Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is quickly working to create an “AI-first” fighting force. To supercharge an already dangerous AI-powered war machine, the Army and Air Force are planning to build data centers spanning thousands of acres of military property in Texas, North Carolina, Utah, California, Arizona, and Georgia — and more could follow. It’s all to advance the usage of AI in warfare; autonomous weapons systems, algorithms making life-or-death decisions, robots with the power to launch nuclear weapons. We’re sounding the alarm: Unchecked AI has no place in weapons and war, and parasitic data centers have no place in our communities. But Wall Street firms and private equity companies like the Carlyle Group and BlackRock are turning to the Pentagon to cash in on the AI boom, which is currently negotiating “exclusive” 50-year term leases of its property for the data centers. To get lawmakers to pay attention and prevent more data centers from destroying land, water, and air to power AI warfare tomorrow, we need as many people as possible speaking out today.

Trump's Department of Justice is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the nation's most prominent civil rights organizations, in a blatantly politically motivated attack. For decades, the SPLC has done critical work that the FBI should be doing—tracking violent extremists before they act. White supremacist violence has been the deadliest domestic terror threat in this country for years. Instead of stopping that violence, Trump’s DOJ is trying to tear down the systems meant to hold white supremacist organizations accountable. Trump dismantled the component  built to investigate such organizations and pushed out its seasoned and specialized attorneys. Trump’s DOJ doesn't prosecute white supremacists. Trump pardons them instead. And now his Justice Department is going after organizations that have kept watch  when the federal government wouldn't. Trump is testing whether corporations, banks, tech platforms, and wealthy institutions will go along with him and help cut off resources to groups challenging racism and authoritarianism. Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, Goldman Sachs Gives, Charles Schwab's DAFgiving360, and Thrivent Charitable are doing just that—their actions to block donations to SPLC are aiding Trump's efforts to take away our collective power to create positive change for all. This is just the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on groups that support abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, sex education access, gun control, justice system reform, racial and gender justice, voting rights, climate justice, and more. The question this raises is bigger than one organization. It's whether Black people will be allowed to organize, advocate, and build power without being punished for it. We stand with the SPLC and call out Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, Goldman Sachs Gives, Charles Schwab DAFgiving360, and Thrivent Charitable, demand that they change course and remove any and all restrictions on funding to the SPLC. Color Of Change and its members will continue to stand with partners like the SPLC against the right-wing authoritarian efforts to suppress the movement for civil and human rights for all. We are not backing down from the fight to defend our communities from harm. We stand together, united with allied organizations, more committed than ever. These Wall Street charities must decide which side of history they will be on. Tell them to get on the right side of history and restore charitable giving access to the SPLC NOW!

ICE leadership has refused to rule out its presence during the World Cup, calling ICE a “key part” of tournament security. Workers and vendors in host cities like Los Angeles are speaking out about fear of being profiled, detained, or losing the income their families rely on if ICE is present at World Cup events. Human rights organizations are urging FIFA to demand an “ICE truce” during the games because of growing fears that immigrant communities, workers, and visitors could face harassment or detention. The Trump administration has refused to rule out ICE’s presence during the World Cup, calling ICE a “key part” of tournament security planning. Experts are already concerned about the treatment visitors to the World Cup would face in the U.S.—especially for people traveling from countries that the Trump administration has treated with open contempt. Countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, and Canada have issued travel advisories about the possibility of being detained by the Department of Homeland Security in the U. S. and have warned transgender people about the State Department’s change in policy regarding gender markers on passports.  If FIFA truly believes in the unifying spirit of the World Cup and its promise that “football is for everyone”, then it must act now to guarantee the safety and dignity of the millions of people who will attend, work, and participate in the World Cup.  If FIFA truly believes in the unifying spirit of the World Cup and its promise that “football is for everyone”, then it must act now to guarantee the safety and dignity of the millions of people who will attend, work, and participate in the World Cup.  Add your name telling the leadership of FIFA to put the safety of visitors, workers, and athletes first!

After eight tries, the Senate finally advanced a war powers resolution (WPR) rebuking Trump’s disastrous, illegal war on Iran. It’s huge, and here’s how it broke down: Three Republican absences and four Republican ‘Yes’ votes moved the WPR forward. All but ONE Democrat voted yes, too. It was a crucial step toward ending war on Iran — but the work is far from finished. With more votes ahead, we need to go all in to maintain and keep growing our coalition in the Senate. The most important — and fragile — part of any strategy is moments like this, where the stakes are high, and the balance feels like it just might fall in your favor. A key holdout that could tip the scales? Senator John Fetterman. If Sen. Fetterman thinks he can keep taking out-of-touch votes and ignoring the pleas of his constituents — along with the overwhelming majority of Americans who oppose this war — without consequence, he’s sorely mistaken. Accountability starts with showing up, so we’re going to send Sen. Fetterman a message backed by tens of thousands of activists that he and his staff won’t be able to ignore.

The U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that does not offer a form of paid family leave as a federal benefit—a basic right that ensures parents are able to care for their health, their family, and their career. Without federally mandated paid family leave, workers are left to rely on their companies to have strong protections in place. But in 2025, the share of U.S. employers offering paid family leave dropped 2 percentage points, to a measly 31%. Corporations like Zoom and Deloitte have the resources to ensure that employees are treated with dignity and respect—including new parents. Tell them and other major U.S. companies to keep paid parental leave for all workers!

Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution states that courts have the power to settle "cases" between entities, including those involving the federal government. The creation of the fund comes out of a lawsuit Donald Trump settled with the IRS, an agency he was suing for $10 billion. Because of this, 93 House Democrats signed a 31-page amicus brief to block the fund. This "anti-weaponization" fund is dangerous and lets Trump get away with more abuses of power and further politicizes the Department of Justice, which is supposed to be independent.  A multi-billion dollar slush fund that seeks to reward Trump allies who have flouted the Constitution, peddled election conspiracy theories, and might have been involved in the deadly attack on our nation's capitol on January 6th must not be allowed to move forward. The precedent this sends could be devastating and reverberate for decades to come.  Congress must hear us loud and clear: block the creation of the "anti-weaponization" slush fund. 

People should support this because it’s giving girls all over the world something special. It’s giving girls another avenue to show that girls can play football too. It’s building a nationwide sisterhood where girls are connecting with each other through the game of flag football. That’s what New Mexico needs. Something positive for the youth. 

The land in question is along Old Davenport Rd. between Feeney Rd. and Laudeville Rd. We need to stop this from happening to protect our community and farmland. Allowing a data center to be built in our farming community will be devastating. Iowa is already experiencing high nitrates in water, and high cancer rates. A data center would only add to those issues for the local community. World Resource Institute found that data centers release harmful air pollutants including fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. These are linked to respiratory disease, heart disease, asthma, and other serious health risks. Communities surrounding a data center in Virginia have reported health issues related to the noise. Residents have reported headaches, sleep disruptions, and lower quality of life. But, the impacts don’t stop there. The University of Michigan Ford School of Science, Technology, and Public Policy published a paper in July 2025 reviewing the impact data centers have had on communities. They found data centers use the equivalent of power used by 2000 homes and millions of gallons of water annually. According to the paper, Google’s Council Bluffs data center uses around 980 million gallons of water per year. This is equivalent to the average usage of over 4 million homes.  Michigan residents are experiencing energy rate increases of 25% since the construction of the Switch Data Center in 2017 and their rates are now 17% higher than national average. In 2025, the US saw over $60 billion worth of rate increases countrywide, according to World Resources Institute. University of Michigan also found that the tax breaks do not deliver the promised economic benefits and they reduce local tax revenues, while shifting financial burden onto communities and schools.  These impacts will not only affect the farming community south of town, it will affect about half of the city. According to Andrea Marinoni, associate professor with the Earth Observation Group at the University of Cambridge, data centers temperature increases were affecting areas as far as 6.2 miles away. 

It’s hard to argue any ceasefire exists in Lebanon at this point. The Israeli military has killed at least 400 people and destroyed more than 10,000 homes since a pause in the violence there was announced last month. While the devastation grows there and violence simmers across the West Bank, Gaza, and beyond, the Trump administration just bypassed Congress to push through yet another set of arms sales to multiple governments across the Middle East. That includes nearly $1 BILLION in U.S.-made offensive Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems for Israel’s military. In the past, a weapons sale like this might have gone through without issue. But the tide is turning, and the number of lawmakers willing to vote to block weapons sales to the Israeli government is increasing. This shift didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of years of nonstop advocacy to upend a broken status quo that enables harm and suffering, and we’re not stopping now. Today, we need to band together and make sure Congress hears the massive, growing public outcry demanding that they stop this and other deadly deals.

This didn’t happen overnight. For decades, the cost of housing has dramatically outpaced income growth. Median home prices have surged more than 415% since 1985, while median household incomes have risen only about 250% in that same time.  We’re also facing a serious housing supply shortage, while investors are buying up single-family homes at an alarming rate and driving up rent prices for everyone else. Everyday Americans are being squeezed out of the market by hedge funds and investors who see our homes as profit opportunities.  This impacts all of us. From renters to aspiring homeowners, young people to retirees, rural communities to urban neighborhoods, we are all feeling the burden of this housing crisis.  Our leaders have a responsibility to act. Specifically, we’re calling on Congress to: • Provide assistance to first-time homeowners for down payments, closing costs, and mortgage interest rate buydowns • Expand public housing and rental assistance programs • Prevent corporate investors from buying single-family homes • Build and preserve affordable housing to increase supply  Everyone, regardless of income level, should have access to affordable housing. Home ownership shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy and elite. Sign the petition to demand that our elected officials end the housing crisis. 

Music is a part of the majority of lives all over the world. Whether it's listening to big mainstream artists or small independent ones, they all shape how our society runs as a whole. While benefits of hard work are reaped by the record labels and artists, the cut of pay is unfair for the artists that are trying to make a living off of their music. If this problem persists, the world of music as we know it can become a very dull, 2 dimensional industry with little means of variety and diversity.

Guaranteed paid vacation doesn’t just benefit individual workers, it would strengthen the whole economy. Research has found that when workers take time off, they contribute to the economy, tax revenue grows and jobs are supported across retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and other sectors. Paid vacation isn’t only the right thing to do but a smart investment in the whole economy.  Guaranteed paid time off is the norm for a number of countries across the world, and it should be for the United States as well. Any true affordability agenda should work towards protecting families from burnout, and giving people the space to build better lives. We believe every worker deserves time to rest, recharge, and live with dignity. Add your name to support guaranteed paid vacation for all workers.