Yearly Archives: 2016
$1.9 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Sandra Bland
Included in the settlement, Waller County Jail will be required to install automated electronic sensors to ensure accurate detainee checks without potential falsification of records.
North Dakota vs. Amy Goodman: Journalism Is Not a Crime
We will fight this charge. Freedom of the press is essential to the functioning of a democratic society. North Dakota, muzzle the dogs, not the press.
What Can You Possibly Buy for 47 Cents These Days?
Here's a reality the sloppy corporate media ignores: Our postal network costs taxpayers zero, for we consumers finance its operations by purchasing stamps and other services.
Lower the polling requirement blocking third parties from presidential debates
Sign the petition to lower the polling requirement blocking third parties from presidential debates.
Create new transition programs for veterans returning home
Sign the petition to tell the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to create new transition programs for veterans returning home.
What Obama’s Climate Legacy Tells Us About Executive Power
Incremental progress beats no progress. But the climate needs all hands, and all branches of government, on deck.
Security Firm Guarding Dakota Access Pipeline Also Used Psychological Warfare Tactics for BP
North Dakota Private Investigation and Security Board announced that it has opened up an investigation into the private security firms deployed to patrol the pipeline protests led by the Standing Rock Sioux.
Georgia is Using an Error-Riddled Database to Reject Thousands of Voter Registrations
Georgia has seen its fair share of voting issues, but it’s far from the only state that does.
Syria Truce Holds, Offering Hopes for Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
There was little sign of political compromise, however, which is a bad sign for the future.
Robert Reich | Why Corporate Tax Deserters Shouldn’t Get the Benefits of Being American...
If corporations want to desert America in order to pay less in taxes, that’s their business. But they should no longer have the benefits that come with being American.