Outrage as Texas Senate Passes ‘Unconstitutional’ Bill
by Jake Johnson Sparking outcry from indigenous tribes and environmental groups, the Texas st... Read more
BREAKING NEWS
- I Helped Patients Get Through Abortion Clinic Parking Lots
- The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades
- History Shows the Dangers of Unchecked Vigilantism
- Outrage as Texas Senate Passes ‘Unconstitutional’ Bill
- EPA Must Protect Communities from Hydrogen Cyanide Exposure
- Why Voting Matters for Racial Justice and Health Equity
- Chair Grijalva, Sen. Udall Introduce Hardrock Mining Reform
- Let Prison Inmates Vote
- Lakota Youth Head Out on Search and Rescue Mission
- You Don’t Get to Discriminate Just Because You’re Religious
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EPA Must Protect Communities from Hydrogen Cyanide Exposure
Isabel Segarra Treviño Editor’s Note: Earthjustice co-authored this columnwith Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Se... Read more
Chair Grijalva, Sen. Udall Introduce Hardrock Mining Reform
At a recently concluded Capitol Hill press conference this on May 9th, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Tom Uda... Read more
Tucson Students Stage Walkout Demanding Release of Classmate in ICE Custody
Two hundred Desert View High School students staged a walkout on May 6 after a classmate was taken into Border Patrol cu... Read more
Commentary
The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades
Martha Burk We’re living in the most perilous time for abortion rights and reproductive freedom since Roe v. Wade... Read more
History Shows the Dangers of Unchecked Vigilantism
Micah McCoy There is nothing patriotic about holding toddlers at gunpoint. It’s hard to believe that this even ne... Read more
Let Prison Inmates Vote
Robert P. Alvarez Should Americans caught up in the justice system be stripped of their right to vote? Sen... Read more
You Don’t Get to Discriminate Just Because You’re Religious
Jill Richardson A bill in Texas would allow professionals of all kinds — doctors, pharmacists, electricians — to... Read more
I’ve Been to Guantanamo, It’s No Place for Kids
Naureen Shah Over the last year, the country has been shocked by reports of the inhumane treatment of children an... Read more
All I Want for Mother’s Day is Equality for My Child
Karen Dolan What mother on earth doesn’t want equality and health for her child? I certainly do. I gave birth nea... Read more
Vigilantism at the Border is an Imminent Disaster
Peter Simonson In recent weeks, a group calling themselves the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP) illegally det... Read more
Extending a Hand to Those in Need is the Burqueño Thing to Do
Luis Leyva When the public sees news stories of asylum seekers arriving in the United States, they don’t always g... Read more
Clean Energy Changemakers
Javier Sierra Millions of Latinos need a breath of fresh air, now more than ever. California, which boasts the la... Read more
International News
Miss Peru Beauty Queens Go Rogue
Talk about resistance in unlikely places. Facing horrific rates of violence against women- the week... Read more
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I Helped Patients Get Through Abortion Clinic Parking Lots
Rachel Kershaw In the first three months of 2019, more than 300 restrictive abortion bills were introduced, propo... Read more