Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections
By Vanessa G. Sánchez, KFF Health News Posted Dec. 5, 2024 GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against…
Transgender Coloradans Brace for an Anti-LGBTQ+ White House Administration
By Sara Wilson Posted Dec. 5, 2024 Editor’s note: This story includes discussions of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis…
Beware the Toxic Chemicals at Dollar Stores
José Bravo Posted Dec. 5, 2024 When shopping for the holidays, most people reasonably assume that products sold in major American retail stores are free of toxic…
I Am My Parents’ American Dream. That Comes With Opportunities And Burdens.
Ocean Lin Posted Dec. 5, 2024 The night I returned to New York City at age 5, the city felt surreal — bustling, vibrant, and intimidating. As my…
Biden Urged to Act Now as Next President’s Mass Deportation Plan Looms
By Jessica Corbett Posted Dec. 5, 2024 As an estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants brace for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, Amnesty International on Monday called…
Despite Next Presidential Administration, Colorado’s Environmental Work Will Continue
Sammy Herdman Posted Dec. 5, 2024 Only time will reveal how severe the environmental ramifications of the 2024 presidential election will be, nationally and globally. By electing Donald…
Despair Is Not an Option, So Here’s What We Must Do
Bernie Sanders Posted Dec. 5, 2024 You won’t hear it discussed in corporate media (for obvious reasons), or on the floor of Congress (for obvious reasons), but the…
Despite Years of Funding, Indigenous Women Still Missing and Murdered at Alarming Rates
By Gabrielle Wallace, Cronkite News Posted Dec. 5, 2024 Despite grants and numerous programs to help mitigate the issue, cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women continue…
Reflecting on the Perils of Inaccurate Statements
Luis Torres, PhD Posted Dec. 5, 2024 The Denver Post on Sunday, December 1, published a disappointingly imprecise and superficial negative article about Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s recent…
We Need to Invest in Families. Project 2025 Wants the Opposite.
Chloe Medina Posted Dec. 5, 2024 I teach my children to be kind and respectful and not to judge others — we’re all in this life together….