Homeland Security in Hollywood: How the Department Controls Its Image On Screen
Newly obtained documents reveal the inner workings of Homeland Security’s Multimedia Liaison Office, which assists the production of movies, TV shows, and more.
Workers At Factories For Sporting Goods Companies Say Management Fired Them To Get Rid Of Union
Around 200 unionized workers who make sports equipment for Wilson Sporting Goods, Mizuno, and CCM Hockey at a factory in Yangon, Myanmar, were fired at the end of June 2020 after orders from companies stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students Victimized By Police Are Conflicted Over NYPD Presence In Their Schools
Students see police as a source of violence and their only protection against it—a contradiction underscoring the need for new school safety models.
Bangladesh Clothing Factory Workers Face Layoffs As Retail Corporations Cancel Orders During Pandemic
Thousands of factory garment workers in Bangladesh are laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as U.S. and E.U. retailers cancel orders.
The Raging Class War Against Poor And Working Class Americans During The COVID-19 Pandemic
From the immense pressure placed on workers to return to low-wage jobs to broken social safety nets that have compounded poverty, food and housing insecurity, and inadequate unemployment benefits, America’s poor and working class have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States,
Workers Face Retaliation, Including Layoffs, For Organizing Unions During COVID-19 Pandemic
As workers organize unions to improve working conditions during the pandemic, employers have engaged in retaliation, including laying offs.
For Black & Pink Organizers, Decarceration Must Grapple With Constant Violence Against LGBTQ+ People
Adam Mahoney profiles leadership of Black & Pink, a national abolitionist organization dismantling the carceral system and the harms caused to LGBTQ+ people.
How Transformative Justice Responds To Violence Without The Carceral System
Abolitionists have confronted violence through Transformative Justice, which models different skills and principles for approaching harm and violence.
California Initiative Moves Away From Relying On Police To Address Mental Health Crises
Mental Health First is a community-centered initiative to eliminate the need for police as first responders to mental health crises.
Philadelphia Threatens Protest Encampment With Eviction But Still Has No Plan For Unhoused Residents
Community support prevented the eviction of a protest camp in Philadelphia. Unhoused organizers say they are not going anywhere without a housing guarantee.
