As the world celebrates the life of Dolly Parton, we take a look at the incredible literary legacy she left through the launch of the Imagination Library

An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.

A four-year worker campaign to get union contracts at over 550 Starbucks stores heats up, as workers walk out of 65 stores with the message that they want a first contract now.

Arsenic and mercury were detected in the popular play area for pups.

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A Texas university system is getting rid of programs they deem to be centred on sexual orientation and gender identity

A Texas university system is getting rid of programs they deem to be centred on sexual orientation and gender identity

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

We can learn valuable lessons and tactics from two centuries of labor struggles on the islands.

10 states have imposed new misdemeanor or felony penalties since 2022—a stark increase in the use of criminal law to target trans people

Communities are organizing to push back against data center development in their neighborhoods. Here are their strategies for countering proposals and getting locals onboard.

‘We Will Not Be Sidelined Again’: Survivors Respond After DOJ Releases Epstein Files With Unredacted Names and Personal Details

Some immigrant parents in Minneapolis are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety

The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

it's coming, the question is whether that means this week or this decade

I want you to know why I chose to keep fighting for the world you deserve.

As access to reproductive healthcare unravels, Alexandria Masse crochets her birth control information sheet.

A 2017 photograph of an offshore wind farm operated by Equinor in England. Empire 1 can resume construction off the coast of Long Island after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction. [ more › ]

A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcer...

The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.

These two words made Renee Nicole Good’s murder undeniable

Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.

Councilmembers Sandy Nurse, left, and Julie Menin during a hearing in City Hall. Menin called the detention an “apparent overreach." [ more › ]

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during childbirth.

The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.

Students and professors at universities across the country are pushing for general education requirements to equip students to combat climate change.

“I asked Karoline to be godmother over my only sister,” Bruna Ferreira told the Washington Post from an ICE Processing Center in Louisiana.

strikers triple & larger actions in PA, CA + NYC

A nonprofit-led campaign, “Class Ruins Everything Around Me,” issues a call for movements to challenge the nation’s new Gilded Age at the local level.

The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.

A nonprofit-led campaign, “Class Ruins Everything Around Me,” issues a call for movements to challenge the nation’s new Gilded Age at the local level.

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The fear that they could lose their parents defines the daily lives of many children in immigrant families

A four-year worker campaign to get union contracts at over 550 Starbucks stores heats up, as workers walk out of 65 stores with the message that they want a first contract now.

Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.