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Americans Have No Constitutional Right to Clean Drinking Water Ruled Appellate Court

Americans do not have the constitutional right to clean drinking water, ruled the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, following a lawsuit alleging the negligence of the City of Jackson resulted in children having lead poisoning.

Musk Shows Why the World Cannot Afford Billionaires

The political and economic power of Elon Musk and its dangerous impact shows that the US and the world cannot afford billionaires and trillionaires.

DEMOCRACY

Trump Sent Homeland Security to Search My House

"In their ludicrous, partisan investigation into my immigration status, Trump is telling his voters: Ignore the price of gas, the war in Iran, that you’re losing healthcare —get angry about this instead," says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar.

‘If It’s Us vs The Billionaires, My Bet is On People Power,’ says TN Congressional Candidate

'From small towns and rural communities to city centers, our fight is restoring a flame of hope. Things can get better. We cannot afford to waver now,' says Tennessee Congressional candidate Justin J. Pearson.

ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE, WATER

A Rare Win in Indian Country: How Tribes Drove Out Mining Company in One Week

“None of this moves forward without all of us working collectively,” said Anissa Martin, who leads NDN’s Black Hills Land Back campaign. “Everybody had a role, and we understood that.”

Americans Have No Constitutional Right to Clean Drinking Water Ruled Appellate Court

Americans do not have the constitutional right to clean drinking water, ruled the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, following a lawsuit alleging the negligence of the City of Jackson resulted in children having lead poisoning.

HEALTHCARE

The Opportunity Is the Point

Assumptions about disability can become barriers.

Organizing for Affordable, Accessible, Quality Healthcare for All Texans

People are being hurt by a system that puts corporate profits over our health. The Texas Organizing Project is launching a statewide organizing campaign to lower healthcare costs, increase accessibility, and boost quality of care for all Texans.

HUMAN RIGHTS

ICE Terror Targets Us All

ICE terror is morally wrong, is spreading, and can easily threaten us all. Already, there are victims nationwide, from various communities, citizens and non-citizens alike. Millions of us need to stand up. Stop The Terror. Stop ICE.

We are Jane Doe

What happens when the institution responsible for investigating harm is the same institution worried about its reputation, donors, fraternity relationships, and legal liability? Silence protects power. Accountability means confronting it.

LABOR

The Opportunity Is the Point

Assumptions about disability can become barriers.

Labor Day Thoughts

On this Labor Day, 2026, workers all over the country continue the fight for unions and labor rights for all. Videos in this article illustrate some of the battles that have been won and those that continue to be fought out today.

POLICE & PRISONS

Government Charges Man ICE Shot In Back With Assault

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Venezuelan immigrant shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin September 20, has now been charged by the government with assaulting a federal officer.

ICE Shooting of Austin Delivery Man Sparks Outrage

Austin shooting came 10 weeks after ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, whch followed a series of shootings involving ICE, including the killing of US citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti in MN. Austin community protests arose immediately with renewed calls to Abolish ICE.

RACIAL JUSTICE

A Rare Win in Indian Country: How Tribes Drove Out Mining Company in One Week

“None of this moves forward without all of us working collectively,” said Anissa Martin, who leads NDN’s Black Hills Land Back campaign. “Everybody had a role, and we understood that.”

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.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Corporate control of energy is killing us

  One of Trump’s first acts as president was to green-light the Dakota Access Pipeline, threatening the drinking water of millions of people. For months,...

Why I am joining the March for Science

I have been a working research scientist for almost 50 years. I will join the March for Science in opposition to the current threat to science and ...

WEALTH & POVERTY

Grotesque Billionaire Bonanza: 41 Energy Tycoons’ Fortunes Grow by $23.5 Billion Since Trump Launched Iran War

While energy industry billionaires in G7 countries collectively increased their wealth by $23.5 billion since Trump lanunched the Iran war; families skip meals and govt's slashs life-saving aid.

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.

YOUTH

Our Kids and Our Democracy Are In Our Hands

Recent federal action has imperiled food access for over 700,000 kids. Parents unable to provide for their hungry children feel powerless. Deprivation of adequate nutrition can be devastating for families.

