Charges filed against police officers for fracturing elderly woman’s arm
“Ensuring public trust in law enforcement and in our criminal justice system is vital to our community’s safety and our fundamental belief in fairness.”
Videos Capture LAPD Killing Homeless Man on Skid Row
After a homeless man allegedly resisted arrest, LAPD officers fatally gunned him down on Skid Row. Recording of the incident on witnesses’ cell phones along with police officers' body cameras will be used in the investigation into the shooting.
Will climate change cause humans to go extinct?
Humanity can still live in a world with climate change – it’s just going to be more work, and many lives and livelihoods are likely to be threatened.
New law requires clothing companies in California to have recycling program in place by...
Companies producing clothing, bedding, towels and upholstery are now mandated by law to administer and fund the repair, reuse and recycling of their products statewide.
Louisiana jury orders Chevron to pay millions to restore coastal wetlands
The jury found Texaco, which was bought by Chevron in 2001, in violation of state coastal resource regulations because the company didn't restore wetlands destroyed by drilling oil wells, dredging canals and dumped wastewater.
Youth climate movement demands immediate action after ’empty promises,’ announces next global strike
"If we don't act now, we won't even have the chance to deliver on those 2030, 2050 targets that world leaders keep on talking about."
Arrest and prosecute calls intensify after masked agents identified in Alex Pretti killing
Two federal officers involved in the Minneapolis shooting named as secrecy and accountability concerns deepen.
The liberal arts are not disposable
A spinoff of a forthcoming book from Johns Hopkins Press about the value of the liberal arts.
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ grants fossil fuel exemption affecting endangered species protections in the Gulf
A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.
Billionaire Heirs: The accelerating $5.2 trillion wealth transfer
Without robust wealth and inheritance taxes the children and grandchildren of today's billionaires will dominate our future politics, economy, culture, and philanthropy."