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‘No Kings Day.’ Join Local Protests Saturday, March 28!

Photo story of protests for human rights, democracy and no war have swept America in the past months. The 'No Kings' protest scheduled for March 28 f expects to see 15 million people in the streets, once again expressing people's voices and demands in hand-made signs.

The Women Leading the Farmworker Movement Won’t Let it be Defined by Cesar Chavez

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.

Poem

Oklahoma Choctaw/Chickasaw Indigenous woman sends a prayer and unity to the people of Minnesota in their struggle for human rights.

Fallen Angel

This writer of this opinion piece about the recent revelations surrounding Cesar Chavez became an organizer with the United Farm Workers in 1970 and was the founding director of the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.

Detention Centers: ‘If they build them, they will fill them up’

ICE is planning to open dozens of new detention centers on top of the more than 200 that already exist. While the government claims these are for detaining immigrants, many observers argue they will ultimately be used as concentration camps to jail anyone opposed to the Trump regime.

When Enforcers Look Like Us: La Malinche, the Border, and America’s Colonial Trap

A painful and recurring question surfaces in immigrant communities: why are so many of the people working for ICE and Border Patrol and enforcing deportation, detention, and family separation Latino themselves?

Years of Protests Demand Unsafe Michigan Pipeline Be Shut Down

Photojournalist Valerie Jean captured the faces of water protectors who gathered in Lansing to watch the Michigan Supreme Court hear arguments on Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project. Activists have fought for years to get Line 5 shut down because it threatens the Great Lakes.

Afghanistan War Veteran Dies in ICE Custody One Day After Arrest

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal served alongside US troops in Afghanistan. He died at age 41 after ICE arrested him in front of his children and he had been in ICE custody only one day.

Forward March! What choice do we have?

Diane Nilan, Author, homeless advocate, filmmaker and photographer of homeless families and children from her 20 year travels on US back roads, shares artistic images and stories from people speaking out for America's poor.

Why The Push For So Many Data Centers?

Big Tech is slated to spend over $600 billion this year on AI infrastructure, including data centers. Why the push to build so many data centers?

Billions for Iran War While Trump Moves to Cut Food Aid for Millions

Americans can’t afford their groceries, medicine, cost of living, yet we’re dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran, says congressman.

Tribunal of Conscience to Hold Hearings on US Crimes Against Migrants and Countries

The International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement will launch a series of hearings beginning March 18 in Mexico City. The hearings, to be held throughout Latin America and the US, will deal with the crimes of the Trump regime and its predecessors and accomplices against migrants and refugees within US borders, as well as US crimes against other countries.

The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater

Documents show the industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.

Los Angeles Homeless Score a Victory in Property Destruction Case

LOS ANGELES —On February 12, 2026, six unhoused plaintiffs, and Ktown for All, a community organization, scored a stunning win in federal court against...

Glimpses of the Terror Inside a Detention Hotspot

The patch pictured above appears on the uniforms of some guards at "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida. Below the grim reaper riding on an alligator are two human skulls, similar to the Totenkopf or death's head that the Nazis who ran and guarded German WWII concentration camps had on their SS uniforms.

New England Cherishes Its Local Elections.

Many disabled voters are locked out from voting. Making voting accessible for disabled people makes for a more inclusive, healthier democracy, and its what everybody wants.

Power Rates Sabotage Efforts to Rebuild Eastern Kentucky Economy

Families in Eastern Kentucky, who already pay the state’s highest average energy bills, can no longer bear the burden of questionable decisions by Kentucky Power, compounded by a hard-hit regional economy.

The Women Who Move the Labor Movement Forward

History shows that the labor movement moves forward when women organize. Women have repeatedly proven willing to confront power, build solidarity, and move the fight forward when others hesitate.

She was sentenced to life in prison. A new law set her free after 23 years.

Nicole Boynton was the first woman freed as part of Georgia’s Survivor Justice Act, putting a national spotlight on how courts discount abuse in homicide cases — especially for Black women.

What a Data Center in Your State Can Mean

What might happen if a data center -- or a bunch of them -- is built in your state? This compilation of facts about data centers, with a particular focus on Texas, can give you an idea of the likely impact.

Rio Grande Valley Groups Protest Musk’s SpaceX Land Grab

In the Texas Rio Grande Valley, residents, organizations, and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe have vowed to continue opposing the takeover by Elon Musk’s SpaceX of Boca Chica beach.

Stop the War on Iran! Impeach Trump!

The US-Israeli war against Iran is unprovoked, immoral and illegal. The majority of the people of the US are opposed to it, and we are obligated to stand up and stop it. This is also an opportunity to impeach and remove Trump and try and set the country on a new course.

Data Centers in the Rio Grande Valley: Growth at the Edge of a River

The Rio Grande Valley already has data centers. Now, a new wave of hyperscale data centers is accelerating—and may come to the Rio Grande Valley with its already strained grid and limited water supply.

Fred Hampton Told Us To ‘Fight Racism With Solidarity’

At a Black History Month celebration, Joe Wilson brings a 1960's message of unity from Fred Hampton who told youth to 'Fight Racism with Solidarity'

The True Economy

The real economy doesn’t live on Wall Street. The real economy is represented by people standing in line at food banks hoping the food doesn’t run out before their turn comes.

