Seattle mayor resigns amid allegations of sexual abuse
Murray's alleged crimes go back to the 1970s.
MAGA bottom line: Less about grievance, policy or values than know-it-all, esteem-buoying Trumpian absolutism
Trump steps up Nixonian arrogance (“if a president does it, that makes it legal”) into imperial privilege – if Trump the genius says it, that makes it true.
Yelp Employee Fired After Her Open Letter on Livable Wages Goes Viral
Yelp insists that the firing was not due to the open letter, but Talia Jane says she was told otherwise.
The 5-Step CEO pay scam
Average CEO pay at big corporations topped 14.5 million dollars in 2018. That’s after an increase of 5.2 million dollars per CEO over...
The GOP tax bill is basically like throwing gasoline on the dumpster fire that...
The latest Republican scheme isn’t just bad news for the economy, it will be terrible for the environment.
Cambodia discovers 60 eggs in nest of Siamese crocodile, world’s most endangered large reptiles
The nearly-extinct Siamese crocodile's egg discovery is said to be part of international conservation efforts aimed at saving this critically endangered species.
Emilio Gutierrez Soto and the fight to protect journalists
Democracy depends on a vigorous free press, and it is up to all of us to demand it, and to defend it.
Looming midterm demands again airing out the nature and extent of the Stupids
Stupids are more dangerous than criminals. You can’t fix Stupids and their irrationality hurts everyone, without upsides.
Farming as resistance
Threatened by a mining company, indigenous women in the remote highlands of Guatemala are marching, increasing productivity, and planting trees.
North Dakota vs. Amy Goodman: Journalism Is Not a Crime
We will fight this charge. Freedom of the press is essential to the functioning of a democratic society. North Dakota, muzzle the dogs, not the press.