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YDSA Say They Want to Step Up Where the Government Hasn’t

“Organizing with people you can trust...is the only way out of this nightmare." 

Biden Says No to Canceling $50,000 in Student Debt

"I'm prepared to write off the $10,000 debt, but not $50,000.”

Why I’m Fighting the Tech-to-Prison Pipeline

Artificial intelligence creates a feedback loop of discrimination.

Public Libraries Have a Policing Problem

In cities like Los Angeles, millions of dollars are spent on library-security forces.

AOC Opened Up About Capitol Attack Trauma

“Most people live with trauma.”

Students Pushed Harvard to Cancel Course on Policing

Black and Latinx communities aren’t “laboratories for experimentation,” one student said.

Teachers Say They’ve Been Sidelined for Discussing Race In Class

“Exposing students to ideas is not indoctrination.”

How D.C. Celebrated Joe Biden’s Inauguration

A new chapter in U.S. history has started.

Pentagon Asked to Assess Inauguration Security for Far-Right Sympathy

Experts have long warned about far-right infiltration of law enforcement.

The Pro-Trump Revolt Is Not a Reason to Call for More Policing

Calls for more cops at protests or more stringent laws won’t just impact the right.

DA Announces No Charges in Jacob Blake Shooting

Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after a police shooting last August.

Obama’s Presidency Pushed Me Left — Let Biden’s Do the Same

The problems are deeper than one party or president.

Ex-Cop Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Innocent Man in Right-Wing Ballot Fraud Investigation

“He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime."

Police Hurt Me at a BLM Protest — I’m Still Living With Trauma

“I don’t even want to leave my house anymore.”

Proud Boys Destroyed Black Lives Matter Signs Stolen From Black Churches

“For me, it was reminiscent of cross burnings."

Casey Goodson’s Death, Ruled a Homicide, Prompts Federal Investigation

His family says there are “serious concerns about why Casey was even confronted.”

COVID-19 Cases in Jails Devastate Relatives on the Outside

Cassandra Greer-Lee says she made 132 calls trying to secure proper medical care for her loved one.

Obama Bad-Mouthed Defunding the Police

"We take for granted that if you want people to buy your sneakers, that you’re going to market it to your audience."

Why the Left Doesn't Like Rahm Emanuel

From the Laquan McDonald case to his fights with the Chicago Teachers Union.

Oakland Students Fought for Voting Rights — and Won

Measure QQ allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections.