalist John Rushing accepts the award for "Outstanding War or Violence Conflict Coverage" at the 2026 News Emmys for the Al Jazeera film "Kids Under Fire" with a powerful speech dedicated to the journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.
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Data Centers Consume Land for Farms and Housing
When land, water, fuel and electricity become scarcer or more expensive, those costs move through the food supply chain and eventually appear on our grocery bills.
Free Our People! Disability Justice
"Nearly 50 advocates and activists showed up at the Chicago Dirksen Courthouse to let the court know Illinois has failed to meet the requirements...
A New Generation Faces a Tougher Job Market
While hiring has slowed for a variety of economic reasons, the hiring process and the job market itself is also changing through increased automation and artificial intelligence.
Use Your Empathy to Fight Sweeps
'I came out of it homelessness understanding something that a lot of people in power desperately do not want the public to recognize: There is absolutely a war on the poor in this City.' - Apple Cronk
In a Battle Over Voting Rights, a Housing Bill is Left Unsigned
President Trump’s decision to protest progressive housing reform in order to uplift restrictive voting policy forces a new question upon us: Whose votes are really protected under the SAVE America Act?
The Main Cause of Homelessness is the High Cost of Housing!
Avoid false narratives. The MAJORITY of unhoused people need—and can function fine — if they had an affordable place to live. The main cause of homelessness, cost of housing, is a fixable issue.
When People Organize to Stop Data Centers They Can Be Successful!
People around the country are outraged and organizing, often with success, to what AI data centers do to their communities.
Detroiter’s Say No To War Profiteers and Spy Tech
Detroiters protest against the war profiteering of the Reindustrialization Conference in favor of an economy that gives life, potects the water and food systems; a system that houses everyone and cares for all of us.
Trump DOJ Outlines Dubious Path to Force People Into Psychiatric Institutions
The author discusses the Trump administration 's effort to take away one of the most fundamental rights that people with disabilities have fought for, including their right to stay at home.
In Memory of Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avila’s Life
Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avila lived a life of extraordinary purpose, compassion, and hope. An avid writer, he wrote about the ills of society, putting forth humane solutions. We will follow Leno's example of standing and uplifting the human rights of all.
Our Kids and Our Democracy Are In Our Hands
Recent federal action has imperiled food access for over 700,000 kids. Parents unable to provide for their hungry children feel powerless. Deprivation of adequate nutrition can be devastating for families.
Detroit Sports Fans Can’t Afford To See Their Beloved Teams During Playoffs
Detroit has a champion sport's team, but while the 1% grows in wealth, working class people are priced out of ticket purchases to see their beloved team, even from the 'pay-2-watch world' playoffs.
Compas: Students Support the People Who Feed the Nation
Compas, a student-led organization, has been pivotal in building a collaborative movement to create genuine change for farmworker communities. Support includes healthcare, legal assistance with ICE raids, housing, food. and education to the broader community.
No Health Care Means More Deaths in Detention Centers
The private prisons are not in a position to provide adequate medical care, even if they wanted to. Most deaths are in private facilities.
Care Not Cops
An international convening on healing justice and community-based alternatives for real public safety in Sacramento, CA June 26,27,28.
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Juneteenth: Let’s Celebrate and Rededicate Ourselves to the Fight
As we celebrate Juneteenth, we should remember that the constant struggle of those who have been denied their rights – especially African Americans, given the history of the U.S. – has been key to helping advance the struggle for a real democracy for all of us.
Living Off $1 a Day: Life and Labor in Immigration Detention
For-profit prisons for immigration detention have surpassed billions of dollars in stock. Corporations whose motive is profit leaves detainees with low quality food, little to no access to funds, and poor working and living conditions.
Voters Rights Coup Shakes Foundation of Our Fragile Democracy
The dismantling of voting rights directed at the African American community can only be described as re-traumatizing and opening old painful wounds in this long-suffering community. Yet this community is rising and resisting. But if the resistance takes the form of African Americans fighting alone, can the assault be overcome?