Student Walk Out for Palestine at Wayne State University

"The kids are gonna save us all. They have so much heart and they gave me so much hope," says Detroit-based photojournalist Valerie Jean at Wayne State University's 2nd Annual Student Walkout for Palestine.

DATA CENTERS

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson Calls for Moratorium on Data Centers

"We deserve real economic development in our communities, not someone exploiting our community for their own benefit and profit," says TN State Rep. Justin Pearson, who calls for a nationwide moratorium on data centers.

Musk Builds Polluting Data Centers in Poorest Black Communities

Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson asks, “Why aren’t we making polluters pay for being in Memphis and Shelby County?”

EDUCATION

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.

Cuba’s Education in Crisis: Closures at the University of Havana

Young Cubans could lose the promise of a free, universal education, and consequences of the Cuban blockade stretch to communities around the world that have long depended on Cuban-trained doctors and teachers.

GUN VIOLENCE

After Georgia Shooting, Students Walk Out Demanding ‘Future Free of Gun Violence’

Thousands of Georgia students walkout "to demand a future free from gun violence" following mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winde.

‘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.

HOMELESSNESS & HOUSING

The Homeless Time Clock

A homeless man created 14 continually-updated counters of homelessness in the U.S, counting the homeless from 2005. The counters do not pause or reset.

Homeless Shelters Were Once Off-Limits to ICE. Not Anymore

Los Angeles Is seeing a surge in Latino Homelessness, and a 2025 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Policy Change Means Shelters Are No Longer Safe from ICE.

IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANTS & REFUGEES

Homeless Shelters Were Once Off-Limits to ICE. Not Anymore

Los Angeles Is seeing a surge in Latino Homelessness, and a 2025 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Policy Change Means Shelters Are No Longer Safe from ICE.

ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year

ICE arrested more than twice as many children this year through July as in the same period last year. Many of these children have been detained where lawyers and family members couldn’t find them.

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

The Confusing World of Sexuality and Gender

A discussion of gender and sexuality and the writer’s personal journey exploring what descriptions they want to identify with.

War on Trans People and Its Meaning In the Age of Trump

This year, Pride Month arrives at an especially dire moment for the LGBTQ+ community. Under the second Trump administration, homophobic vitriol and violence are on the rise.

POLITICS & ELECTIONS

Vote Now: Sacramento Poor People’s People’s Campaign Joins March to the Polls

Why are they trying to make it more difficult to vote when there is no evidence of fraud in the electoral system? It is because new candidates are running across the country to represent the needs of poor, unhoused, and working-class voters.

Resistance is Challenging Grip of AIPAC on Congress

The pro-Israel AIPAC lobby is one of the most powerful lobbies in the country, but its influence over our elections and Congress is increasingly being challenged by candidates and voters.

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Woman Miscarries, Ends up in Jail For 5 Months

A Texas woman who had a miscarriage in a restaurant bathroom was jailed for five months. Her story was falsely presented to the public as an act by an uncaring woman who ‘flushed her baby down the toilet.’ The truth is a far different story.

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.

WAR & PEACE

Grotesque Billionaire Bonanza: 41 Energy Tycoons’ Fortunes Grow by $23.5 Billion Since Trump Launched Iran War

While energy industry billionaires in G7 countries collectively increased their wealth by $23.5 billion since Trump lanunched the Iran war; families skip meals and govt's slashs life-saving aid.

Cuba’s Education in Crisis: Closures at the University of Havana

Young Cubans could lose the promise of a free, universal education, and consequences of the Cuban blockade stretch to communities around the world that have long depended on Cuban-trained doctors and teachers.

WOMEN

We are Jane Doe

What happens when the institution responsible for investigating harm is the same institution worried about its reputation, donors, fraternity relationships, and legal liability? Silence protects power. Accountability means confronting it.

Believe Women. Believe Survivors. Teach Our Boys Better.

"What I can do as a man is listen, believe women, support survivors and refuse to participate in the attitudes and behavior that make sexual violence easier to dismiss or excuse."