Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.

The demonstration emphasized the connection between—and convergence of—the issues of social justice, labor, indigenous rights, environmental stewardship and human rights.

If progressives can push all the democratic presidential candidates to oppose the TPP, including Hillary Clinton, it could go a long way in flipping more Congressional democrats from yes to no.

The newly-formed coalition includes groups from the labor rights, environmental protection, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, food justice, and social justice movements.

The House labor committee's draft of the minimum wage increase bill is pitched as a compromise, but still favors small business owners over their employees.

House Bill 1889 is widely supported—but not by some of the very people who it would supposedly protect.

A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient, such as those restricting biotech, failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.

The “People Not Profits” rally brought together diverse issues, united by the message that government should serve the people, not corporations and developers.