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Tucson Draws the Line on Prison Privatization
For-profit incarceration must end everywhere.
Donald Trump Really Shouldn’t Have Run for President
The skeletons in Trump's closet are marching into the light.
Subway Woes? Don’t Blame Workers
A new campaign by powerful developers is attacking New York City's construction unions.
How Weakened US Fossil Fuel Regulations Threaten Environmental Justice in Colorado
Reducing regulations makes us less able to protect our health or the environment.
Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know Chemicals in Teflon Are Poisoning Waterways and Firefighters
These chemicals are more dangerous than previously thought.
Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg: Civil Disobedience Against Vietnam War Led Me to Leak Pentagon Papers
Ellsberg discusses the role nonviolent direct action can play in social movements.
Economic Update: Another Gilded Age
We also look at the possibility of a second “gilded age,” mortgage lenders turning to rich borrowers, and more.
An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map
The map may also help build an online database of farmers of color, who have long been underrepresented by demographic surveys.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Survives GOP Repeal — for Now
While Congress appeared to officially spare the payday rule, hours earlier, there was an ominous development in Washington for consumer safeguards.
Gender Justice at the Heart of the Poor People’s Campaign
The campaign's first week will shine a spotlight on the problems of women in poverty.