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Monthly Archives: July, 2026

Every World Cup Semifinalist Has Guaranteed Health Care

Every country that made it to the semifinals has guaranteed health care, while the U.S. does not. Join the Nurses Campaign for Medicare for All July 31.

Community Activism Forced Federal Gov’t to Abandon Plans for ICE Warehouses

The Trump administration’s plans to detain tens of thousands of immigrants in Amazon-style warehouses have been massively scaled back as a result of community organizing.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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. 

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.