May Day 2026: ‘Power to the Workers, Not the Billionaires’
A photo story from the May Day, 2026 protests from some ciites.
I Support No Kings—But One Day Won’t Be Enough
Sustained pressure is what forces change. And if No Kings becomes more than a moment—if it becomes a starting point for organizing, for collective action that doesn’t end when the streets clear—then it won’t just matter. It will be necessary.
‘No Kings Day.’ Join Local Protests Saturday, March 28!
Photo story of protests for human rights, democracy and no war have swept America in the past months. The 'No Kings' protest scheduled for March 28 f expects to see 15 million people in the streets, once again expressing people's voices and demands in hand-made signs.
Advocates Call for End to War on Homeless People at San Francisco City Hall
Three organizations, including the Coalition on Homelessness (COH), which publishes Street Sheet, hosted the rally on June 9 to protest what they call a futile and cruel response to homelessness.
Help Wanted and Needed
Most people have no idea of the number of homeless children. Yet, children experiencing homelessness impacts every community. This story addresses why it needs to be addressed at multiple levels beyond numbers.
Forward March! What choice do we have?
Diane Nilan, Author, homeless advocate, filmmaker and photographer of homeless families and children from her 20 year travels on US back roads, shares artistic images and stories from people speaking out for America's poor.
Los Angeles Homeless Score a Victory in Property Destruction Case
LOS ANGELES —On February 12, 2026, six unhoused plaintiffs, and Ktown for All, a community organization, scored a stunning win in federal court against...
New Olympic Sport: Hoop Jumping
Cruelty incorporated in the Big, Bad, Ugly bill make families jump through hoops to protect essential assistance like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
We Are a Homeless Union
We are a Homeless Union made up of unhoused people, housing-insecure neighbors, people living in poverty, and community members all working together as one Union. Those most impacted by homelessness are leading the way.
The VA Is a Model for Public Health Care. Protect It
Today, efforts to privatize the VA threaten the very existence of the nation’s largest health care system. The VHA is the only socialized medicine system—albeit one that serves a small slice of the American population.
Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients from Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Nurses care about their patients and want to help them in every way; so they are organizing, building national networks for patients’ rights, fighting to abolish Ice, for healthcare, not warfare—all as an extension of their caring for all patients.
Federal Cuts Revive California Lawmaker’s Push for Single-Payer Healthcare
The latest health care proposals from the Trump administration has emboldend a California lawmaker to continue swinging for the creation of a single-payer, state-run system of care that virtually removes health insurance companies from the mix.
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
Documents show the industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.
Minnesota Doctors Condemn ICE Terrorizing Patients, Medical Staff
On Jan. 20, a group of Minnesota physicians representing various hospitals and different specialties held a press conference at the state Capitol in St. Paul to denounce the presence of ICE agents in hospitals and the horrific impact the ICE raids are having on patients and healthcare workers.
Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Dies Waiting for Abortion
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
Group Demands Dangerous Razor Wire Be Removed Before Flooding Starts
The Texas group warns that flood-mobilized wire in Rio Grande would endanger residents, ranchers, livestock, wildlife, river guides, tourists, first responders, and border personnel while also altering river flows. And may conflict with federal law and treaty obligations.
Data Center Near Nashville Zoo Is Especially Unnecessary
A data center next to the Nashville Zoo introduces unnecessary risks. Nashville should prioritize land uses that enhances the community, protects the environment and preserves the unique character of the area surrounding the zoo.
Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Data Centers. Women Most of All
Women are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation and at higher risk of poverty, food insecurity and gender-based violence when displaced by climate change. And, they are overwhelmingly opposed to data centers.
Monarch Butterflies are Healing the Earth
The monarch butterflies recent comeback shows that healing can happen, but only if we choose to protect the land, water, and creatures around us.
No Data Centers in Michigan!
'The resistance to data centers in Michigan is awe-inspiring! Data center proposals are canceled across the state and country due to public resistance. We want food, water, and clean air.'
