Removing Artificial Ingredients Helped Turn Around Cereal Sales
General Mills is selling more Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and other products, reversing losses suffered last year.
Thousands Rally for Chicago Teachers as Banks vs. Schools Battle Rages
"We need the political leadership of the city to know that schools can't keep being the last priority."
Nestlé to be Sued Over Water Groundwater Extraction in California
Three environmental groups are pursuing legal action against Nestlé for continuing to extract groundwater with an expired permit in California during a drought.
Samuel L. Jackson and Stephen Colbert Team Up to Fund America’s Classrooms
The actor and the talk show host want the public to back projects on the education crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org.
Activists Sue Oregon to Protect State’s Endangered Gray Wolves
Oregon wildlife officials took wolves off the state endangered species list in November.
Despite Global Economy Plummeting Into Despair, Mega Banks Boast All-Time Record Profits
After seven years of benefiting from the greatest transfer of wealth in history, the U.S. banking industry topped it off with record profits in 2015.
Great News! Iceland Halts Whaling for 2016
Iceland blames Japanese import regulations for making it nearly impossible to import whale meat.
Let’s End Torture in U.S. Prisons
Survivors call solitary confinement “living death.”
New Evidence Suggests Monsanto Larvicide Is To Blame For Birth Defects in Brazil
Zika virus may not be the culprit in huge increase in microcephaly cases but, rather, Monsanto larvicide used in Brazilian water supply.
How Will the Fight for $15 Reckon with Harmful Proposals From an Unlikely Ally?
The Fight for $15’s narrow notion of those interests has upset some and gratified others. But don’t expect it change. The campaign has been winning, after all.