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Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Austin Over Abortion Travel Fund
Protecting Texas families is “clearly not the intent of our attorney general,” an Austin council member said.
Farmers in Mexico Don’t Trust New President to Defend Their Water From Hoarding
Transnationals pollute and buy up Mexico’s water. Not expecting help from Claudia Sheinbaum, farmers are resisting.
Media Fails to Link Hurricane Helene to Fossil-Fueled Climate Change
The storm devastated large swaths of the southeastern US after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm.
Veterans for Peace Demands Probe Into Blinken’s Enabling of Israel’s Genocide
The group urged the DOJ to impanel a grand jury to investigate and potentially indict Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
IDF Likely Dropped US-Made 2,000-Pound Bombs in Strike on Hezbollah Leader
A former explosive ordnance disposal technician for the Army said “it’s possible” dozens of the bombs were used.
Analysis: Climate Crisis Increased Likelihood of Flooding From Storms in Europe
Continued fossil fuel use across the globe will only worsen flooding in the future, one expert said.
Our Future Generations Deserve Abundance, Not “State of the Art” Prisons
I went numb when I realized Illinois is laying the foundation to deliver the next generation into state slavery.
Announcing the Winners of the 4th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The prize honors the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated authors who are writing toward a more just world.
My Miscarriage Behind Bars Showed Me the Truth of the “Justice” System
Incarceration did not recognize me as a being who could feel pain, who could feel loss.
Campus Organizers Are Using Research to Expose and Oppose the Global War Machine
Graduate workers and student groups across the US are mapping university ties to militarism and Israel’s war on Gaza.