Jenny Brown / Labor NotesAfter four years of organizing, Starbucks workers are still trying to get a contract. The current strike is the longest in the history of the coffee giant and has spread to 145 stores in 100-plus cities.Media
Julie Hollar / FAIRThe New York Times’ problem isn’t that it hasn't probed the far-right psyche deeply enough — it’s that it refuses to stop normalizing it.Activism
Adam Rhodes / PrismA Department of Justice memo obtained by Prism says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order.Global Voices
Jake Pearson / ProPublicaAs a congressman, Sean Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.TD Column
Conor Lynch / TruthdigThe Trump economy has been a disaster for working people. But in exposing the moral rot permeating our ruling elite, it offers Democrats an opening.Immigration
Mel Leonor Barclay, Shefali Luthra / The 19thNayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after her daughter’s difficult birth. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE.
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Jennifer Shutt / States NewsroomNearly 60% of enrollees say they are unable to cover the costs of a $300 increase in their premiums. Another 20% can’t afford a $1,000 increase.Economic Justice
Charlie Dulik / n+1Housing is the issue that can make or break New York’s experiment in municipal socialism.
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Labor
After four years of organizing, Starbucks workers are still trying to get a contract. The current strike is the longest in the history of the coffee giant and has spread to 145 stores in 100-plus cities.
Media
The New York Times’ problem isn’t that it hasn't probed the far-right psyche deeply enough — it’s that it refuses to stop normalizing it.
Activism
“They can’t decide for us without us.”
Dig Scape
A sonic exploration of the relationship between motor vehicles, pollution and extreme weather incidents.
Prison Reform
A Department of Justice memo obtained by Prism says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order.
Global Voices
Big Tech and foreign countries scramble for the DRC’s critical minerals, fueling conflict and trapping locals in poverty.
Activism
Student activists have already won important victories — and they’re just getting started.
Politics
As a congressman, Sean Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.
TD Column
The Trump economy has been a disaster for working people. But in exposing the moral rot permeating our ruling elite, it offers Democrats an opening.
Immigration
Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after her daughter’s difficult birth. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE.
Environment
Researchers estimate that 44% of the population in 2012 had dietary habits fueling food-related emissions.
Economic Justice
Nearly 60% of enrollees say they are unable to cover the costs of a $300 increase in their premiums. Another 20% can’t afford a $1,000 increase.
Economic Justice
Housing is the issue that can make or break New York’s experiment in municipal socialism.