Rick Sturgill

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Fourth-generation fisherwoman Diane Wilson goes on hunger strike against Dow Chemical

Diane Wilson is a fourth-generation fisherwoman and a lifelong resident of Seadrift, Texas. Wilson has become a global folk hero over the course of her epic, decades-long journey from shrimp boat captain and mother of five to social and ecological justice warrior who took on a mu ...  Show more

"ICE got me": The urgent fight to free Ludovic Mbock

38-year-old regional video gaming champion Ludovic Mbock, who came to the US legally from Cameroon, was snatched by ICE while applying for his yearly work permit—as he's done for 20 years. He has since been detained for three weeks and moved to facilities in Louisiana and Georgia ...  Show more

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