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It was always unrealistic to expect the social media behemoth to police itself or place progress over profit.

Celine-Marie Pascale’s new book explores the personal impact of poverty in low-income communities from Appalachia to Oakland, California.

* Content warning: mention of sexual assault

Conservatives are disrupting school board meetings by shouting Nazi salutes and even physically assaulting anyone they disagree with. But these attacks are anything but spontaneous.

The fate of our nation and the warming of the world is in the hands of one coal addled senator from West Virginia

As more states introduce laws that restrict abortion rights and the future of “Roe v. Wade” remains uncertain, the threat of overcriminalization and mass incarceration looms.

With the October 31 deadline looming, the U.S. Congress must act quickly to pass the infrastructure bill with the maximum funding for home and community-based services.

It’s time to address these epidemics with more accurate media coverage and equitable, evidence-based solutions.

Workers at Kellogg’s are still on the picket line, fighting against a two-tier wage system that leaves many stuck with low pay and few benefits.

As a writer, I get stuck every so often trying to find the right words to tell my story. Over the years, I’ve learned when to quit tying myself into mental knots over sentence construction, instead stepping back and rethinking where my story is going.

Liz Garbus’s nonfiction biopic takes a deep dive into the explorer’s evolution into an environmental crusader.

As I feared, the power granted by the PATRIOT Act has not been used exclusively, or even primarily, for counterterrorism.

Worker cooperatives offer an alternative to keeping power and profits in the hands of a few rich people.

Rightwing militants failed to overturn the 2020 election, but they’re aiming at a new target.

Every time I see an officer, my heart rate accelerates. My son is afraid to go out alone for fear he will be killed by the police.

After demanding more humane working conditions, including meal breaks, maximum sixty-hour workweeks, and living wages, film industry workers have negotiated a deal.

Groups form to fight a conservative-led attack on libraries’ efforts to promote social justice.

Inside the Rod of Iron Festival, an annual event held in rural Pennsylvania that’s big on gun ownership and brings together the most devoted MAGA fanatics.

We must build the EPA back up and move on past the Trump era setbacks.

In the spring of 1936, the writer George Orwell planted roses in his garden.

Coronavirus-related deaths are increasing among unvaccinated pregnant people and it’s likely due to misinformation and a lack of access to health care services.

It’s true, AT&T is behind the “news” network that is crazier than Fox News.

The Knapp Commission, which began public hearings on NYPD corruption on October 18, 1971, marked a turning point in efforts to clean up the criminal justice system.

As Yeminis are bludgeoned by Saudi and U.S. air strikes, drone attacks and constant warfare, access to food, shelter, safety, health care and education in the country remains precarious.

After Congress shelved the George Floyd Act and state governments took action to prevent the defunding of police departments, activists are reflecting on the work that still needs to be done.

Since January 2019, state legislators have introduced 231 bills to restrict the right of free and peaceful assembly, according to the “U.S. Protest Law Tracker” maintained by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law. As of early September, thirty-six of these bills had been […]

The pandemic exposed the extent of global inequality, and world leaders still seem to be making the problem worse.

United Nations Human Rights Council action silences Yemeni human rights victims.

An interview with professor and activist Zephyr Teachout.

I miss street protesting. It’s good for my soul. It’s been one of my keys for maintaining good  mental health. But I’ve found that street protesting is a bit like toilet paper: You don’t realize how vital it is until it’s not around anymore.