Action Group Urges City Council to Put Equity First
There was an elephant – at least a person dressed in an elephant suit – sitting in the front row at Wednesday’s Santa Fe City Council meeting. He was there...
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Announcing Major Changes to Resist's Grant Program
Dear Resisters, For almost 50 years, Resist has always tried to figure out how we can resource communities in order to help spark the most radical social change possible. At...
Central New York Workers Back Down Bosses
Syracuse, N.Y. — Workers in central New York state are battling wages too low to live on and wage theft with the help of the Workers Center of Central New...
We Are Guahan
In 2009, I was tasked by my boss to read 11,000 pages of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in order to comment on the proposed military buildup's impact on...
Anti-Trump Protesters Shut Down Roads in Attempt to Block Access to Campaign Event
PHOENIX – About 100 protesters trying to block Donald Trump’s supporters from reaching his presidential campaign rally in Fountain Hills blocked Shea Boulevard on Saturday, disrupting traffic for about an...
How Can Public Schools Stop Amplifying Inequality?
Low-income communities continue to look for the best ways to improve their schools as the income gap grows across America. The final quote in Robert D. Putnam’s Our Kids: The...
Texas Inmates Win Phone Privacy Victory, Legal Groups Say
Jail inmates in Travis County, Texas have secured phone privacy rights with their attorneys in what advocates say is a first-of-its-kind legal settlement in the country, the Texas Civil Rights...
Despite Rhetoric of Criminal Justice Reform, Benefits Are Slow to Come for Those Aging in Prisons in New York State
Fishkill Correctional Facility, a medium security prison in the Hudson Valley about 90 minutes north of New York City, is home to a unique though perhaps prescient housing program -...
Native American Support Group Wants Wahoo Logo Removed
CLEVELAND - Native American support group Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance is once again calling for the removal of the Chief Wahoo logo from all Cleveland Indians...
Protesters Rally at Idaho Capitol for Higher Minimum Wage
BOISE — Protesters took to the halls of Idaho Capitol building Monday to urge state lawmakers to increase Idaho’s $7.25 per hour minimum wage. Idaho AFL-CIO President Aaron White said...