Human Rights/Racial Justice
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Poll: Most Americans say Trump has gone too far on immigration
Some 15 community and faith-based organizations gathered again this week outside the Geo Group ICE detention facility in Aurora where longtime Denver …
'American' most often associated with white English speakers
With Donald Trump in the White House, Illinois and the nation face new challenges about who "belongs" in the United States. Nationality has become a …
Report: Gen Z considers politics, mental health in choosing a college
Nearly 30% of "Gen-Z" college students decided where they would attend school based at least partly on political reasons, according to a new report…
WA workers could be harmed by H-2A visa expansion
Advocates for immigrants' rights in Washington state are voicing concerns about the possible expansion of the H-2A visa program, which they say …
'Jubilee Day' was honored before Juneteenth in 1800s Indiana
Today is Juneteenth, a national holiday dating back to 1865. This was the day when freedom was granted to enslaved Texans, more than two years after …
OR passes homeownership goal, defunds homeownership programs
Advocates for homeownership in Oregon are celebrating a new bill which sets targets to boost the state's homeownership rate, currently at 64%…
Child rights advocates: New WA school discipline rules roll back protections
Washington's Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has revised its public school discipline policies, and advocates for children said …
Colorado communities to join national 'No Kings' protests Saturday
As President Donald Trump celebrates his birthday on Saturday with a $45 million military parade in the nation's capital, organizers are expecting a …
Another summer without heat-protection rules for NM's outdoor workers
A New Mexico coalition is stressing an urgent need for the state to adopt the strongest possible heat risk standards for indoor and outdoor workers…
Study: Incarceration costs families billions each year
A new study highlights the high price of incarceration, and says the annual total cost to families of Americans behind bars is nearly $350 billion…
Study: Incarceration costs U.S. families $350 billion a year
A new study highlights the high price of incarceration, and says the annual total cost to families of Americans behind bars is nearly $350 billion…
Houston officials look at options for growing trash problem
By Elena Bruess for Houston Landing.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service reporting for the Houston Landing/MIT Climate Change Engage…