Activism

Environment

This Neighborhood Recovered From Flood After Flood. Can It Survive Helene?

Jake Bittle / Grist Sep 30, 2024 A record-breaking storm surge battered the Shore Acres community in St. Petersburg, Florida. Many residents say they are tired of rebuilding. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

California Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports

Molly Castle Work / KFF Health News Sep 27, 2024 The law, designed to protect consumers from financial aftereffects of a medical emergency, goes into effect in January. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Progressives Sound the Alarm As Harris Tries To Court Crypto

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 27, 2024 The approach is a shift from the Biden administration, which has been less friendly to an industry plagued with a history of fraud. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Eat, Pray, Pollute

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 26, 2024 In Barcelona and beyond, people are rising up against a tourism industry that strains infrastructures, commodifies culture and destroys ecosystems. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Women

Employers Can Now Deny Workers Time Off for an Abortion or IVF

Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th Sep 26, 2024 A new ruling will impact 162,000 workers with health plans tied to the Catholic Benefits Association. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Interview

John Leguizamo: Decolonizing Hispanic History Onscreen

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Sep 26, 2024 From Aztecs and Incans to United Farm Workers and Young Lords, the actor tells ‘the untold history of Latinos’ in a new documentary series. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Two Government Bodies Determined Israel Deliberately Blocked Aid to Gaza. Blinken Ignored Them.

Brett Murphy / ProPublica Sep 25, 2024 U.S. law requires the government to cut off weapons shipments to countries that prevent the delivery of U.S.-backed humanitarian aid. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Environment

Every Vote Is a Climate Vote

Ruxandra Guidi / High Country News Sep 25, 2024 There are 123 climate deniers in Congress, including three-fourths of the congressional representatives of Western states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Sep 25, 2024 The execution was carried out even after details emerged seemingly proving Marcellus Williams' innocence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Solidarity from Solitary

Michelle Pitcher / Texas Observer Sep 24, 2024 From cell blocks to Congress, the fight to give incarcerated workers basic labor rights gains steam. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Environment

California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Deception

Edward Carver / Common Dreams Sep 24, 2024 The unprecedented lawsuit alleges decades of lies about the recyclability of plastics, propagated to increase production. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

From Heroes to Suspects: The Betrayal of the Anti-ISIS International Brigade

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Sep 23, 2024 A decade after their celebrated victories, the foreign volunteers who helped defeat ISIS wage lonely battles against PTSD and harassment by Western governments. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )