“Water is dignity”: Residents in majority-Black Jackson, Mississippi left without drinkable water
The city of Jackson, Mississippi needs billions to fix its chronically broken water system. As residents enter day four of the water crisis, locals tire of temporary solutions
Is the US legal system at war with its people?
Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the US. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.
Black August: Jalil Muntaqim on the Black liberation struggle inside and outside prison walls
Black August is a recognition of former political prisoners such as Jalil Muntaqim, who spent 49 years behind bars in US prisons
Cuba solidarity activists declare “sanctions fuel the fire!”
Biden has been silent on the issue of lifting US sanctions that make Cuba solidarity work nearly impossible, and sending humanitarian aid to help fight the Matanzas blaze
US sanctions are blocking life-saving relief to Cuba
A fire in a Cuban oil storage facility has killed, injured, and displaced Cubans and exacerbated the country’s energy crisis. Crucial aid efforts have been impeded by US sanctions
Abortion rights win in Kansas
The right-wing deployed several tactics to confuse and misinform voters on the recent state referendum on abortion rights. They did not succeed.
Child labor is alive and well in the United States
A Hyundai subsidiary used up to fifty underage migrant workers at an auto plant known for hazardous conditions, according to former and current employees
US police terrorize people throughout the country, activists say nothing new
Incidents throughout July indicate a lack of responsibility and accountability on behalf of US police, which has led to deadly consequences