How the police killing of a Black Brazilian teen sparked a movement
The police killing of João Pedro Mattos Pinto, a 14-year-old Black Brazilian in Rio de Janeiro, unmasked the scope of police brutality amid a pandemic and led to an unprecedented court decision.
PETA responds to death of ‘Blackfish’ orca
SeaWorld still holds 22 other orcas in captivity at its three facilities in Orlando, San Antonio, and San Diego.
Why the common good disappeared (and how we get it back)
The challenge is to turn all this into a new public spiritedness extending to the highest reaches in the land.
Refusing to hide: Migrants find power in caravans
No longer willing to collude in their oppression, Central Americans are coming to the U.S. in the open and en masse.
Iran: How Bolton tricked clueless UK conservatives into confrontation with Tehran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Simon Tisdall at The Guardian explains the difference between Socialist Spain and the disorganized Conservatives in control of U.K....
‘The US culture of violence is reaping what it has sown’
The U.S. is in the midst of an epidemic of mass killings. In the 215 days so far this year, the U.S....
Media complicity is key to blacklisting websites
In media and government, the journalists and officials who enable blacklisting are cravenly siding with conformity instead of democracy.
Donald Trump’s hotel bans press for the inauguration, raising first amendment concerns
Throughout the 2016 campaign and into the transition, Trump has made his hostility to the press a centerpiece of his political strategy.
Bernie Sanders takes on corporate power and wealth inequality during town hall
"This is what a rigged economy looks like and it must end."
As Blasey Ford alleges Kavanaugh assaulted her, will Senate repeat mistakes made with Anita...
She at first expected her story to be kept confidential, but changed her mind after it leaked. She now says she is willing to testify about her experience.