I first encountered officer Raymond Piwnicki in the summer of 2001. At the time, the citywide demolition of high-rise public housing was gathering momentum in Chicago. Jamie Kalvan December 9, 2023 Read the full...
Janitors for big box stores see big workload increases around the holidays — but most of them get little time off to celebrate with their families. In Minnesota, unionized janitors are looking to change...
A third man in Mississippi has been discovered buried in a pauper’s cemetery without his relatives’ knowledge — and despite authorities knowing the identities of the deceased. Michael Goldberg December 11, 2023 Read the...
Hundreds of protesters march toward Ocean Management’s office in support of the Blake Street 16 at a rally on August 30. Thomas Birmingham. Thomas Birmingham December 10, 2023 Read the full article here Popular Resistance.org
Celebrating the 56th anniversary of MLK’s original event and enduring vision. Jenna McGuire December 4, 2023 Read the full article here Truthdig
Maybe a lesson about people who refuse to learn from the instructive dissent of social movements Ailish Hopper December 2, 2023 Read the full article here Salon
The factors that lead to tragedies like the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law. Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and Ian Millhiser December 7, 2023 Read the full article...
DoorDash, UberEast, and GrubHub have acted in a deplorable yet predictable manner by changing its app so as to deny deliveristas the benefit of a New-York-City mandated wage increase. Yves Smith December 7, 2023...
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color. Sean Gonsalves December 5, 2023 Read the full article here The American Prospect
A lack of sex education negatively affects all children—but it is particularly harmful for Black girls, who are three times more likely to experience sexual violence than their white counterparts. Natasha Crooks December 6, 2023 Read the full...