New Olympic Sport: Hoop Jumping

Cruelty incorporated in the Big, Bad, Ugly bill make families jump through hoops to protect essential assistance like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).

Group Urges Zorro Ranch Investigators to Review Cases of 100+ Female Bodies

New Mexico lawmakers are beginning to examine decades of alleged abuse connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, and humanitarian search volunteers are calling for the authorities to include in their review a concentrated pattern of female dead bodies found in southern Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People

Black disability history matters. Without putting our voices and bodies on the line, the political and societal strides many of us take for granted would not have occurred.

Human Rights Activists to Convene Near Florida Migrant Detention Centers

Human rights observers and activists from across the country connected with the Witness at the Border network will convene in South Florida February 28th - March 5th to protest inhumane conditions at the Everglades Detention Center and the Krome Processing Center.

Your Land Acknowledgment is Probably Meaningless and Performative. Let Me Tell You Why

A land acknowledgment without accountability or direct action is a promise no one intends to keep. When grounded in genuine partnership with Tribal Nations or Indigenous peoples, they can be meaningful.

Tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.

Rev Jackson was closely connected to the National Poor People’s Campaign, which Bishop William Barber II co-chairs and where he served as Jackson's friend and mentee.

Why Cuba Matters

Cuba is dark now. Electricity is gone, goods inaccessible. The U.S. is killing Cuba. We have no moral or lawful standing to push Cuba, or any country, to the brink. We must make sure peace and well-being on earth

Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ Is a Death Trap for Palestinians. We Drove Into It.

Hend Salama Abo Helow describes her experience in Gaza trying to navigate safely along the "Yellow Line" while doing humanitarian work, and she notes that the true purpose of the line is to allow the Israelis to carry out a slow-moving takeover of Gaza.

“I Have Been Here Too Long”

Hundreds of children are currently held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.

Epstein Files Reveal Horrible Abuses of Children and Unspeakable Depravity

The depravity of the wealthy and powerful revealed by the Epstein files shows that these people have no morals and they don't care about the rest of us. We have to demand that the full truth be exposed and that there is justice for the survivors.

ICE is Today’s Slave Patrols

As we celebrate Black History Month, we are again reminded that Black history is at the heart of US history. This is because it has shaped what happens in this country in so many ways, and continues to do so. A case in point is the parallels between the pre-Civil War slave patrols of the 19th century and the ICE/Border Patrol abductions of immigrants in the US today.

Clean Water for Families, Not Data Centers, Says Texas Candidate

Candidate for lieutenant governor says companies are flocking to Texas for cheap energy to build their Data Centers, which are gulping down water; and that family water needs should come first.

In West Virginia, Women Are Reclaiming the Future

The surge of Democratic women filing to run in the 2026 primary in West Virginia is not just a political development—it is a moral signal. These women are stepping forward because the system has failed too many people for too long.

We Are a Homeless Union

We are a Homeless Union made up of unhoused people, housing-insecure neighbors, people living in poverty, and community members all working together as one Union. Those most impacted by homelessness are leading the way.

Requiem for a Homeless Death

'He was forced out into a deadly storm with nowhere to go. And as if that wasn’t enough, the city confiscated all of his belongings and dumped them. Everything he owned gone.'

Fighting The Data Center Death Cult In Ypsilanti and Beyond

The Stop the Data Center campaign is made up of community members across southeast Michiigan fighting data centers and billionaire Trump backers who seek AI profits through these projects that push living standards toward collapse.

Bondi’s Hearing Was a Removal of the Veil

Actor Mehcad Brooks says in a social media post that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before a congressional committee about Epstein tore the veil off American capitalism.

Historic Teachers Strike in San Francisco

Teachers and other workers in the San Francisco Unified School District went on strike on Monday, February 9, picketing 130 work sites all...

Person in ICE Custody is on Hunger Strike After 10 months in Solitary

One detained person at ICE's infamous Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) is currently on a hunger strike to demand an immediate appointment with a dentist, release from solitary confinement, and an end to negligence inside the privately operated facility.

We Don’t Just Live Through History, We Make it

Good and Pretti must not have died in vain. We too must escalate, peacefully, strategically, and creatively. We must mobilize at all levels, including organized study of social and historical development. For we are not just feet and voices, but minds and spirits.

The ICE Attack On Us All – And The Resistance

Key to building the movement are the networks, based in neighborhoods and organizations, mobilizing against the attacks on immigrants.

Trump is Building a Vast Network of Concentration Camps

By the end of his first year in power, Hitler had around 50,000 people in roughly 70 concentration camps. In the US today, ICE has more than 70,000 people in over 225 concentration camps, and the government wants to more than double both numbers in the coming months.

I Reported Abuse. Then I Watched the System Fail.

A mental health professional shares his experience passing an abuse problem up to a system that often has less training and lived experience than him.

Why My Childhood Taught Me Fear, Power, and Solidarity

A shared story of worker solidarity and courage over fear and power shows the importance of teaching the next generation that you survive by standing together

Courageous Woman With A Disability Opens Up About Abusive Relationships

Woman with disability tells her story, warning others that if they are abused or fear abuse, that they should get help right away. The author is now enjoying her life without fear in a safe place.