Uvalde Students Fought for Desegregation in 1970s. Now Let’s Rise Up for Them.
Mexican-American communities and others from the United States are joining forces to support the Uvalde community in Texas. This includes student walkoutsMore than 200 schools participated in the first wave a renewed education initiative on May 26. national movementFor rational gun control measures that are led by survivors and their families from previous mass shootings […]
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The AR-15 Has No Business Being in the Hands of Civilians
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of gun violence, and its effects on the body. As the nation absorbs the horror of yet another massacre of schoolchildren, questions about the police’s response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have become paramount. There are still conflicting reports that police were alerted to the presence of […]
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Connecticut to Hire ‘Misinformation’ Specialist to Police Internet
Connecticut is hiring a “misinformation” specialist to police the internet ahead of the midterm elections, according to the state’s budget statement. The position of a misinformation “security analyst” was proposed by Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill to combat election misinformation that she said has “undermined public confidence in the fairness and capability of election […]
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Starbucks Union Scores First Unanimous Win in the South
Starbucks workers have voted unanimously to unionize at a South Carolina store, marking the union’s second win in the least unionized state in the country. The Starbucks Anderson location, South Carolina voted 18 to 0 to unionize, marking the union’s first unanimous win in the South, according to Starbucks Workers United. The store was the […]
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Progressives Blast Manchin’s Hypocrisy in Calling for Lower Drug Prices
Progressives in and beyond Congress took aim at Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday after the West Virginia Democrat infamous for blocking his own party’s priorities took to Twitter to call for lowering prescription drug prices. Manchin shared a photo with elderly residents. said that “by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, capping the cost of […]
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Will the Gun Lobby Block New Safety Laws Again?
After the mass shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo, gun control demands at both the federal and state levels are growing. We speak with Frank Smyth, longtime investigative journalist who has been covering the National Rifle Association, about the gun lobby’s grip on U.S. lawmakers. He says the Democratic strategy to “find common ground” with conservatives is […]
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Right-Wing Dark Money Is Coming for Reproductive Rights in Your State
The current threat facing the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion rights — which is widely expected to be overturned by right-wing appointees to the Supreme Court this month — comes in the context of years of counter-majoritarian efforts by dark money groups to strike down the widely popular Roe The precedent will be […]
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Uvalde School District Police Chief Is Refusing to Cooperate With Investigation
The Uvalde school district police chief is refusing to cooperate with investigators after more of the department’s initial claims about the Uvalde shooting response unraveled. Pete Arredondo is the chief of police at Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. made the call Texas Department of Public Safety spokespeople told the Associated Press that the Texas Rangers […]
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GOP Is Already Dropping Abortion Exceptions for Rape, Incest and Saving Lives
If it seems as though the anti-abortion movement has gotten more extreme in recent months, that’s because it has. But it’s not the first time — positions taken by both sides of the abortion debate have ebbed and flowed repeatedly in the 49 years since the Supreme Court declared abortion a constitutional right. Opponents of […]
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Georgia, Pennsylvania, and the Case for Election Integrity Laws
Georgia held its primary elections Tuesday night, while Pennsylvania held their primary election more than a week earlier. The contrast could not be more clear: Georgia held an efficient election where the results were known just hours after polls closed, while Pennsylvania’s Senate result is still in dispute. Between the two states, this year’s elections […]
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