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Dismantling Columbus’s Legacy Requires More Than Changing a Holiday’s Name
To fight Columbus’s violent legacy, we need to engage in radical climate action and reject greenwashing technologies.
6 Years After Standing Rock, Native Tribes Still Fight Dakota Access Pipeline
The Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes say the pipeline threatens to contaminate their primary water source.
The World Faces a Great Unraveling. If We Ignore Indigenous Wisdom, We Are Lost.
A new podcast, “Holding the Fire,” discusses the global climate crisis with Indigenous people from around the world.
New Jersey Nurses Enter Third Month of Strike for Safe Staffing
The striking nurses emphasized hospital understaffing endangers both workers and patients.
Arizona Evicts a Saudi Alfalfa Farm, But the Thirsty Crop Isn’t Going Anywhere
Water-guzzling alfalfa farms pose a growing threat to Arizona's future as water resources dwindle.
Israeli and Palestinian Death Tolls Skyrocket on Second Day of Fighting
At least 370 Palestinians and over 600 Israelis have now been killed in the escalating violence.
Georgia Prosecutor Refuses to Charge State Troopers Who Killed Tortuguita
The DA will not press charges despite autopsy evidence that Terán had their hands raised and did not fire on police.
Police and Prison Guards in Maine Are Committing Abuses With Terrifying Impunity
Maine’s attorney general's office hasn't acknowledged an unjustified use of deadly police force since 1990.
Medicare Is in Desperate Need of Modernization and Expansion — Not Privatization
Monetizing Medicare and Medicaid undermines coverage for those who need it most.
This Law Gives Prosecutors Power to Undo Decades of Harsh or Racist Sentencing
Nearly 850 people, mostly Black men, have been freed after their state passed Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing laws.