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As their union vote looms, these Amazon distribution center workers are looking to make history

Lakshmi Gandhi
color photograph of a black woman standing on a metal step ladder surrounded by yellow shelves of items in an Amazon warehous

Policing alternatives won’t succeed without community input and involvement

Tamar Sarai
Policing alternatives won’t succeed without community input and involvement

Organizers and former prisoners say decarceration is the best way to prevent in-custody deaths

Montse Reyes
Organizers and former prisoners say decarceration is the best way to prevent in-custody deaths

After Long Island farmworkers unionize, organizers hope to see others follow

Lakshmi Gandhi
After Long Island farmworkers unionize, organizers hope to see others follow

Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Natasha Ishak
Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Activist Five Mualimm-ak wins NYC’s David Prize for work serving youth in the juvenile justice system

Tamar Sarai
Activist Five Mualimm-ak wins NYC’s David Prize for work serving youth in the juvenile justice system

Anti-vaxx healthcare workers who quit their jobs hurt disadvantaged patients the most

Joseph Lamour
Anti-vaxx healthcare workers who quit their jobs hurt disadvantaged patients the most

New legislation protecting NYC delivery workers is just the beginning, organizers say

Jennifer Chowdhury
New legislation protecting NYC delivery workers is just the beginning, organizers say

Lying to police suspects is banned in several countries. Why is it still legal in the U.S.?

Lakshmi Gandhi
Lying to police suspects is banned in several countries. Why is it still legal in the U.S.?

How refugee and asylee entrepreneurs are driving cities’ economic growth

Nezia Munezero Kubwayo
How refugee and asylee entrepreneurs are driving cities’ economic growth

With evictions looming across the U.S., unhoused teens use social media to share resources

Pamela Appea
With evictions looming across the U.S., unhoused teens use social media to share resources

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation sparks renewed demands for protection of political and campaign workers

Lakshmi Gandhi
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation sparks renewed demands for protection of political and campaign workers