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.
'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.
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.
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.
Hundreds of buoys broke loose, closing international bridges and endangering people and wildlife, confirming warnings that "Operation River Wall" could not withstand a major flood.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, everyone's right to vote is under attack. The movement to defend the vote is gathering steam. A march on Washington to defend the vote is planned for Aug. 28, 2026.
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,...
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.
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.
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.
"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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
For decades some of us have fought to remove barriers keeping kids out of school because they had no home; we continue the fight to reduce the injustices of poverty. The kids are worth it.
Recent polling shows more than two-thirds of Americans say that immigrants who are pregnant, nursing or have recently given birth should generally not be held in immigration detention.
This story brings insight into the lives of the millions of women and men who leave before dawn to keep entire cities running by cleaning, building, cooking, caring. But suddenly some want them seen them as criminals.
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.
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.
Florida US Senate candidate Angie Dixon is no longer facing a prison sentence, having resolving resolved the case brought against her by Florida authorities, after she was arrested for trying to meet with Florida's governor about their redistricting plan.
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 would disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, threatening access to birth control, maternity care, and other health services.
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.
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 are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation and at higher risk of poverty, food insecurity and gender-based violence when displaced by climate change. And, they are overwhelmingly opposed to data centers.
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.
