California’s monarch butterfly population at near-record low
The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.
Time to Treat Bank CEOs Like Adults
In corporate America, and especially at the big banks, no one is expected to act like adults, they understand it is about stuffing your pockets at everyone else's expense.
America has already fired Trump
They make him irrelevant. Politics happens around him, despite him. He’s not literally gone, but he might as well be.
Joe Biden could have gone a lot further on student loans
The president’s loan forgiveness plan is narrow and paltry—and his administration’s preparation to fend off outraged criticism from both sides of the aisle speaks volumes.
A Republican tried to introduce a commonsense gun law. Then the gun lobby got...
After a sheriff’s deputy was murdered in a Denver suburb, Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist took action by sponsoring a red flag bill. It likely cost him his seat. ProPublica spoke to Wist about the harsh realities of gun reform.
Cruz Strike Out Displaces Trump and Clinton as Our Most Hated Politician
Is Cruz the moral hero, defender of his family honor, plus brilliant electoral tactician primed to pick up the GOP fragments after Trump is squashed? Or a foolhardy buffoon hoisted on his own smug righteousness? For months, Cruz’ unfavorables seriously lagged Trump’s and Hillary’s, curious after his self-soiling, miserable failures against a master of mud-slinging and calumny. Not anymore.
Groups press Biden EPA to take emergency action amid Jackson’s ongoing water crisis
"We are talking about our health, our lives, our ability to make a living. Water is life. This petition is about making sure our voices, and our needs as residents, are centered in this process. It's only right."
200-to-1: Gap between CEOs and workers grew even wider in 2023, analysis finds
Despite inflationary pressures, CEO compensation in the S&P 500 soared nearly 13% in 2023, further widening the pay gap with average workers.
Federal arrest of Don Lemon intensifies alarm over press freedom under Trump Justice Department
The journalist was taken into custody after covering a Minnesota church protest and after a judge rejected an initial attempt to charge him.
Police officer receives probation after convicted of assault and battery
“Our community and our criminal justice system rely on the integrity of police officers and we must hold accountable those who abuse their positions of power and trust."