Harms and Dangers — Data Centers and AI
A growing list of states introduced bills, and local governments are pressing pause on building of data centers due to the potential harm to communities. Bernie Sanders is introducing a bill for a nationwide moratorium on data centers.
The Women Leading the Farmworker Movement Won’t Let it be Defined by Cesar Chavez
This article, originally from writers at The 19th, explores the views of several women who are organizers in the farmworker rights movement in the wake of the recent revelations about Cesar Chavez.
The Women Who Move the Labor Movement Forward
History shows that the labor movement moves forward when women organize. Women have repeatedly proven willing to confront power, build solidarity, and move the fight forward when others hesitate.
She was sentenced to life in prison. A new law set her free after 23 years.
Nicole Boynton was the first woman freed as part of Georgia’s Survivor Justice Act, putting a national spotlight on how courts discount abuse in homicide cases — especially for Black women.
Group Urges Zorro Ranch Investigators to Review Cases of 100+ Female Bodies
New Mexico lawmakers are beginning to examine decades of alleged abuse connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, and humanitarian search volunteers are calling for the authorities to include in their review a concentrated pattern of female dead bodies found in southern Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People
Black disability history matters. Without putting our voices and bodies on the line, the political and societal strides many of us take for granted would not have occurred.
Epstein Files Reveal Horrible Abuses of Children and Unspeakable Depravity
The depravity of the wealthy and powerful revealed by the Epstein files shows that these people have no morals and they don't care about the rest of us. We have to demand that the full truth be exposed and that there is justice for the survivors.
Detention Centers: Letters from Inside Delaney Hall
Letters from prisoners inside the Delaney detention center document the inhumane conditions detainees are subject too. Letters are written in Spanish with English translation.
Mass Migrant Deaths in Desert, Especially of Women, a ‘Dirty Secret,’ Say Searchers
People who search the southern desert of New Mexico along the border with Mexico for the remains of migrants who have died trying to cross say mass migrant deaths along the militarized border have been normalized.
ICE Violence Escalates at Newark’s GEO-Run Jail, Delaney Hall
Protests have been going on outside the Newark, NJ, ICE jail known as Delaney Hall, where hundreds of detained immigrants have been on a hunger and labor strike for a week demanding their immediate release.
Trump Demands End to Birthright Citizenship Ahead of Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling on Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship by July. Trump publicly pressured the court recently to rule in his favor.
Protestors Gather Outside Michigan ICE Facility, Immigrant Detainees Launch Hunger Strike
Citing dangerous conditions, lack of adequate food and medical care, and cruel legal obstacles that keep many in captivity for months, protesters gather outside as several hundred detainees go on hunger strike at the ICE North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, MI.
Webinar Will Deal with Expanding and Unaccountable Powers of Immigration System
Sign up for the May 14 webinar that will explore the "Expanding and Unaccountable Powers of the US Immigration Enforcement System." Pedro Rios will be the moderator, and the panelists include Dr. Marla A. Ramirez, Todd Miller and Camilo Perez-Bustillo.
Chicago Teachers Union Says: Trump, Stay Out of Our City
Chicago Teachers Union rejects any unlawful federal occupation of their city, while welcoming federal leadership that fully funds public education, restores SNAP, and expands Medicaid to healthcare for all.
Democratic Socialist Announces Candidacy for Nevada State Assembly
Democratic Socialist Tyler Cavey promises to fight for healthcare, education, and affordability when he announced his candidacy for Nevada's state legislature in August.
Harvard University Stands Up to Illegal Federal Government Actions
Read letter by Harvard President Alan M. Garner, about the University's stance on the Federal government's illegal actions to force Harvard to give up the school's academic independence and academic freedom.
White School Officer Pepper-sprayed and Kneed Black Beaumont, TX Student, Complaint says. Will Feds Act?
A 6-second video, recorded by a teacher and reviewed by the Texas Observer, shows an officer grabbing a student’s hair, kneeing her in the face, and knocking the 100-pound girl on her back.
