News | Immigration Ruling Allows New Jersey’s Last ICE Jail to Remain Open Despite State Ban Biden supported a private prison company’s suit to keep the jail open, but immigrant rights activists aren’t giving up. By Sam Carliner , LeftVoice August 30, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing New Jersey Activists Won a Ban on Private Prisons, Now Biden Wants to Reverse It The Biden administration is backing CoreCivic in a lawsuit against a state law banning contracts with private prisons. By Catalina Adorno & Li Adorno , Truthout August 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health The Right Wing’s Latest Target in Its War on Education? Teaching Climate Change. Climate change education is in the right’s crosshairs just as the movement to teach it is getting off the ground. By Anya Kamenetz , Grist June 7, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Rutgers Academic Workers Are Striking for the Future of Public Education Donna Murch outlines the historic and ongoing labor struggle at Rutgers University. By Janine Jackson , FAIR May 1, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights NJ Gov Signs Order Making State a Haven for Trans Kids Seeking Health Care “I cannot possibly overstate the importance of this action,” said a NJ activist who is mother to a trans child. By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Five Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over the Past Six Days Starbucks employees in New Jersey and Florida are the latest to join the union wave within the company. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 12, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Second Starbucks Location Unionizes as Union Wave Sweeps Stores Across the US The Genesee Street location in Buffalo, New York, voted 15 to 9 in favor of unionization. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 11, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Candidate Refuses to Concede Race for New Jersey Governor Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli's team has used Trump-like tactics to sow doubt about the election results. By Kenneth Tran , Salon November 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democratic Incumbent Governor Murphy Squeezes Out Win in New Jersey Polling had suggested that Phil Murphy would win by a much wider margin. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 3, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Art Museums Touted as Community Investments Are Actually Fueling Gentrification When politicians, private real estate and art museums collaborate to “improve” neighborhoods, long-term residents lose. By Billie Anania , Truthout September 5, 2021 Truthout