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Medical abuse allegations at ICE facility add to US history of forced sterilization
The imminent deportation of Pauline Binam, who alleges she was involuntarily sterilized in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year, was halted on Wednesday….
How the pandemic undermines low income workers
Corporations are using COVID-19 as an excuse to treat low-wage workers as disposable The post How the pandemic undermines low income workers appeared first on…
Report reveals US State Department gave money to firm tied to Haitian police
The U.S. Department of State issued a $73,000 contract to a Haitian security firm to provide “riot gear kits” while anti-government protests in Haiti were…
The unrest in Kenosha didn’t come out of thin air
We have known about the over-policing of Black and brown communities there for a long time, experts say. The post The unrest in Kenosha didn’t…
The hosts of TRNN’s Police Accountability Report urgently need your support
Help Taya and Stephen raise $50,000 so they can continue bringing you stories that hold policing accountable and keep government transparent. The post The hosts…
The hosts of TRNN’s Police Accountability Report urgently need your support
Help Taya and Stephen raise $50,000 so they can continue bringing you stories that hold policing accountable and keep government transparent. The post The hosts…
The Devolution of America
Stir Crazy! Episode 88: Today we are joined by TRNN climate reporter Aman Azhar, TRNN managing editor Lisa Snowden-McCray, and climate and housing organizer Rachel…
Remembering Kevin Zeese: A fighter for peace and justice
Peace activist and human rights attorney Kevin Zeese died of a heart attack on the morning of September 6. As his life partner, Dr. Margaret…
For Flint residents, money won’t buy forgiveness
A proposed $600 million settlement cannot compensate for Flint’s trauma, one activist says. The post For Flint residents, money won’t buy forgiveness appeared first on…
Sanders supporters strike surprise blow against Rhode Island’s Democratic establishment
Progressives in Rhode Island explain how grassroots organizers, inspired by Bernie and AOC, defeated the state’s powerful Democratic machine. The post Sanders supporters strike surprise…
Underpaid and at risk, graduate workers protest college reopening plans
The three demands outlined in the petition by Northern Michigan University’s Graduate Student Advancement Committee (GSAC) to the school’s president, dean, and board of trustees…
California is burning because we have changed the climate
Climate change is making wildfires stronger while global warming makes heat waves more frequent, intense and longer-lasting. As multiple wildfires rage across western states, including…
Why Are We Just Hearing Evidence Trump Knew Dangers of COVID Now?
President Donald Trump admitted to downplaying the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic despite having evidence to the contrary, newly published interviews with noted investigative journalist…
Washington Mystics’ Myisha Hines-Allen, Ariel Atkins lead efforts in WNBA’s bubble
Washington Mystics forward Myisha Hines-Allen took a few extra seconds before she answered what has become a daunting question: “How are you, really?” “I’m surviving,”…
The theology of police authority: the impact of Romans 13
A deep dive into the inner workings of a church in Kenosha, WI that espouses the scripture of Romans 13 to imbue police authority with…
Smoke from climate change-fueled wildfires blocks out California sun
Smoke from climate-change fueled wildfires has blocked out the sun in Northern California’s Bay Area. Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has already experienced “the largest…
America’s settler colonialist roots explain how we see property rights
How the colonization of the United States helped create the American obsession with property rights and property damage over people’s rights. The post America’s settler…
5 Alarm Fascism: Trump’s Burning it All Down
Stir Crazy! Episode 86: Today we are joined by associate professor, Hussman School of Journalism & Media at UNC Chapel Hill Deb Aikat, Indigenous activist…
COVID-19 could be a death sentence for elderly prisoners
Members of the group Releasing Aging People in Prison talk about officials’ refusal to release aging prisoners with violent offenses, although studies show the chances…
COVID-19 could be a death sentence for elderly prisoners
Members of the group Releasing Aging People in Prison talk about officials’ refusal to release aging prisoners with violent offenses, although studies show the chances…
Foreign journalists, contract employees ultimate losers in fight for control over taxpayer-funded global news network
Dozens of contract employees and foreign journalists at the taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) are losing their jobs and being forced out of the United…
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