April 17 Day of Action on 150+ Campuses Targets Trump Attack on Higher Education
"Higher education is under siege. As faculty, students, and campus workers, we must have the courage to resist."
Homeless, Low-Income Families, Rely on Public Schools; And They’re Under Attack
The privatization drive means dismantling public schools. Money is shifted out of the public school system into exclusionary, discriminatory private school systems. And homeless kids and families are the first to be hit.
He Died on the Floor—And They Told Everyone Else to Keep Working
There is something profoundly broken—morally, culturally, economically—when a workplace responds to death with not even a pause. The message was clear: the Amazon packages matter more than the people moving them.
Fallen Angel
This writer of this opinion piece about the recent revelations surrounding Cesar Chavez became an organizer with the United Farm Workers in 1970 and was the founding director of the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
Historic Teachers Strike in San Francisco
Teachers and other workers in the San Francisco Unified School District went on strike on Monday, February 9, picketing 130 work sites all...
Why My Childhood Taught Me Fear, Power, and Solidarity
A shared story of worker solidarity and courage over fear and power shows the importance of teaching the next generation that you survive by standing together
All Labor Has Dignity: MLK and the Grocery Industry
MLK’s belief in economic equality for workers is even more relevant today, where seven of the ten lowest paying jobs are in the food industry.
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders To Join Jan. 23 General Strike Demanding ICE Out
A broad coalition of Minneapolis labor unions and community organizations is calling for a general strike January 23 to force federal immigration agents to leave their city.
ICE: Authority Without Jurisdiction
ICE does not have general law enforcement authority over the public argues the author. They are not supposed to engage resident citizens under any circumstances. There job is not criminal policing.
Hundreds March in Las Vegas Chanting ‘ICE Out’ in Solidarity with Minneapolis
Hundreds in downtown Las Vegas march in solidarity with Minneapolis following the killing by Federal Immigration agents of Alex Pretti.
They Didn’t ‘Shoot’ Alex Pretti — They Executed Him
ICE is responsible for killing Alex Pretti, a union ICU nurse, a person who cared deeply for others. Accountability is non-negotiable. We owe him the truth — and the courage to act on it.
ICE Snatches Young Kids from Minnesota Schools
A federal agent is seen detaining 5-year-old Liam Ramos on January 20, 2026. The child was used as bait for ICE to capture family members.
Anti-ICE Protesters March in Sacramento the Day Renee Good was Killed
Hundreds in Sacramento marched to the local ICE building on the day Renee Good was killed, with calls to support each other, and come out en masse!
Minneapolis Clergy Call for Faith Leaders to ‘Join Us’
Minneapolis is a crisis of our Constitution, federal overreach, militarized enforcement, erosion of civil liberties, democracy, morals, and of faith communities. Join the collective effort.
We’re ‘Still Trying to Wage Peace,’ Says Veterans for Peace Member
Stephen Bare of Veterans for Peace Chapter 11 in Santa Cruz, CA, describes how the chapter is regrouping and renewing its efforts to "wage peace."
Nothing Makes Money Like War
The cost of war is astounding — in terms of lives lost, tax dollars spent and human suffering as social programs are cut to pay for war spending. But, giant corporations, billionaires, politicians and others in high places, profit immensely from war.
‘I Will Continue to Speak Out Strongly Against War,’ Says Pope Leo After Trump Rant
Pope Leo said he would not back off his criticism of President Trump’s war in Iran after the president's social media rant against him.
Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive
In this piece originally published at Truthout, Hend Salama Abo Helow, a researcher, writer and medical student at Al-Azhar University in Gaza, speaks about the deep connection of Palestinians to the land.
We Can Stop the War Against the Iranian People
Trump has pledged to keep committing war crimes in the US-Israeli war of aggression against the Iranian people, but the majority of Americans are better than this and are rallying themselves to stop the war.
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Oklahoma Choctaw/Chickasaw Indigenous woman sends a prayer and unity to the people of Minnesota in their struggle for human rights.
