In ‘Right-To-Work’ States, Restaurant Workers Mobilize During COVID-19 For Better Conditions
Restaurant workers in ‘right-to-work’ states face unique challenges as they struggle for better conditions during COVID-19.
‘No One Will Help, No One Will Listen’: Workers Impacted By COVID-19 Outbreak Describe Struggle For Unemployment Benefits
The surge of unemployment claims during COVID-19 has created major backlogs that plague several states and prevent people from receiving money.
Countries Exploit COVID-19 Pandemic To Shut Down Borders And Block Refugees
People around the world face more and more obstacles to seeking asylum, as borders remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and refugee organizations are concerned that the crisis has become an excuse for governments to limit the human rights of displaced people in the name of public health.
Street Medics See Cuba As A Model For COVID-19 Response In Vulnerable Communities
Street medics like Dr. Armen Henderson see Cuba as model for responding to COVID-19, as U.S. government fails to provide health care to vulnerable people.
Incarcerated Abolitionist Stephen Wilson On Hunger Strike Against Retaliation For Speaking Out About COVID-19
Incarcerated abolitionist Stephen Wilson began a hunger strike to protest retaliation he faced for speaking out about COVID-19 behind bars in Pennsylvania.
Strawberry Hampton Argues Reincarceration Was Retaliation For Reporting Sexual Abuse
Strawberry Hampton claims her reincarceration was part of a larger state-run retaliation campaign to silence her for reporting repeated abuse.
Release People From Jail To Prevent A Coronavirus Catastrophe Behind Bars
The coronavirus poses a grave risk to people incarcerated in jails, prisons, and detention centers across the United States.
Documents: Inside The US Army’s Massive $2 Million Propaganda Campaign For ‘Independence Day’ Sequel
In 2016, the United States Army developed a months-long, multi-platform promotional campaign for the ‘Independence Day’ sequel.
In Spite Of Industry-Backed Disinformation Around Health Care, Largest Nurses Union Mobilizes Voters For ‘Medicare For All’
National Nurses United organizers focus on personal experiences with the health care system to mobilize voters for Medicare For All in 2020 primary.
How Layleen Xtravanganza-Polanco’s Case Impacted Organizing For Transgender Prisoners
Centering transgender prisoners can motivate reform within an abolitionist vision. But so-called solidarity has been used to legitimize incarceration, too.
