Yearly Archives: 2017
Sen. Cory Booker just introduced a bill that could legalize marijuana nationwide
Booker will face stiff opposition in Congress, where most members remain publicly opposed to legalization.
It’s time to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act
On the 52nd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, 31 states with histories of racial discrimination no longer have federal oversight of their voting process.
DNC fraud suit exposes anti-democratic views in Democratic Party
The suit has already clarified and underscored a crucial reality.
A former EPA adviser on how to push for environmental justice under Trump
“In our country there are two things that move policy. One is money. The other is the power of people.”
Plantations were prisons: Mobilizing for the Aug. 19 Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March
"Prisons create and ensure an underclass."
Don’t let our ‘hair-trigger president’ start a nuclear war
The U.S. nuclear system was already dangerous, irresponsible, insane. It can only get worse with Trump holding his finger on the trigger.
Native tribes continue fight against pipelines
In the Midwest, Native resistance is gearing up for the next challenge.
On the road from protest to power: A rising tide
The “political establishment” is going to have a much harder time using its financial and institutional muscle to relegate this new generation of thoughtful, strategic and energized grassroots candidates.
Can the Pentagon win when putsch comes to shove?
A rare pentagon “success” story.
Former jail administrator sentenced to prison for depriving insulin to diabetic inmate
“Denying necessary medical treatment is inhuman and unconstitutional.”