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News from the front lines of progressive grassroots politics.
Jason Kerzinski
Louisiana Starbucks Workers: ‘No Contract, No Coffee!’
Baristas in River Ridge, Louisiana, are among more than 1,000 employees who have gone on strike against unfair labor practices.
Jan 15, 2026
Chad Davis (CC BY 4.0)
Anguish and Anger in Minneapolis
As the community reels from the loss of Renée Nicole Macklin Good, ICE agents continue their campaign of terror.
Jan 14, 2026
Javier Campos/NurPhoto via AP
In Venezuela, the Grassroots Readies for Resistance
Through communes, street collectives, and militias, the people of Venezuela are fighting back against U.S. imperialism.
Jan 13, 2026
The White House
An Audacious Affront to Accessibility
The desire to control his image does not give the squatter a right to break the law.
Jan 12, 2026
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A Family’s Story of Displacement and Survival in Gaza
Sahar’s family used to live in a home in northern Gaza City. After relentless bombing forced them to flee for their safety several times, they now live in a makeshift tent in Khan Yunis.
Jan 9, 2026
Watermelon Pictures
A Palestinian Family’s Intergenerational Saga
‘All That’s Left of You’ spans the decades from the Nakba to the Intifada and beyond.
Jan 9, 2026
Molly Riley/The White House
The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela
It’s not drugs, democracy, or even oil. It’s power.
Jan 6, 2026
Jessica Walker/U.S. Coast Guard
Who Are the Real Outlaws at Sea?
Donald Trump’s tanker grab is different from the Houthis’ anti-genocide blockade.
Jan 2, 2026
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School-Based Health Centers Are at Risk
Cuts threaten to undermine a successful program that provides care to students in need.
Jan 2, 2026
Joe Ravi (CC BY-SA 3.0)
When Is it Okay to Kill the Disabled?
The Supreme Court is weighing whether an Alabama man is mentally fit to be put to death.
Jan 2, 2026
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Homeowner Advocates Fight Back Against HOAs
Homeowners associations are undemocratic and unaccountable to the communities they govern. Grassroots groups are organizing to change this.
Dec 30, 2025
Cover-Up
Telling Sy Hersh’s Story
A new documentary casts harsh light on government secrecy, failed media oversight, and public backlash.
Dec 26, 2025
Illustration by Christopher Cruz
The Push to Make U.S. College Students Climate Literate
Students and professors at universities across the country are pushing for general education requirements to equip students to combat climate change.
Dec 22, 2025
Kat Wilcox (CC0)
Murderers Are People, Too
A new book mines reasons for empathy in the lives of people who have committed terrible crimes.
Dec 17, 2025
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The Equity Docket: The Architecture of Exclusion
The Education Department’s reclassification of ‘professional degrees’ is the latest installment in a long history of excluding Black people, women, and working-class people.
Dec 17, 2025
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
How Iranian Filmmakers Resist Censorship, Travel Bans, and Arrests
Despite being pushed underground by the Iranian government, dissident filmmakers like Jafar Panahi are using art to resist oppression.
Dec 17, 2025
Michael Fleshman (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Revisiting the Protest Movement that Shook the One Percent
A road trip for the ninety-nine percent documents an archipelago of encampments against fiscal fiascoes in ‘Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream.’
Dec 16, 2025
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Crackdown on the Unhoused Violates U.N. Declaration, Activists Say
If housing is a right, locking up people for having no place to live is just plain wrong.
Dec 15, 2025
The White House
Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
Republicans’ scare tactics fail, as even the squatter likes NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Dec 10, 2025
Nasser Nasser/AP
Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
While the world’s eyes remain on the horrific scenes in Gaza, the Israeli government is more quietly paving the way for a ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank.
Dec 5, 2025
