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Iran Nuclear Talks Falter as Biden Administration Squanders Window for Diplomacy
Many worry that tensions between Iran and the U.S. could turn into military escalation fueled by pressure from Israel.
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A Secretive Border Patrol Unit Worked With the FBI to Investigate Journalists
It's unclear if the surveillance program, run “with no rules and no procedures,” was ever discontinued.
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There Will Never Be Climate Justice If African Activists Keep Being Ignored
Africa contributes less than 4 percent of the world's carbon emissions yet suffers the worst consequences of the crisis.
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“Your Debt Is Someone Else’s Asset”: Calls Grow to Keep Student Loan Moratorium
The $15 trillion in U.S. household debt is a form of wealth transfer from the poor to the rich.
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House Passes Largest Military Budget Since WWII Despite Afghanistan War’s End
The Senate also voted down a bipartisan bid by three senators to halt $650 million in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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As Columbia’s Endowment Grows to $14 Billion, Student Workers Demand Living Wage
Three thousand student workers at New York City’s Columbia University are on their fifth week of strike.
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NYC’s Safe Drug Injection Sites Saved 15 Lives in First Week of Operation
New York's facilities are the first supervised illegal drug injection sites in the U.S.
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Gun Control Advocates Demand New Regulations After Michigan School Shooting
Funerals have begun in Oxford, Michigan, for the four students killed when their 15-year-old classmate opened fire.
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Haitian Asylum Seekers Held Under Bridge Now Face Inhumane ICE Jail Conditions
Haitians who were whipped by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback now face further abuse and medical neglect.
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If SCOTUS Restricts Abortion Access, Marginalized People Will Be Hurt Most
Low-income, Black, Brown and Indigenous communities, and people who are trans and nonbinary will be most impacted.