political activism
Chicago Teachers Union calls for May Day to be official day of civic action
March 16, 2026The union urges a protest against what it describes as Trump’s “rising authoritarianism.”
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Amid community pressure city in Iowa halts contract for plate reader cameras
March 5, 2026Residents warn that the Flock cameras' database remains a massive surveillance tool, allowing authorities to retrace the daily movements of millions of drivers.
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Mass movement mobilizes against Trump’s war on Iran
March 2, 2026Beginning only hours after the start, people took to the streets from coast to coast to demand no war on Iran.
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Mamdani backers descend on Albany, demanding ‘Tax the Rich’
February 26, 2026Important rally because Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted higher taxes on the rich in New York
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
February 17, 2026Leader of the nation’s civil rights movement for decades.
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