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.
As a result of a chaotic scene that occurred when federal agents attempted to keep the official delegation from entering the Delaney Detention Center to inspect it, Congresswoman McIver, who is pregnant, faces 17 years in prison if convicted of the assault charges the U.S. government has issued against her.
In a key battleground, Texas County commissioners voted for a list with 92 fewer poll sites than in the 2022 elections. Voting rights advocates rallied for the same number of sites as in the 2022 elections.
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.
Nurses held protests in eight cities with displays of the deadly costs of Palantir’s products, including its development and operation of ELITE, an application used by ICE that identifies people for arrest using, in part, improperly obtained Medicaid data.
Dolly Parton never had to stop being Appalachian to become an international icon, or pretend poverty didn't shape her, or that the mountains were something she had escaped. She simply took what she learned there and carried it farther.
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.
The decisive victory of Justin Pearson in the Tennessee Democratic congressional primary marked a rebuke of both the corporate Democrats and the attack on the Voting Rights Act.
In electing Abdul El-Sayed, voters rejected money in politics, defeating the pro-Israel and corporate funded campaign of his opponent in the amount of $70 million, making it among the most ever spent in a Democratic Party primary!
Detainees in ICE detention are pleading for help due to inhumane conditions. Now, as of August 4, 2026, at least 24 detainees have died in custody this year alone.
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.