Antiwar Mothers Resist the Reactivation of US Military Bases In Puerto Rico
By Beth Geglia, Truthout When Sonia Santiago Hernández learned in 2003 that one of her four sons would be deployed to Iraq by the U.S. military, she made…
Bennet, Padilla, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Stop Illegal Voter Roll Purges Before Election Day
Posted August 13, 2026 Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla…
Education Department Ends Tracking of Bullying and Harassment of Trans Kids
By Chris Walker, Truthout Posted August 6, 2026 The United States Department of Education will no longer collect data measuring harassment, bullying, or assaults of transgender or nonbinary…
Navajo Mine Applied for a Huge Expansion, But Tribal Members Say They’re Cut Out of the Permitting Process
By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News Posted July 30, 2026 Window Rock, Ariz.—Dáilan Long has fought coal developments before. So he wasn’t surprised to see a permit application…
New Mexico Indigenous and Federal Officials Urge Outcry On Proposed Rollback of Chaco Protections
By Joshua Bowling, Source New Mexico Joey Sanchez, the chair of the All Pueblo Council of Governors, stood outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday with dozens of tribal leaders…
States Split On Whether Juvenile Justice Should Prioritize Punishment or Rehabilitation
By Amanda Watford, Stateline Posted July 16, 2026 A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. In one…
AI ‘Must Be Governed,’ Says UN Chief, Sounding Alarm Over Killer Robots
By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Posted July 9, 2026 As the global artificial intelligence arms race accelerates and lethal autonomous weapons systems—better known as “killer robots”—go from the…
Special Ed, Civil Rights To Be Shifted Out of the President’s Shrinking Department of Education
By Shauneen Miranda, States Newsroom Posted June 18, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping efforts Tuesday to outsource its special education programs and civil rights…
Homeland Security Retreats On Plan To Get Data On Mail-In Voters
By Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom Posted June 11, 2026 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions…
Some Trans Military Members Banned By President Allowed to Continue Service Under Ruling
By Ashley Murray, States Newsroom Posted June 4, 2026 Transgender military members won a temporary victory against the Trump administration in federal appeals court Monday when two judges…