2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (224+ words) If we really want to address poverty and income disparities, we need gapless welfare. In a country as wealthy as the United States, it is a bitter irony that millions of people still fall through the cracks of a social…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (337+ words) Yazan and Alla live thousands of miles apart, and have never met in person'but together, they've built an organizing network built on a shared vision of mutual aid. What's more, online crowdfunding platforms have been inconsistent in their handling of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (712+ words) Graphic by Christopher Cruz Solar energy is praised worldwide for sustainability. But here, it represents a form of abandonment. Amid the winter cold, during which the sun doesn't show its face as frequently, life has become that much more difficult....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (258+ words) When the federal government becomes unpredictable, homeless services are put at risk. In December, a federal court in Rhode Island'issued'a preliminary injunction that ordered HUD to halt implementation of its funding order. HUD then released a'new order'on December'20, which was'halted'by…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (448+ words) Chad Davis (CC BY 4.0) by Yohuru Williams, Michael Lansing On January8, in the White House press room, Vice President JD Vancedeclaredthat the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot and killed Ren'e Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January7 "is…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (333+ words) Words from populist author, public speaker, and radio commentator Jim Hightower. Illustration by Christopher Cruz A headline on a recent news article caught my eye by'declaring: "Why Americans Disagree on Everything." "I disagree with that!" I said to myself. Indeed,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (244+ words) We would do well to remember the words of Howard Zinn today. Howard Zinn in New York City, May 2008. Despite being an honored doctoral student at Columbia University, he received only one job offer, which, in 1956, sent him and his…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (466+ words) Under current New York law, judges can't reconsider long sentences. New legislation could change that. by Devin A. Giordano For people, myself included, who are serving long prison sentences in New York, years pass, circumstances change, and lives take on dimensions…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (493+ words) Through communes, street collectives, and militias, the people of Venezuela are fighting back against U.S. imperialism. The Trump Administration has made clear its objective to usurp Venezuela's oil and other natural resources and reassert U.S. military, economic, and political power throughout the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (184+ words) Graphic by Christopher Cruz Ending federal anti-discrimination oversight is an assault on the principle that all children deserve equal educational opportunities. In April 2025, President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) attempted to end a decades-old legal dispute involving the federal…...