News
Lawsuit, avalanche of criticism, greets Georgia’s Jim Crow voting law
March 26, 2021The law codifies an authoritarian attack on the most fundamental aspect of a democracy – the right of the people to choose their leaders.
Read more
U.S. military had ‘clandestine burning’ of toxic chemicals in low-income neighborhoods, study finds
March 26, 2021"In defiance of common sense and environmental expertise, the Department of Defense (DOD) has enlisted poor communities across the U.S. as unwilling test subjects in its toxic experiment."
Read more
House panel OKs pro-worker bills
March 26, 2021One measure would sharply reduce workplace violence.
Read more
Oakland, Marin County to launch pilot programs for guaranteed income
March 26, 2021“The poverty we all witness today is not a personal failure,” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said, “it is a systems failure.”
Read more
Coup or no coup, Myanmar isn’t moving into U.S. orbit
March 26, 2021No longer is Aung San Suu Kyi the unalloyed symbol of democracy and human rights.
Read more