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Inside Forest Defenders’ Blockade of Atlanta’s “Cop City” Training Compound
Activists have dug in against the militarized compound to defend Atlanta's most marginalized and largest watershed.
“Year of the Worker”: 2021 Saw Over 3 Million Strike Days With 140K Participants
The most common reason to go on strike last year was for better pay, researchers found.
Indigenous Nations Allege New Maps in North Dakota Violate Voting Rights Act
“Our voice is going to be muffled once again,” said Jamie Azure, chairman of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
Mask Mandates Lift While Uncertainty About New Subvariant BA.2 Hangs in the Air
For millions of immunocompromised people, this national shrug is as infuriating as it is potentially lethal.
Over 100 Starbucks Locations Have Filed for Unionization
The number of unionizing stores has doubled in just three weeks, according to Starbucks Workers United.
GOP Candidates in MI AG Race Say They Oppose Precedent on Right to Birth Control
Republicans want “direct involvement in everything you do in the bedroom,” current Democratic AG Dana Nessel said.
Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Tucker Carlson for His Dangerous “Libelous Harassment”
The Fox News host frequently targets Ocasio-Cortez and other figures on the left, especially women.
Redistricting Tactics Threaten to Suppress Black Representation in Louisiana
Louisiana's Black population is growing, but redistricting is carving up communities to dilute their voting power.
Florida Pulls Amendment That Would Force Teachers to Out Students After Uproar
Critics lambasted the amendment by the bill's author as an “all-out attack” on LGBTQ youth in the state.
As Honduras’s New President Seeks End to Narco-State, Will US Stand in Her Way?
Castro’s task of governing will be particularly hard given the levels of corruption the country has been embroiled in.