January 26, 2016
The Taos News January 22, 2016 Cynthia Miller Diana Maze says she had a “falling out” with her daughter’s father that led to a restraining order against the man — “I ended up in the hospital, and he ended up in jail.” Raising her 4-year-old daughter on her own, with …
January 4, 2016
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign December 30, 2015 Two Republican legislators in Wisconsin are sponsoring a bill that would prohibit towns or counties from issuing photo ID cards for their residents. Sen. Van Wanggaard and Re. Joe Sanfelippo are sponsoring the bill. “This is yet another assault on local control, which Republicans …
November 18, 2015
By Tara Houska Indian Country November 17, 2015 Last week, a mass mobilization of youth took to the streets of Washington, D.C. on November 9 to demand justice on race, climate change, and immigration. The message was simple: the political system is failing, so youth are taking matters into their …
November 18, 2015
By Jeremy Deaton ThinkProgress November 17, 2015 From her office in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, nationally recognized environmental attorney Elizabeth Yeampierre looks out on a neighborhood cast from the melting pot of American life and built by Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, Chinese and Indian immigrants. It’s an inspiring vision, but Yeampierre, …
November 11, 2015
University of Buffalo 11/10/15 by Christine Vidal The University at Buffalo Law School’s Buffalo Human Rights Center will sponsor a panel discussion on the growing people’s movement for a universal health care system that is equitably financed and provides health care as a public good, not a commodity, from 4:30-6 …