"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.”
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 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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"My problem isn't with the fighters. It isn't even with the UFC itself. The issue is that government should not be serving as a marketing department for a private corporation. The White House belongs to the American people," says author.
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.
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.
The booing of Trump at the Knicks-Spurs game was a reminder that New York City’s relationship to Donald Trump isn’t just about contemporary politics. It’s about a 50-year abusive relationship the city had with this man, says sports editor, David Zirin.
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.
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.
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.
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.
