Prevention methods like lockdown drills do not account for many scenarios, including the likely case that a school shooter is a former or current student.
By Mike Ludwig for Truthout Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire from disaster survivors for mismanaging the federal government’s response to recent storms, floods, and deadly wildfires as staffing cuts and controversial policy changes continue to cause chaos at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Disaster survivors from 10 states and Puerto Rico gathered Monday […]
by Max Blau for ProPublica When Jon Esformes was in his 20s, farmworkers staged protests outside one of his family’s tomato farms, in California’s Central Valley, calling out the fact they were paid less than 50 cents for each bucket of produce they picked. The summer of 1989 was particularly memorable: The demonstrations were tense — […]
By Shatha Hanaysha for Mondoweiss On December 3, Israeli forces raided a home in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, tearing down a map of Palestine hanging on the wall and confiscating another. The homeowners, a woman and her 11-year-old daughter, were detained for several hours and subjected to on-site field interrogations as Israeli troops vandalised […]
Update: Maple Leaf workers ratified a new contract in early January 2026. The five-year agreement will see $3.75 increases over the life of the contract. The defined benefit pension plan was saved for existing employees, but new hires will be on a defined contribution plan. “Although I’m disappointed in how the vote turned out, we’ve laid a lot of groundwork to get more people united,” Maria* shared. “In five years, we’ll get a better contract and a better showing of unity.”
With Israel controlling all of Gaza’s major landfill areas, 900,000 tons of solid waste have been dumped across the enclave, exacerbating a public health crisis.