Is America More United than You Think?
Even in what feels like an angry, factionalized society, there are signs of unity.
Budget Deal Ensures Bombs Will Keep Dropping While Fewer Human Needs Are Met
All of that military funding comes at the direct cost of funding social programs and climate programs.
A Working Class Victory on Colombia’s Horizon
An advancing labor reform bill could increase overtime pay, expand social security for delivery workers, and strengthen workplace rights.
A Crack in a 75-Year-Old Wall of Impunity: South Africa Challenges Israeli Genocide in Court
South Africa’s painstakingly compiled genocide case against the Israeli government isn’t just an important legal document — it’s a rallying cry for civil society.
The Rich Who Own the Home Next Door
America’s wealthiest are increasingly — and systematically — locking modest-income families out of the American dream.
Letter Signed by 185 Academics and Lawyers Calls on Attorney General of El Salvador to Drop Charges against Water Defenders, Respect Human Rights
185 academics and lawyers and 13 legal and related organizations from 21 countries send Open Letter to the Attorney General of El Salvador requesting that the case against five Salvadoran Water Defenders be dropped, and that the Attorney General respect and enforce the human rights of all Salvadorans.
185 académicos y abogados y 13 organizaciones legales de 26 países envían una carta abierta al Fiscal General de la Republic de El Salvador solicitando que se abandone el caso contra cinco lideres comunitarios de Santa Marta y ADES, y que el Fiscal General respete y haga respetar los derechos humanos de todo el pueblo salvadoreño
La carta solicita “que la Fiscalía abandone inmediatamente el caso en contra de los Defensores del Agua salvadoreños”.
‘Year of the Strike’ Could Be a Turning Point for Labor Movement
In 2023, a reenergized movement began reversing its downward slide so that all American workers can get a fair reward for their labor.
The Future of Reparations and Economic Equality
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad says reparations and change are possible but will take a “large, long-term commitment from the federal government.”
Donor-Advised Funds Now Consume a Quarter of Individual Charitable Giving
The National Philanthropic Trust’s latest report on DAFs reveals just how rapidly they’re growing.
Guatemala and El Salvador: Contradictions of International Support
In stark contrast to the international response to defend the democratic process in Guatemala, there is a deafening silence regarding the erosion of democracy and human rights in El Salvador.
Saving the Game Requires Cutting Coaches’ Bonanza
We need to take on this excessive compensation to start fashioning a healthier college football future
Seven Ways We’re Winning Together
Your support is fueling movements to end poverty, stop wars, and build a more just and sustainable future.
Ignoring Calls for a Ceasefire Is Putting Biden’s Reelection at Risk
And that’s an increasingly isolated point of view in this country, where 66 percent of people support a ceasefire.
10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023
From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.
Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now
Why we need a ceasefire to save lives, release the hostages, prosecute war crimes, and follow international law: a guide for those still uneasy, unconvinced, or uncertain.
Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another
In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.
Never Underestimate the Power of a Small Group of Committed People
A small meeting blossomed into national recognition of the dangers of building nuclear weapons.
Shuttering the Nuclear Weapons Sites: There’s Gold in Those Warheads but the Scrap Metal is Radioactive
I drew the line when it came to the disposition of radiologically contaminated materials, such as the vast amount of scrap metal resulting from the decommissioning of nuclear weapons facilities.
In Our Deeply Unequal World, the Garbage Rises Ever Higher
The rich aren’t creating jobs. On Everest and elsewhere, they’re creating waste.
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