East Oaklanders present new vision for fair development
Area residents have demanded that affordable housing, a clean and healthy environment, and good union jobs for current residents be written into any development plan for the area.
Immigrants in Texas: ICE detention center is “the dog pound”
Yanira Lopez Lucas and her children are among the Central American refugees who have made the dangerous journey across the border to escape violence and turmoil.
Central Florida community rejects Trump
On March 5, Donald Trump continued his increasingly vulgar campaign with a stop at the University of Central Florida's CFE Arena.
Shifting U.S. immigration policy helps some families, but it’s not enough
Efforts to bring some sanity and humanity into U.S. immigration policy are stalled in Congress and the courts.
South Carolina voters want to reverse damage by GOP state government
South Carolinians desperately need better paying jobs, more accessible health care and better schools, but Governor Haley is using a $400 million surplus for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Activists of every stripe unite in ICE civil disobedience
The anti-deportation event marked a significant moment in coalition-building for immigrants' rights in Chicago.
Young black activists are in it for the long haul
Featuring a network of young leaders, use of technology, and a focus on system-wide change, the Movement for Black Lives represents a politically important moment in civil rights organizing.
Shady bond deals at root of Chicago school funding crisis
Over a billion dollars of taxpayer money will be diverted from Chicago's school children to high interest loan payments to bankers over the next three decades.
Students to Gov. Rauner: "Do your damn job"
CSU students, faculty, alumns, and community gathered around the Thompson Center where many state offices are located to protest the state's budget impasse.
Immigration battle heats up in context of the elections
There is no immediate possibility of getting a humane immigration reform bill through the Republican-controlled Congress.
