Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Economy boom? Nearly half of all Americans still struggle to pay their bills

The 'booming economy' has done “little to narrow the persistent economic disparities by race, education, and geography.”

How USDA climate change denial threatens the South

Simply put, the South cannot afford for the USDA to ignore climate change.

Making sure the Census counts Indian Country

On top of the citizenship question, Indian Country faces the hurdles of being one of the hard-to-count populations and not trusting the government at all.

This July 4th, Trump will take $2.5 million from national park funds

In order to fund Trump’s Fourth of July extravaganza (he is calling “Salute to America”) on the National Mall, he has taken...

This fourth of July, we need to talk about family separation

My family – like many of yours – is preparing for a holiday weekend spent celebrating our nation’s birthday with friends. I’m...

As climate chaos escalates in Indian Country, feds abandon tribes

With the climate crisis now escalating, and the federal government withdrawing, help from local muscle and outside charities is about all the disaster relief that Indian Country can expect for the foreseeable future.

Killing as a government service

The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.

Lawmakers are finally starting to pay attention to the epidemic of missing and murdered...

Lawmakers are moving to pass legislation that would create clearer systems of data collection and response in cases of MMIW.

For-profit company makes $750 per day, per immigrant child yet maintains deplorable conditions

For $750 a day a child could stay in a suite at Trump's Washington hotel.

U.S. suicide rates soar with Indigenous Women particularly vulnerable

U.S. suicide rates have reached the highest level since World War II.