Democracy

Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Inducts 11 Journalists

Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame selects 11 journalists in its 2025 class. See speech from one of the 11, Daymon J. Hartley, who has contributed photos from the front lines to the People's Tribune for decades.

‘Oligarchs are Deeply Tied to Both Parties,’ says MI State Rep. at ‘Hands Off’ Protest

MI State Rep. Dylan Wegela tells protesters to prevent people like Trump from coming to power we have to fight for people, not corporations. And to win, Democrats cannot be complicit in the oligarchy.

‘Our Voice Has To Be Heard,’ say Las Vegas ‘Hands Off!’ Protesters

Las Vegas protesters bore different messages: freedom of speech, women’s rights, racial equality, among many other causes. But attendees all united around the demand to stop Trump, his regime, and the billionaires who reap the benefits from their damage.

April 5, 2025: Nation-Wide Protests in All 50 States

Remove Corrupt Politicians. Reverse The Damage. Reclaim our Democracy.

Watch BORDERLAND | The Line Within

View the new film that indicts the U.S. Immigration system, "Borderland: The Line Within" for free until March 31 at 7pm Eastern. A National Immigrant Solidarity Rally will be held online on that date.

Stopping the Coup is Just the Start of a Bigger Fight

People want a society that takes care of everyone. The billionaires and corporations who run the U.S. need a dictatorship to control people while they loot the public treasury, slash and privatize public programs and cut jobs.

Homelessness and Housing

Walking Beside You

Walking Beside You I see you in the morning frost,when city lights dim and the world pretends not to notice your blanket of stars.

A Love Letter to Altadena

Our elected officials seem unable or unwilling to keep the financial vultures out of Altadena. We can only win if we fight together to ensure our future.

No One Has to Freeze to Death Outdoors During Chicago Winters

This winter in Chicago at least nine people died due to hypothermia. No one should freeze to death in winter or in summer. We all can be part of insuring no one else does.

Sacramento County Jail Expansion Is Put On Hold 

David Kent Barefield was not taken to a hospital, but to the Sacramento jail. He couldn’t walk, or even stand; he was dying.

From Bondage to the Streets: America’s Long History with Homelessness

The story of homelessness in America is woven deep into the fabric of our nation's history, starting long before the modern image of people sleeping on city sidewalks.

We Demand Equal Justice for UnHoused Murder Victims

There was no media coverage and it was swept under the rug! A predator was terrorizing and killing people, and because they were unhoused it apparently didn’t matter.

Health Care

‘I Know What It’s Like to Live with Serious Disabilities’

People with disabilities, and those with other needs for government programs, fear the cuts and possible ending to social programs they rely on to live and to help others.

Trump Administration Attacks Public Health: Freezes $35 Million in Title X Funding

Ending Title X funding in eight states is just the beginning. Gutting America’s family planning program is an attack on reproductive health care, poor people and an attempt to dismantle public health.

Workers and Consumers Protest Bad Conditions at Illinois DHS Offices

Workers deliver services like Medicaid and food stamps to people who need them, but say poor conditions at the Illinois DHS offices make this difficult.

‘Fetal Personhood’ Laws Could Lead to Death Penalty for Abortions

Lawmakers in nine states have or are working to introduce bills to allow homicide charges against people suspected of having an abortion. Six of those states all have the death penalty for homicide.

Doctor Sees People Deferring Life-Saving Care, Fearing Deportation and Family Separation

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

Michael Moore Issues Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance

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

Environment, Climate and Water

Remembrances: Meeting With Pope Francis About Detroit Water Shut-offs and Poverty

Maureen Taylor of Michigan Welfare Rights Organization reflects on her visit to the Vatican in 2016 to discuss Detroit water shut-offs and poverty, which included a special, exclusive audience with the Pope Francis and other activists.

The Urgency of Unity to Tackle Climate Destroyers

As thousands remain homeless and vulnerable to the negative effects of global warming, Trump is doubling down on opening new leases to fossil fuel corporations.

Where’s Trump? America’s Poorest Counties Devastated by Historic Flooding Speak Out.

