Paul Manafort accused of witness tampering
Manafort allegedly contacted at least two witnesses by phone, through an intermediary, and an encrypted messaging app.
Mueller must act quickly to prevent the establishment of an authoritarian government in America
The Mueller Investigation: Timing is everything; we may have arrived at a pivotal time in U.S. history.
Bernie Sanders calls out Walt Disney Co. for poverty-level wages
"The time is now to have an economy that works for everyone, not just a handful of billionaires."
Bernie derides Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
In addition to Sen. Sanders’ condemnation, economist Jeffrey Sachs wrote an op-ed on Friday describing the new steel and aluminum tariffs as the start of a “psychopath’s trade war.”
Jury awards 4 cents to family of man killed by sheriff’s deputy
“I think they were trying to insult the case,” the family’s lawyer, John Phillips, added. “Why go there with the $1? That was the hurtful part.”
Funding evil in Afghanistan (and beyond)
It may seem cynical to say so, but after almost 18 years of occupation, it sometimes seems that an entire country, one of the poorest in the world, has been turned into a kind of live fire training ground for U.S. and allied forces.
17 governors renew climate pledges on anniversary of Trump’s Paris Accord retreat
The governors of sixteen states and Puerto Rico that make up the U.S. Climate Alliance recommitted their pledges to the Paris agreement and announced a new wave of initiatives to accelerate and scale up climate action.
Candidates backing Medicare For All come out victorious in primaries
Candidates supporting Medicare For All are beating their party-backed opponents in both red and blues states.
Conservation organizations question Japan’s controversial ‘scientific whaling’ program after killing 333 minke whales
“The continued killing of any whale is abhorrent to modern society, but these new figures make it even more shocking.”
Prosecutors drop felony charge after Missouri Governor resigns
In light of Eric Greitens’ recent resignation, the Missouri House committee is no longer pursuing impeachment proceedings against the former governor.