Wildfires unleash deadly air crisis as Western USA chokes on toxic smoke surge
Rising wildfire smoke nullifies decades of air quality gains.
Arkansas sheriff charged with assaulting handcuffed detainees
If convicted, Anthony Boen faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
4 myths about raising the minimum wage
We’re the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Backers of endless war deplore that many Trump supporters favor using violence
Are some of Trump’s true believers are eager to adapt the violent precepts of perpetual war to American politics?
America the unfree
Detention practices in a Trumpy post-9/11 age.
The big picture of how we got into this mess (of Trump) and how...
Best wishes for a 2018 that’s better for America than 2017 was.
Trump has removed the heart and soul of the Republican Party. The GOP is...
Most of them feel that the party cannot be reformed but that a new party must be created with new ideas, a new agenda, and new directions.
Germany poised to spend nearly $50 billion on climate protections
The country will spend up to 40 billion euros to cushion the impact of abandoning coal.
New study confirms ‘no safe level’ of air pollution protects against cardiac arrest
"Our study supports recent evidence that there is no safe level of air pollution—finding an increased risk of cardiac arrest despite air quality generally meeting the standards."
#WalkOutToVote: Harnessing demand for change, youth-led alliance set to bring power to polls
The youth-led Future Coalition has organized hundreds of walkouts at high schools and colleges across the nation for Nov. 6 to make sure young people get to the polls in record numbers.