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In the new three-part series, 'We Are Jane Doe,' host Madi Bolaños follows Aliksandria Prout's fight for justice after being sexually assaulted in a California prison.

Flyaway Production's new dance-based performance art project explores the intersection of libraries and prisons as opposite ends of the route to freedom.

Protesters gathered at OpenAI's Dev Day event in San Francisco today to demand that Sam Altman and OpenAI stop contracting with the military and ICE.

In her book, national security journalist Sharon Weinberger says we are in the midst of an era in which tech oligarchs are shaping how – and which – wars are fought.

Mother Jones reports that Salus, CSI, and GEO, which are profiting from Trump's immigration crackdown, are fighting over portions of the Trump-era deportation industry.

The UN's World Food Programme reports that one in three Afghans is facing acute food insecurity with millions of lacking access to basic needs.

A recent investigation by Grist reveals how unverified claims of Indigenous identity can have serious consequences for Indigenous peoples and climate action.

CalMatters reports that amid a growing nationwide backlash against license-plate cameras, California, for the fifth year running, failed to enact regulations on the technology.

New reporting from ProPublica reveals the alarming rise in deaths from ectopic pregnancies in the US. The numbers are worse in states with abortion bans.

Renee King-Sonnen traces her journey from the wife of a cattle rancher to an internationally-known animal rights activist who saved their herd from slaughter.

SF Chronicle investigations expose how ISFO is now a immigration detention center, and medical failures at ICE detention centers that put detainees' lives at risk.

In his new book, White Mountain Apache chef Nephi Craig reveals how, after years of substance abuse issues, he discovered the power of food to heal generational wounds.

A new report reveals that oil and gas companies knew by the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while peddling the myth of "clean" natural gas.

CalMatters reports that companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang bills that would regulate the facilities.

Journalist Jonathan Mingle writes that this is a sign of a new, disorienting danger in cold mountain zones. The hidden hand behind this is climate change.

PCRM's Native Food for Life program works with Native communities to use their ancestral plant-based foods to treat, reverse, and prevent common chronic diseases.

Voting rights attorney David Walbert says Trump is doing everything possible to rig the midterms for Republicans. What can people do to ensure their votes are counted?

California has returned over 100,000 acres of land to Native tribes and plans to return at least 7.5 million more. How are tribes stewarding this land?

In her new book, journalist Beth Gardiner reveals how Big Oil is investing billions to increase plastic production, despite the immense health and environmental risks.

ProPublica investigations reveal that despite intense White House pressure, only a few dozen noncitizens have been prosecuted for voting, with even fewer convictions.

The new documentary, ‘American Doctor,' follows the journey of three US doctors from saving lives in Gaza to fighting for the patients and colleagues they left behind.

In his new book, "The Nerd Reich," journalist Gil Durán argues that Silicon Valley has led a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.

A recent investigation by Grist reveals how unverified claims of Indigenous identity can have serious consequences for Indigenous peoples and climate action.

The UN's World Food Programme reports that one in three Afghans is facing acute food insecurity with millions of lacking access to basic needs.

Mother Jones reports that Salus, CSI, and GEO, which are profiting from Trump's immigration crackdown, are fighting over portions of the Trump-era deportation industry.

Yesterday, residents, advocates, and community leaders held a rally outside the Sixth Street Self-Help Center in SOMA to call on SF Mayor Lurie to reconsider the closure.

After 20 years of providing services to unhoused people in SOMA, Mayor Lurie is closing the center as a part of his plan to "revitalize" the Sixth Street corridor.

In their new book "On Courage," Ami Fields-Meyer and Julia Angwin provide a roadmap for authoritarian resistance based on interviews with over 100 dissidents worldwide.

Investigative journalist Nate Halverson reports that the US Forest Service and timber companies are using record amounts of glyphosate in California forests.

Miners working in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia who've spent at least 25 years underground have the worst rates of black lung disease.

Since the so-called ceasefire went into effect nearly 10 months ago, over 1,250 Palestinians have been killed, including over 300 children, in routine airstrikes.

Renee King-Sonnen traces her journey from the wife of a cattle rancher to an internationally-known animal rights activist who saved their herd from slaughter.

As the Trump regime continues their brutal immigration crackdown, they are targeting the nearly 1.3 million immigrants who hold Temporary Protected Status in the US.

ProPublica finds that while raw milk continues to sicken people, high level lawmakers and officials are pushing to expand the industry rather than curb the danger.

Philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley left the US for Canada last year, citing deep concerns over the Trump administration's rapid dismantling US democracy.

In the most anticipated race of the night, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate, for the Michigan Senate Democratic primary.

Trump made over $2.2 billion in his first year back in office, while 49 percent of US families report that they can't afford basic necessities, according to the Urban Institute.

In her new podcast, First America, Rebecca Nagle reveals how the founders' treatment of Native nations shaped the foundation for American democracy and authoritarianism.

A new report reveals that oil and gas companies knew by the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while peddling the myth of "clean" natural gas.

We discuss coverage of the White House Correspondents' Dinner and what it reveals about the state of the corporate media under the Trump regime.

As the US war with Iran enters its sixth month, US and Iranian strikes and counterstrikes have intensified, fueling fears of further escalation.

The GOP cut SNAP by nearly $187 billion through 2034, the largest cut to the program in history. The 4.5 million who have lost benefits includes 1.5 million children.