"I am scared. I’m scared for myself, my parents, my tios and tias, my whole family. We’re all vulnerable,” writes a Chicagoan about the terror of Operation Midway Blitz. "We're all vulnerable."
Chicago Mayor says his takeawy from the November electons is that people want Democrats to stand up for working people and make ultra rich pay their fair share.
From the editors: The recent election results, especially the election of Zohran Mamdani, offered a ray of hope for millions in America who have been struggling to survive economically and who are appalled by the rising fascism in the country.
Amid federal ICE raids in Chicagoland, the mayor of one Chicago suburb is on the frontlines of the anti-ICE protest movement, saying ICE agents have invaded his city and are beating people up for no reason.
Community residents, union members, and elected officials gathered outside a Home Depot in Chicago to ask for solidarity with Day Laborers facing daily threats of ICE raids, and for Home Depot to take a stand against the raids.
An advocate for the National Homelessness Law Center warned that the 1,300-bed facility could be a “pilot” to put homeless people into similar conditions to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.”
One in six Texans faces food insecurity; hunger touches every community. "It’s not just somebody else’s problem. The loss of public funding is larger than a food bank can bring in," says a Texas food bank CEO.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a respected Mexican tradition celebrated on November 1 and 2, honors those who have passed away. In recent years, Day of the Dead celebrations have honored those who have died in ICE custody.
The Trump administration seeks to restrict birth control, abolish abortion, police pregnancies of particularly poor white women and women of color, and to exclude reproduction among women of color.
Since Trump claims he has gotten $20 trillion for the country, it seems perfectly reasonable that he should get a commission, say 10 percent or $2 trillion. It’s absurd, but would anyone stop such a ridiculous money grab?
The struggle to close the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago includes clergy who are part of a movement of religious leaders opposed to the assault on immigrants.
Union endorsed candidate for Nevada’s State Assembly vows to fight for workers’ rights, affordable healthcare, affordable housing, and lowering the cost of living in the state.
No Kings Day showed the rising awareness of people to how dangerous the situation is, that everyone’s rights, living standards, and democracy itself is in danger. Millions are mobilizing in diverse ways to confront the situation.
In 2024, 125 nations of the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister. This and countless other unprecedented acts of resistance took place against a “war” that revealed itself daily as outright genocide. The world’s people expressed their common humanity through actions and voices...sustaining this epic unity for the battles that lie ahead is critical for real peace..."
Stephanie Williams is long known as the “Queen of Skid Row.” After she saw the police kill an unarmed homeless Black man in his tent, she became a voice for the community, showing how the City terrorizes the homeless, while fighting for housing as a right for all.
Community leaders from Austin and Chicago speak about their views and visions on unity between Blacks and immigrants in the fight for a just world for all.
Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for the health of pregnant immigrants, and the health of their pregnancies. This story was originally reported by 19thnews.org.
A new report finds that hundreds of people have been charged with so-called “pregnancy-related crimes” following the Supreme Court’s overturn of abortion protections.
"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.
Using a bold-faced lie President Trump and Vice President Vance blamed immigrants, particularly the undocumented, for the government shutdown now in effect throughout the country. The Republican plan would increase Obamacare payments and make Medicaid cuts.
The resistance to the ICE invasion is characterized by people recognizing their common humanity and coming together. What is especially heartening are the small acts by individuals giving their neighbors rides to work, groceries taking their children to school.
Chicago mayor signs order prohibiting use of city properties for ICE enforcement. The order comes after ICE violated Chicagoans’ rights, and because of the federal government threats of militarized activity.
Emmy award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was deported to El Salvador – a country he fled over 20 years ago — in retaliation for filming law enforcement activities, says the Committee to Protect Journalists.
During a military-style raid on an apartment block in Chicago Sept. 30, ICE agents used flash-bang grenades, blew apartment doors off their hinges and zip-tied children.
A salute to Chicagoans fighting ICE and to the food delivery worker on a bicycle who outrode ICE agents after they tried to kidnap him on the streets of downtown Chicago.
Americans should be chilled at government's recent designation of “Antifa” as a domestic terrorist organization (it isn't an organization). This allows for the criminalization of broad swaths of dissent, and won't stop with "Antifa."
The real divide is between those who have and those who don't. We have the abundance to care for everyone and government must see to it that people's needs are met.
Student artivism has been one of the responses to the Trump administration's assault on free speech. Nanzi Muro explores student artivism at San Diego City College.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade is facing calls to resign after suggesting that the state should execute homeless people who decline help during a live broadcast.
Nataša Pirc Musar, president of Slovenia, speaks about stopping the Gaza genocide, climate, respecting international law and other critical issues to the UN General Assembly. Videos of other international leaders are included.
Government and the corporations are using the murder of Charlie Kirk to justify destroying free speech. It is no coincidence that billionaires and corporations are trying to silence us now.
Veterans For Peace calls for urgent end to US-Israeli genocide, for defense of Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, and to free disabled veteran ICE kidnapped.
Under Trump, we've seen a surge in political memes. Memes can numb us to the mistreatment of people here and in other countries. "Enjoy the memes you find funny, but be aware of the broader impact they can have," says the author.
President Trump's executive order fuses drug use and homelessness, ignoring that homelessness can cause or exacerbate substance use because people use drugs to cope with pain. Forced institutional settings rather than housing will not help the ill or unhoused.
Utility bills — shut-off notices that will, if unaddressed, lead to a loss of an address, aka homelessness. Moms have all adamantly professed that returning to homelessness is NOT AN OPTION!
An uprising is growing as the government tries to impose a dictatorship. Chicago resistance leaders recently offered their thoughts in public remarks made at demonstrations and press conferences.
Over 150 community members turned out recently to protest the opening of a new 2,500-bed ICE detention facility in California City, CA, operated by CoreCivic. It will be the largest ICE detention facility in California.
Angelinos, suffering from the profit over people economy, continue to rebuild after the fires and to protest immigration raids, while also experiencing joy in such difficult times.
Chicago Teachers Union rejects any unlawful federal occupation of their city, while welcoming federal leadership that fully funds public education, restores SNAP, and expands Medicaid to healthcare for all.
Joshua Rubin of Witness at the Border describes his recent experience bearing witness outside Florida's brutal 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant detention center, which may soon be closing as the result of a lawsuit.
