Civil rights groups and anti-poverty advocates are raising serious concerns after the U.S. Supreme Court hear orals arguments in case challenging the federal Fair Housing Act on Wednesday. The ultimate ruling in the case could have profound implications for those who benefit from the landmark legislation signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, … Continue reading "After SCOTUS Gutted Voting Rights Act, Is Fair Housing Act Next?"

A New York City police officer has been indicted for stomping on the head of a Brooklyn man in police custody after a video recording of the incident emerged. Click Here: camiseta seleccion argentina Officer Joel Edouard was charged with one count of assault, one count of attempted assault, and one count of official misconduct. … Continue reading "NYPD Officer Charged in Head Stomp Assault"

An estimated 15,000 teachers and their supporters rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, threatening to strike should union and school district representatives fail to reach an agreement to reduce class sizes, raise teacher pay, and eliminate the existing system for evaluating educators. “We do not want to strike, but we know that if we … Continue reading "Amid National Public Education Battle, Massive Turnout for LA Teachers Rally"

Marking his first visit to the United States as leader of the ascendent Podemos party in Spain, Pablo Iglesias is in New York City this week to discuss the rise of leftwing populism in his country and how what began in the Spanish streets as the Indignados movement just four years ago has now become … Continue reading "The Spanish Invasion: Leftist Leader Says Populism Rises from Failures of the Elite"

For the second year in a row, the Obama administration has set a record in rejecting Freedom of Information Act requests, according to new analysis published Tuesday by the Associated Press. The White House censored or denied access to government data 39 percent of the time, more often than ever before—and when officials did hand … Continue reading "Obama's White House Sets New Record in Rejecting FOIA Requests"

With reports released this week exposing Harvard University’s enormous carbon footprint, students, alumni, faith leaders, and community members are amplifying their call for the prestigious university to divest from its fossil fuel holdings. Harvard Heat Week, five days of rallies and civil disobedience aimed at pressuring Harvard to pull its investments from the coal, oil, … Continue reading "With University's Carbon Footprint Exposed, Harvard's 'Heat Week' Gets Hotter"

The Obama administration has given conditional approval to Shell to start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic this summer, dealing a major blow to environmentalists who have sought to protect the vulnerable Beaufort and Chuchki Seas from fossil fuel exploration. “Arctic drilling is climate denial, plain and simple,” Jamie Henn, co-founder of climate … Continue reading "'Climate Denial, Plain and Simple': Feds Approve Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan"

The U.S. has formally removed Cuba from its list of “state sponsors of terror,” the State Department announced on Friday, signaling one more step forward in a renewal of diplomatic relations between the two countries after more than 50 years. Some economic sanctions against the Caribbean nation will remain in place. President Barack Obama announced … Continue reading "'A Step in the Right Direction': US Removes Cuba from Terror List"

Turning a deaf ear to the will of the school community and growing international consensus on the imperative to divest from fossil fuel development, leaders at Swarthmore College decided Saturday to to keep its wealth invested in coal, oil and gas companies. In a decision that came as a surprise to many, the College’s Board … Continue reading "'Backwards and Shameful': Swarthmore College Refuses to Divest from Fossil Fuels"

On the same day that clergy from about 40 churches marched through downtown Cleveland to protest the acquittal of a white police officer charged in the deaths of two unarmed black motorists in 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with the city and its police department, following a deeply critical investigation that … Continue reading "Amidst New Protests, DOJ Seeks to Rein in Deadly Cleveland Police"