The Seattle police officer’s comments are a grim reminder that US policing is about endowing the criminal legal system with authority to determine how much each of us is worth Moustafa Bayoumi September 19,...
Mary Wood’s school reprimanded her for teaching a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Now she hopes her bond with students can survive South Carolina’s politics. Hannah Natanson September 18, 2023 Read the full article here...
“The CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis and their major stockholders on Wall Street have got to understand: they cannot have it all,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “We refuse to live in an...
Rightwing billionaires have seized control of our Supreme Court and, through that, pretty much other every other aspect of American political and economic life. Thom Hartmann September 15, 2023 Read the full article here...
Indigenous leaders and human rights advocates are making the long-imprisoned Native activist’s freedom a 2024 election priority. Jennifer Bendery September 15, 2023 Read the full article here Huff Post
Just for a minute, try to tick off all of the disasters you’ve read about over the past few weeks. There were the fires in Maui. The earthquake in Morocco. And now? Libya is trying to recover...
A Florida elementary school principal has resigned several weeks after African American students were singled out with an assembly where they were told to improve their academic performance — or face the consequences later...
Beth Kwiatek & Henry-Louis Taylor September 11, 2023 How should we remember 9/11? It is a day for remembering and honoring. It is a day for learning lessons from the past. It...
A Mississippi mother is calling for the firing of the police officers who arrested her 10-year-old son. Kayln Womack September 11, 2023 Read the full article here The Root
Owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, the plant closed in 2021 after years of environmental violations. Max Blau September 3, 2023 Read the full article here Truthout