Anti-Uranium Summit Sheds Light on Toxic Industry
Organizers in northern Arizona shared insight and knowledge about the revitalized uranium industry in the region and why they're demanding it be stopped.
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Indigenous Grand Canyon National Monument Designation Wins in Appeals Court
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed two lawsuits that alleged that former President Joseph Biden unlawfully designated the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni National Monument in August 2023.
Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense
There are 4,296 energy-sucking AI data centers in the United States at the time of this article’s publication, and the reports confirm: data centers hurt the most disenfranchised populations the most.
Turning Point USA’s ‘AmericaFest’ Kicks Off in Phoenix as Fallout Over Founder’s Death Continues
The first Turning Point USA's AmericaFest since the assassination of the group’s founder, Charlie Kirk, happens with vacuum left behind after Kirk’s death that has opened the movement up to change.
Wells Fargo and PNC Bank Windows Smashed in ‘Stop Cop City’ Demo
Tucson, AZ — A Sunday night march through downtown Tucson in solidarity with the Stop Cop City movement ended with windows smashed at two downtown banks — a Wells Fargo and a PNC Bank. The proposed paramilitary police urban warfare school in Atlanta has drawn…
Thousands of Asylum Seekers Stranded Along Border Wall Near Sasabe, Arizona
Aid workers say Border Patrol is intentionally neglecting its humanitarian duties to asylum seekers arriving in the harsh Arizona desert.
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Blockade Protest Disrupts Raytheon at University of Arizona Tech Park
Activists in Tucson blockaded a facility where Raytheon designs munitions with the help of the University of Arizona.
Die-In at Raytheon Compound in Tucson Calls Out Complicity in Gaza
Tucson, AZ — Raytheon employees on their way to work Thursday morning were confronted with an unusual spectacle — about 120 people, dressed in all black, lying in the road covered in white sheets, blocking one of the entrances to U.S. Air Force Plant 44,…
‘Cop City’ Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance
Scottsdale, AZ — “I’m here in an official capacity, representing Nationwide,” said a protester in a blue wig and a skintight blue acrylic body suit. She wore placards strung across her shoulders with hand-painted replicas of the Nationwide logo on the front and back of…
Indigenous People Demonstrate at Super Bowl Demanding Kansas City Drop its Team Name ‘Chiefs’
Glendale, AZ – On Sunday, Feb. 12, a group of nearly 100 people marched to one of the entrances of State Farm Stadium, where Super Bowl LVII was hosted, to demand that the Kansas City professional football team drop its team name, the Chiefs, and its…
US Department of Interior Halfway through “Road to Healing” Tour
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona — On Friday, Jan. 20, the United States Department of Interior hosted a fourth community listening session on its year-long “Road to Healing” tour. The tour is a result of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative launched by U.S. Secretary…