Speech by AJC (Austin Justice Coalition) founder about unity in the fight against the war against marginalized people.

Homeless groups in Austin protest state legislation criminalizing homeless people; pushed by billionaire invested in the private prison industry.

During a Martin Luther King Day rally in Washington, DC, Jan. 20, Rev. Al Sharpton called for targeted boycotts of companies that abandon DEI initiatives.

The modern-day version of the repressive 1850 Fugitive Slave Act kicked off in the Central Valley of California, even prior to the recent inauguration of Donald Trump and his promises of mass deportations.

As Trump’s Project 2025 Targets Housing First Policies, Advocates Nationwide Prepare to Push Back Against Punitive Approaches.

Those of us who have a history of being on the front lines knew this moment was coming and we’re telling ourselves it is not the time to fatigue out! We know either way it lands, that it’s in our laps and we need all boots on the ground.

San Francisco, CA. On February 11, homeless families and their allies rallied and marched to San Francisco City Hall, demanding more affordable housing and...

In a case that is appalling the nation, Tateona Williams, a Detroit mother of five who was living with her children in a van,...

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.

The Rapid City, S.D. Planning Commission denied a church to set up a warming center on their property for the homeless in 6 degree weather.

A poem in response to the L.A. FIres

Faith leaders and houseless people observe San Jose's eleventh annual Unhoused Memorial, and set up tents lettered "Where Do We Go?" to protest ongoing encampment sweeps

Emergency Room doctor asks how many people will defer life saving care because of their immigration status, fearing deportations and family separation.

Filmmaker Michael Moore says the boiling anger at the healthcare system that is currently coming to the fore is "1000% justified."

The US public response to the murder speaks volumes about Americans’ widespread disgust with a profit-driven health care system that leaves so many destitute or simply dead, says Jacobin.

Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

Nevaeh Crain cried in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs. Vomiting and feverish at her baby shower, the teen went to two different emergency rooms, returning home, worse than before. Pregnant women have become untouchables.

Two Black women's deaths in the anti-abortion state of Georgia are ruled preventable by official committee including 10 doctors.

Climate campaigners said blame for the catastrophe in L.A. ultimately lies with the mega-profitable oil and gas giants that have spent decades  knowingly fueling the crisis.

More people — many older and homeless — are freezing to death during winter in California. Hypothermia is the underlying or contributing cause of death for Californians last year, more than double than a decade ago,

"[The student nationwide] walkouts represent a call to action for both parties," said Sunrise Youth Movement, a group that advocates for political action on climate change.

Michigan's non-elected Emergency Manager dictatorship made Flint's water crisis possible. Pay attention to the danger of losing our Democratic rights as we’ve known them in this election. Vote while you still can!

Research of professors at Wayne State University identify group of Black voters in Detroit who are critical for Kamala Harris to win Michigan. Cost of water is key issue.

New climate campaign tests if relentless civil disobedience can stop financiers like Citi and others from backing fossil fuel industry.

I’m Crystal President of Sacramento Homeless Union, on the Board of the California Homeless Union Statewide Council, and an Executive Board member of the...

Grassroots organizations filed a lawsuit against Georgia's cruel abortion laws, and the county judge took a firm stand on the side of justice, writing in his ruling that “liberty in Georgia" includes "the power of a woman to control her own body . . . and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”

Fueled by women voters — Democrats say outrage about abortion restrictions could help them break a Republican supermajority [in North Carolina].

Statement issued by Muslim Women For Harris/Walz on why they cannot continue their support.

57 percent of unhoused women report domestic violence as their immediate cause of homelessness. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an Oregon law could further limit their options

Millions of women have been standing up to fight, but now, all women are needed to engage in the movement. Organize, support women, strike, protect our freedoms, our rights, our mutual vision of health, peace, and love.

Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, threatened to target Chicago the moment Trump took office and they are making good on that promise. What they didn’t expect was how Chicagoans are unwaveringly dedicated to protect their undocumented neighbors.

Immigration activists in Chicago and Newark, NJ, describe how the government's assault on immigrants violates the Constitution and threatens everyone's rights.

The Trump administration's executive orders launching an assault on immigrants are being challenged in court, as are other orders Trump recently issued.

Chicagoans are showing that they plan to resist President Trump’s plans to mount attacks on immigrants.

Right now there is no coordinated national mass movement to defend immigrants, but there will be, says human rights activist Camilo Pérez-Bustillo in this interview with the People's Tribune.

Provisions of the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act raise serious concerns for due process and erode the principle of presumption of innocence. Anyone’s civil liberties can be threatened — U.S. citizens, documented and undocumented immigrants alike.

Education and real estate may seem like separate topics, but are instead inextricably linked for many reasons.

Cameron Samuels (Center) started a movement against censorship in Katy,Texas and students are standing strong. They honored them for Banned Books Week as Youth Honorary Chair for distributing banned books and packing school board meetings. Young people call on the nation to not be silent and defend their rights because they feel no others will.

Pointing out that "Black history is American history," Prof. Kelly Harris gives an overview of some of the state legislation pending that would censor or prevent the teaching of Black history and discusses the importance of a comprehensive understanding of American history.

Watch video mocking Ron DeSantis coming to our schools, claiming that in the classroom, free speech does not apply.

UC Davis PhD student and UAW union member discusses the significance of the UC student worker worker strike, the demands, particularly of the lowest paid workers the settlement process now underway.

Striking UC graduate student workers are willingly getting arrested in acts of civil disobedience, viewing the strategy as a way to escalate their work stoppage, now in its fifth week. A main demand is raises that reflect the cost-of-living in California, one of the most expensive states to live in.

With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained ground. With Trump, expect attacks on unions, safety regulations, and the very idea of labor law..

We will never support efforts to divide and conquer the working class by nationality, race, and gender, says UAW President Shawn Fain

UAW President Shawm Fain rallies voters in support of Kamala Harris, calling her the only pro-worker candidate for president, and that she is committed to fighting Trump's NAFTA.

UAW President Shawn Fain says forces of solidarity can defeat corporate greed, speaking at American Confederation of Teachers (AFT) Convention.

Seven national unions representing 6 million workers in the U.S. signed a letter calling on President Joe Biden to end all military aid to Israel.

The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival hosted a march in Wash., DC, to uplift the needs of the over 135 million poor and low-wage workers across the U.S.

Dexter Wade, killed by off-duty officer, was mistakenly buried by Hinds County, Mississippi in a pauper’s field. His mother seeks answers to what happened to her son.

Texas National Guard has repeatedly fired pepper spray projectiles at arriving migrants, including women and children.

The writer is outraged at four more persons killed in a school shooting. She also explains her outrage that the 14 year old child who killed four people and wounded others will be treated as an adult in the criminal justice system.

Mike Brown Sr. releases butterflies after four and a half minutes of silence to honor the four and a half hours Mike Brown Jr.’s body was left on the ground after he was shot on August 9, 2014.

One deputy in Sonya Massey’s murder was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. Read the story and see the video.

Outrage grows in Milwaukee after police killing of Samuel Shorte, Jr., a homeless Black man with multiple sclerosis.