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California’s New Balcony Solar Bill Isn’t a Victory — It’s a Compromise
Plug-in balcony solar panels can never match the booming rooftop solar movement that state utility regulators derailed.
House Oversight Chair Is Using His Power to Investigate DC Organizers
DC organizations are pointing to a pattern of weaponizing official investigations to intimidate civil society groups.
Kansas City Residents Won a Rare Victory Against Racist Gerrymandering
Missouri is among the few states to push back against Republican-drawn maps. This is how voters did it.
After Surviving Botched Execution, Christa Pike Speaks Out
“There hasn’t been a moment since that night when I haven’t been in pain,” Pike said Friday.
As US and Israel Plot Iran Escalation, Regional Powers Scramble to Avert It
Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish leaders met with Iranian officials in Tehran, signaling their reticence to renew the war.
Incarcerated LA Youth Fought for the Right to Hug Their Parents — and Won
Having enshrined youths’ right to hug parents during visits behind bars, activists are pushing for decarceration.
Billionaires Captured Ohio’s Supreme Court. Now They Want a Fully GOP Court.
Ohio’s state court election has been a circus of corporate and dark money campaigning.
While Americans Paid $148B Extra on Gas Amid War, Big Oil Made $130B in Profits
“All the excess cash we’re accumulating will ultimately be directed toward our owners,” one oil executive bragged.
Israel Is Creating a “Permanent Architecture of Control” Amid Gaza Genocide
Israel’s flattening, extraction, and reshaping of the rubble in Gaza is a continuation of its crimes, says an expert.
UK Bars Entry to Swedish Climate Scholar Who Advocates for Palestinian Rights
Andreas Malm was scheduled to speak at a conference that will also feature a co-founder of Palestine Action.