West Virginia people devastated by the flooding are crying out for help from the Trump administration. They speak on whether FEMA should be abolished, as Trump is proposing.

Remembering Nuclear Victims 71 Years After the Castle Bravo Test

March 1 marks 71 years since the U.S. used its biggest ever nuclear weapon in the Marshall Islands. Abolition of nuclear weapons and war is urgent.

We are Appalachian Strong. Hope and Community Restored Through Shared Loss From Floods

A story of the horrific storm that hit Appalachia by a woman who has fought for a healthy environment, and clean water in her home county in Kentucky.

Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia’s Suffering

Homeless, cold, devastated. Trump not answering WV governor's request for FEMA Disaster Declaration for 13 counties in southern WV.

Women

Medicaid Cuts Could Devastate Access to Reproductive Care and Contraception

Medicaid cuts would disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, threatening access to birth control, maternity care, and other health services.

Homeless, Low-Income Families, Rely on Public Schools; And They’re Under Attack

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.

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs, Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments

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.

Pregnant Teen Died: Seeks Care in Three Texas Emergency Rooms

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.

“I Have Become a Social Justice Warrior”

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...

Abortion Tragedies and a Georgia Victory

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.”

Migrants and Refugees

Yes, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes

Author Jose Antonio Vargas (Left) interviews Francine Lipman, William S. Boyd Professor of Law at UNLV, about tax dollars undocumented immigrants contribute and the devastating impact of ICE and IRS collaboration on immigrants and the economy.

How to Deal with ICE

Immigrant rights leaders in Las Vegas offer strategies for when ICE comes to your door, your workplace or approaches you on the street.

After Brief Face-to-Face with Vance, Pope’s Easter Address Denounces ‘Contempt’ for Migrants

Pope Francis, in his Easter speech, appealed to those in positions of political responsibility to not yield to the logic of fear, but rather, to use resources to help the needy, fight hunger, and encourage peace, instead of sowing seeds of death.

New Non-profit to Build Community Power in the U.S. and Mexico

The Frontera Federation launched in March as a new non-profit dedicated to upholding human rights and building resilient communities along the border in the face of hyper-militarization in both the United States and Mexico.

Speakers Listed for April 22 Webinar on Mass Deportations

The speakers for an April 22 webinar on the resistance to mass deportations have been announced. See the speaker biographies and registration information.

Bring Union Brother Kilmar Home: His Deportation Is an Attack on All of Us

The deportation of union brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a gut punch to the labor movement, a slap in the face to every worker who dares to organize.

Education

April 17 Day of Action on 150+ Campuses Targets Trump Attack on Higher Education

"Higher education is under siege. As faculty, students, and campus workers, we must have the courage to resist."

Education and Real Estate: A Match Made in Heaven? Or Hell?

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

Texas Book Ban Sets Dangerous Precedent for Young People

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.

We Need More, Not Less, Education on Black History and Structural Racism

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.

Fascists Deserve to be Laughed At!

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

Intolerable Cost of Living a Central Issue, says UC Davis Striker

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.

Labor

Trump Order Is Message to Workers to ‘Fall in Line or Else’

Trump's latest executive order seeks to strip the collective bargaining rights from federal government workers, threatening workers, unions, freedom of speech.

US Workers Won Key Victories in 2024, But Hard Fight Lies Ahead

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..

A Message From UAW International President Shawn Fain

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

UAW President: ‘Our Future is About the Power We Have When We Stick Together’

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.

‘Solidarity Can Defeat Forces of Corporate Greed,’ says UAW President at Teachers Convention

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

Unions Representing Six Million Workers Demand an End to All U.S. Military Aid to Israel

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.

Police, Prisons and the Justice System

‘Who Was Officer?’: Family Still Seeks Answers From Jackson Police a Year After Son’s Burial

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 Firing Pepper Spray Projectiles at Migrants

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

‘I Am Outraged, and You Should Be Too!’

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.

Michael Brown Jr.’s Father Is Still Fighting for Justice and His Son’s Legacy

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.

Sonya Massey, Shot by Police in Illinois, ‘Should Be Alive Today’

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 After Police Kill Unhoused Black Man Near RNC, Firing 27 Bullets

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