The men who died in the Baltimore bridge collapse join hundreds of other migrant workers who’ve died toiling in dangerous conditions on U.S. job sites
Just a few months after budget cuts left New York City’s public libraries open only six days a week, Mayor Eric Adams has proposed $58 million in further cuts. The libraries have called for a reversal of Adams’ proposal, as the changes would leave them operational only Monday through
Fifteen-year-old Ryan Gainer was fatally shot by San Bernardino police during a mental health crisis
It started with a flood. A great turtle rose out of the untamable waters. Thus, in Ojibwe tradition, the world was born. The Great Lakes of Michigan are the most sacred of places for Ojibwe peoples; five bodies of interconnected freshwater lakes are the origin of all life and the
As the election primary enters full swing, voter suppression laws and intimidation tactics are increasingly hindering voter participation across the country. In Tennessee, a new law requires signage at polling places warning voters that they can be charged with a misdemeanor if they vote for a candidate in a party
A judge for the Southern District of New York has ruled that a deeper investigation is needed into the wrongful and abusive deportations of Cameroonians that occurred in 2020 and 2021. The judge said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not conduct proper
Gerod Ford inherited his love of swampland from his grandmother, who grew up visiting Florida’s wetlands. She would later tell her grandchildren that “the symbiosis of the swamp is what we strive for as a community.” After moving to Georgia, Ford said his grandmother was ecstatic to learn about
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and Palestine Legal have sued Columbia University in New York State court over its suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). The Columbia chapters of SJP and JVP are student organizations that have organized many of
In any other business arrangement, Enbridge would be long gone from the Bad River Reservation. The contract between the oil company and the tribal band says the easements permitting the Line 5 pipeline to operate on the reservation ended in 2013. A federal judge agreed in 2022, meaning the oil
Compliance with Florida’s SB 266 leaves faculty members across the state without work
Three of the country’s largest and most visible labor unions are calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. The National Education Association, United Auto Workers, and the Service Employees International Union, altogether totaling more than 5 million American workers, are advocating for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza. But as
A new report released by Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights has found that an anti-Palestinian agenda shaped the inception of anti-terrorism laws. The report, titled “Anti-Palestinian at the Core: The Origins and Growing Dangers of U.S. Antiterrorism Law,” was researched and written by University of Chicago
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