Two police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department headquarters early Thursday morning, local authorities have confirmed. Both officers are in what was described as “serious condition,” though their injuries were reported as “not life-threatening.” The shootings took place just after midnight as a protest outside the station—described later by St. Louis County Police…
Supporters of Glenda Ritz will be holding a rally this Friday in South Bend to show their support for the embattled Indiana State Superintendent. Ritz, the only Democrat currently elected to statewide office in Indiana, is the target of two bills in the Republican-dominated state legislature. The Indiana Senate passed its version of the bill…
A crowd of at least 310,000 flooded the streets of New York Sunday for the historic People’s Climate March, billed as the largest demonstration of its kind in history, organized by more than 1,500 organizations including indigenous, faith, labor, environmental justice, social justice, youth, and climate activism groups. The rally was three times the size…
Fast-food workers are out in force nationwide on Thursday as they participate in a day of action designed to highlight the scourge of low-wages and push a series of demands to combat the persistent poverty endured by those who form the backbone of the profitable multi-billion dollar industry. Led by organizers at FightFor15 — and…
Over one hundred Chicago public school students, parents, and community members marched to the city’s Board of Education on Monday to demand an end to the school closures, mass lay-offs, and undemocratic political deal-making they say are devastating one of the largest public education districts in the country. Organized by the Chicago Students Union, which…
President Obama spoke Monday afternoon about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. He called for an end to violence in the streets and announced an independent investigation into the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. “The Justice Department has opened an independent, federal civil rights investigation into the death of Michael Brown,” the president…
The fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Missouri resident Michael Brown ignited protests in his hometown of Ferguson late Sunday night that continued into Monday morning and afternoon. Residents held a vigil for Brown in the St. Louis suburb where he died after a police officer shot him 10 times Saturday night. His body was…
