The triumph and tragedy of the Olympic Refugee Team
It's beautiful that there's an Olympic team for 82 million displaced people. But have we accepted mass displacement as the new normal?
Will the new crimes against humanity treaty protect women and LGBTI persons?
It’s time for the international community to take a stand. A new treaty could affect people’s rights for generations to come.
Native American voters could decide key senate races while battling intense voter suppression
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have pledged to recognize the tribe, if elected.
Death by inequality: Poverty and racism are killing America’s children
While inequality makes the problem worse, the growing political power of the wealthy makes it more difficult to find solutions.
Big brands: The missing voice in the fight to end gender-based violence at work
Women workers and their labor organizations are uniting across borders to demand work that is free of gender-based violence, pays a living wage, and promotes women’s initiative and leadership at all levels.
US turned away thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers and detained hundreds more in the 90s
When the U.S. detained Haitian refugees indefinitely, it set a precedent.
After raising hourly wages to $15, Amazon-owned Whole Foods reportedly slashed workers’ hours
"Just about every person on our team has complained about their hours being cut. Some have had to look for other jobs as they can't make ends meet."
This system is killing us
It's time to recognize that when violence explodes out of nowhere, time and again, and at such a cost – violence is the system, violence courses through its veins.
How employers punish workers for forming unions
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would better protect workers from illegal bullying and retaliation during the organizing process.
Workers of the Future, Unite
We need to prepare for a future in which advances in productivity – from technology or other sources – are shared more equally than they are today.