A Mississippi federal judge is sentencing additional former law enforcement officers to serve significant prison time in a disturbing brutality case in which the six white lawmen pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges for torturing...
Nearly half of all renters in 2019 were spending more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities. Tenants have had enough—and they’re doing something about it. Dayton Martindale March 18, 2024 Read...
When Monique Gonzalez received her money from the San Antonio guaranteed basic-income pilot, she bought school supplies, shoes, and Christmas gifts for her children. Allie Kelly and Noah Sheidlower March 14, 2024 Read the full article here Business...
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in boardrooms, state legislatures and college campuses across the country. Nicquel Terry Ellis March 11, 2024 Read the full article here CNN
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it caused cataclysms that cascaded throughout healthcare, public transport, delivery services, and food systems. In doing so, it laid bare an ugly truth of the U.S. economy: Although certain...
For eight years, Lai Yee Chen worked 24-hour shifts, up to five days a week, as a home care aide for bed-bound seniors in New York City. She cooked, cleaned, changed diapers and turned...
The global movement to tax billionaires, much to the dismay of the 1%, is gaining steam. Sure, wealth taxes are not a panacea for the ruinous problems caused by capitalism, but the fact that...
Yes, you read that right. Now, an officer in Maryland’s Prince George is facing a lawsuit from a grieving family. Kaylan Womack March 7, 2024 Read the full article here The Root
“Someone is going to die as a result of this legislation,” said one outdoor worker. Dave Jamieson and Alexander C. Kaufman March 8, 2024 Read the full article here Huff Post
The push to criminalize the unhoused should be treated as a threat to us all. Eleanor Goldfield March 2, 2024 Read the full article here Truthout