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.
Teatro Chicana, a grassroots theater troupe, created by first generation college students in the 1970s developed plays highlighting gender inequality, sexual violence, and more within the farmworker and civil rights movement. Two of the founders speak to LAist about the significance of that work for today.
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.
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.
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.
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 Trump administration is using migrant children held in federal custody to lure in their parents so ICE can arrest them, whether or not they have a criminal record.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ICE is planning to open dozens of new detention centers on top of the more than 200 that already exist. While the government claims these are for detaining immigrants, many observers argue they will ultimately be used as concentration camps to jail anyone opposed to the Trump regime.
A painful and recurring question surfaces in immigrant communities: why are so many of the people working for ICE and Border Patrol and enforcing deportation, detention, and family separation Latino themselves?
Photojournalist Valerie Jean captured the faces of water protectors who gathered in Lansing to watch the Michigan Supreme Court hear arguments on Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project. Activists have fought for years to get Line 5 shut down because it threatens the Great Lakes.
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal served alongside US troops in Afghanistan. He died at age 41 after ICE arrested him in front of his children and he had been in ICE custody only one day.
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.
Americans can’t afford their groceries, medicine, cost of living, yet we’re dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran, says congressman.
The International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement will launch a series of hearings beginning March 18 in Mexico City. The hearings, to be held throughout Latin America and the US, will deal with the crimes of the Trump regime and its predecessors and accomplices against migrants and refugees within US borders, as well as US crimes against other countries.
LOS ANGELES —On February 12, 2026, six unhoused plaintiffs, and Ktown for All, a community organization, scored a stunning win in federal court against...
The patch pictured above appears on the uniforms of some guards at "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida. Below the grim reaper riding on an alligator are two human skulls, similar to the Totenkopf or death's head that the Nazis who ran and guarded German WWII concentration camps had on their SS uniforms.
Many disabled voters are locked out from voting. Making voting accessible for disabled people makes for a more inclusive, healthier democracy, and its what everybody wants.
Families in Eastern Kentucky, who already pay the state’s highest average energy bills, can no longer bear the burden of questionable decisions by Kentucky Power, compounded by a hard-hit regional economy.
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.
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.
What might happen if a data center -- or a bunch of them -- is built in your state? This compilation of facts about data centers, with a particular focus on Texas, can give you an idea of the likely impact.
In the Texas Rio Grande Valley, residents, organizations, and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe have vowed to continue opposing the takeover by Elon Musk’s SpaceX of Boca Chica beach.
The US-Israeli war against Iran is unprovoked, immoral and illegal. The majority of the people of the US are opposed to it, and we are obligated to stand up and stop it. This is also an opportunity to impeach and remove Trump and try and set the country on a new course.
The Rio Grande Valley already has data centers. Now, a new wave of hyperscale data centers is accelerating—and may come to the Rio Grande Valley with its already strained grid and limited water supply.
The real economy doesn’t live on Wall Street. The real economy is represented by people standing in line at food banks hoping the food doesn’t run out before their turn comes.
Cruelty incorporated in the Big, Bad, Ugly bill make families jump through hoops to protect essential assistance like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).
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.
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.
Human rights observers and activists from across the country connected with the Witness at the Border network will convene in South Florida February 28th - March 5th to protest inhumane conditions at the Everglades Detention Center and the Krome Processing Center.
A land acknowledgment without accountability or direct action is a promise no one intends to keep. When grounded in genuine partnership with Tribal Nations or Indigenous peoples, they can be meaningful.
Rev Jackson was closely connected to the National Poor People’s Campaign, which Bishop William Barber II co-chairs and where he served as Jackson's friend and mentee.
Cuba is dark now. Electricity is gone, goods inaccessible. The U.S. is killing Cuba. We have no moral or lawful standing to push Cuba, or any country, to the brink. We must make sure peace and well-being on earth
Hend Salama Abo Helow describes her experience in Gaza trying to navigate safely along the "Yellow Line" while doing humanitarian work, and she notes that the true purpose of the line is to allow the Israelis to carry out a slow-moving takeover of Gaza.
Hundreds of children are currently held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.
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.
As we celebrate Black History Month, we are again reminded that Black history is at the heart of US history. This is because it has shaped what happens in this country in so many ways, and continues to do so. A case in point is the parallels between the pre-Civil War slave patrols of the 19th century and the ICE/Border Patrol abductions of immigrants in the US today.
Candidate for lieutenant governor says companies are flocking to Texas for cheap energy to build their Data Centers, which are gulping down water; and that family water needs should come first.
The surge of Democratic women filing to run in the 2026 primary in West Virginia is not just a political development—it is a moral signal. These women are stepping forward because the system has failed too many people for too long.
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.
'He was forced out into a deadly storm with nowhere to go. And as if that wasn’t enough, the city confiscated all of his belongings and dumped them. Everything he owned gone.'
