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Monthly Archives: August, 2026

How the Unreported Killing of an American by ICE Shattered Two Texas Families

Ruben Ray Martinez was shot to death by law enforcement in March 2025, but it would be almost a year before his family would learn that it was an ICE agent who killed him.

Nurses Hold Nationwide Civil Disobedience Actions to Demand ‘Palantir Out!’

Nurses held protests in eight cities with displays of the deadly costs of Palantir’s products, including its development and operation of ELITE, an application used by ICE that identifies people for arrest using, in part, improperly obtained Medicaid data.

Dolly Parton: More Than a Legend

Dolly Parton never had to stop being Appalachian to become an international icon, or pretend poverty didn't shape her, or that the mountains were something she had escaped. She simply took what she learned there and carried it farther.

In Memory of Tenant Leader Annie Chambers, Longtime Advocate For Baltimore’s Poor

Reverend Annie Chambers leaves behind an unparalleled legacy of grassroots activism and unconditional love for her people, her family, her community and all those that struggle to survive.

Pearson’s TN Win Rebukes Corporate Dems & Attack on Voting Rights

The decisive victory of Justin Pearson in the Tennessee Democratic congressional primary marked a rebuke of both the corporate Democrats and the attack on the Voting Rights Act.

Citizens United Takes a Hit in Michigan Primary

In electing Abdul El-Sayed, voters rejected money in politics, defeating the pro-Israel and corporate funded campaign of his opponent in the amount of $70 million, making it among the most ever spent in a Democratic Party primary!

Death Toll Expected to Rise: Justice for Those in Detention

Detainees in ICE detention are pleading for help due to inhumane conditions. Now, as of August 4, 2026, at least 24 detainees have died in custody this year alone.

What Happens When Your Uber Driver Becomes a Surveillance Camera?

A new investigative report from 404 Media should make anyone who cares about privacy, civil liberties and the increasingly blurry line between public safety and mass surveillance stop and pay attention.

Minnesota Trade Unionists Among Those Targeted; Feds Indict ICE Observers

Minnesota trade unionists are among 15 people indicted by the federal government, as part of a crackdown on organizing in opposition to the ICE and Border Patrol. Support is needed.

Japanese Internment Survivors, Faith Leaders Demand Texas ICE Detention Center Close

Faith leaders and Japanese internment camp survivors held a 45 mile pilgrimage demanding the closure of the only federal family detention center, described as inhumane and a tragic “repetition of American history.”

Progressives? Conservatives? Left? Right? Who Do They All Represent?

The billionare class paints the economy as very good based on rising stock market episodes that don’t filter down to most blue-collar people. Let’s concentrate our efforts on those fighting for the needs of the many.

We Are In A Speculative Bubble

We need to demand guarantees that data center companies will even be here in 10 years. if they collapse, at least the community and those municipalities have some form of capital to repair the blight that is left behind.

Tragedies Inflame Family Homelessness

The author sees a difference for both kids and adults when a respected facility offers quality support services and decent living spaces. The environment is conducive to recovering from various trauma experiences, including those caused by homelessness.

A Somali Perspective on Life in Minnesota

The words “Nobody wants you here,” may have been directed at one Somali family, but they do not define Minnesota’s Somali community. By listening to the voices of Somalis themselves, a different story emerges, one of belonging, resilience, and community.

50 Years Later: The Man Who Refused to Let Allensworth Disappear

While a historical site cannot bring back the haven of possibility that the town of Allensworth in the state of California once was, its presence forces a reckoning for anyone it reaches — a ceaseless act of resistance in itself.

‘I Was There!’ Disability Justice

Disability advocates call out Gov. J. B. Pritzker to deliver a letter asking for a Freedom Fund to let people in nursing homes live in the community per the Olmstead Act. In Illinois. There are at least 90,000 people ready to be freed.

ICE Killings Are Increasing, But So is the Resistance

If we allow ICE, as a servant of the powerful, to kill or deport our working class sisters and brothers then we are not only immoral, we’re setting ourselves up to be next in line for the detention centers.