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Refusing to Freeze, NYC Public Housing Residents Demand Bold Action From Mayor
Protestors in NYC are demanding that the mayor fully fund repairs in public housing.

Poor People’s Campaign Launches Nationwide Organizing Effort to Fight Poverty
Fifty years later, a new Poor People's Campaign connects religious faith to social justice.

Activists Storm Washington, Demanding Protection for All Immigrants
Activists say it is past time to pass a clean DREAM Act.

Hollywood Won’t Save Us: Instead, Let’s Build a Revitalized Radical Feminism
Let's use the knowledge we've gained through history.

“The Oscars Are Still So White”: While Awards Project Diversity, Most Winners Remain White Men
The vast majority of Oscars went to white men, despite years of activism demanding increased racial and gender diversity.

Trump Raises Alarm by Praising Chinese President’s Power Grab at Private Mar-a-Lago Fundraiser
How many hints do we need that he wants to be a dictator?

Chronicling the Struggles of Migrant Agricultural Workers, in Words and Pictures
The brutality of low wages affects us all as a society.

William Rivers Pitt | We Can Be Heroes: Fighting to Win on Gun Reform
Everything is possible when the will of good people bends toward the light.

Civil Rights Leader Who Desegregated University of Georgia Discusses Student-Led Movements of 1960s and Today
As a student-led movement for gun control sweeps the country.

The Right to Travel to Seek Work Is the Right to Survive
People are fighting for their survival.