The Stop the Data Center campaign is made up of community members across southeast Michiigan fighting data centers and billionaire Trump backers who seek AI profits through these projects that push living standards toward collapse.
Actor Mehcad Brooks says in a social media post that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before a congressional committee about Epstein tore the veil off American capitalism.
One detained person at ICE's infamous Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) is currently on a hunger strike to demand an immediate appointment with a dentist, release from solitary confinement, and an end to negligence inside the privately operated facility.
Good and Pretti must not have died in vain. We too must escalate, peacefully, strategically, and creatively. We must mobilize at all levels, including organized study of social and historical development. For we are not just feet and voices, but minds and spirits.
By the end of his first year in power, Hitler had around 50,000 people in roughly 70 concentration camps. In the US today, ICE has more than 70,000 people in over 225 concentration camps, and the government wants to more than double both numbers in the coming months.
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
Woman with disability tells her story, warning others that if they are abused or fear abuse, that they should get help right away. The author is now enjoying her life without fear in a safe place.
Ordinary citizens who have never participated in a protest or voiced political opinions online have suddenly changed their minds. Why? They cannot idle and stand by and watch injustice.
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.
LA County residents are being blindsided by proposals that may drain massive amounts of electricity and water. In Monterey Park, a single facility would use more power than the entire city.
This story was originally published by Common Dreams here.
Parents who are legally applying for US asylum were prevented from getting emergency medical care for...
An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas with around 1,000 immigrants— many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go.”
Thousands of kids have been booked into ICE detention in the past year, and former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Renee Nicole Good — a 37-year-old mother of three, poet, writer, U.S. citizen, and volunteer legal observer — was killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, January 7.
This year ICE has sent more immigrant children into the federal shelter system than in the previous four years combined. Forced family separation is a crime under international law.
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act against Minnesota's ICE protesters. The editorial board of the Minnesota Star Tribune described the city as being “under siege” by the federal government.
People in Chicago had been pushing for months for a public hearing on whether the Chicago police have been cooperating with ICE raids in Chicago. The hearing was finally held Jan. 8.
In Tucson, Arizona, I.C.E. raided two Taco Giro restaurants which escalated into agents firing pepper spray into a crowd, including Congressmember Adelita Grijalva.
The People's Tribune joins people across the US and the world in denouncing the US attack on Venezuela. Unity, collaboration and coordinated actions, strikes and assemblies are necessary to rein in the US.
When working people unite across industries, choosing solidarity over division, the story of labor changes—not just for a contract cycle, but for the nation’s economic and political direction.
Public health has been on the skids for years, perhaps as long as humans needed help to survive. Now public health is becoming almost non-existent. The Trump administration is playing with fire!
Cities, counties, states, and our federal government seem hellbent on persecuting the most vulnerable among us, those without homes. Even kids get swept up into this needless persecution, too.
The US attacks on Venezuela are illegal and immoral, and so is all the other military, economic and political pressure that has been put on Venezuela since 1998. None of this benefits the people of Venezuela or the American people.
Nevada’s legislature failed to pass rent control. Many say the real estate lobby is to blame. New candidates promise to deliver on past year's failures.
Witness at the Border issued this statement "in the spirit of observances throughout the U.S and the world of International Human Rights Day on December 10 and International Migrants Day on December 18," and in defense "of the universal right to freedom of movement in search of a dignified life."
In Springfield, a city transformed by Haitian immigrants, Casey Rollins says she feels like the “town crier” warning of a looming family separations crisis.
Data centers, driven by AI, are growing around the country. Communities fear their massive energy/water consumption, increased electricity costs, and pollution while big tech profits.
The presence of supporters at a person's "check in" with Immigration authorities, and other community responses to immigrant abuse, helps insure rules are followed.
The most powerful White House staffer, Stephen Miller, has written or edited every executive order Trump has put into place. Many question his legal tactics and ability to continue spreading his white supremacist ideology. Many of his initiatives are in court.
Takeout
Julie Rogers
walking to the restaurant:
someone heaped in a blanket
on the sidewalk next
to a wheelchair
this person could reach
the metal frame, pull it over
and hold on...
The separation of immigrant families at the border was barred by the 2023 settlement of a lawsuit, but the Trump administration has found a way to brutally reimpose family separations, by moving the practice away from the border and doing it through the ongoing ICE raids.
The November, 2025 election was a win for the workers, renters, the forgotten, and dreamers. It wasn't just about beating the far-right. It was also about rejecting the stale Democratic politics that too often bends to corporate donors and Wall Street.
five stood
Gregory Pond
hidden from news and social media eyes
five stood under sweatshirt hoods, cold and homeless
around a dying trashcan fire
that offered little warmth
in the...
Today, more people are a paycheck away from the streets. Homelessness is a death sentence for many and an appalling absurdity in this richest, most powerful nation in the world. People everywhere are demanding their rights, including housing.
