NYC Agrees to Pay Over $4 Million to Family of Akai Gurley
In order to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gurley’s family, Liang has agreed to pay $25,000 to Kimberly Ballinger, the mother of Gurley’s young daughter Akaila.
18 Police Officers Charged in Fatal Shootings in 2015
The tally does not include the six Baltimore officers charged with causing Freddie Gray’s fatal spinal injuries.
American Power Under Challenge
Yet another triumph of “humanitarian intervention,” and, as the long and often ghastly record reveals, not an unusual one, going back to its modern origins four centuries ago.
When Mueller closes in on Trump with irrefutable evidence, Trump will run, but he...
He will be trying to hide from the long arm of the law but that’s never going to work because, in the end, one cannot hide from the truth.
Humanity’s #1 environmental problem is consumption—climate change is just one of the byproducts
By focusing the climate fight on what we emit, not what we consume, we are destined to fail—net-zero emissions policies aren’t enough to prevent catastrophe.
Former judge pleads guilty to multiple human trafficking charges
“The punishment in this case does not undo the trauma inflicted on the victims, but it brings closure and some justice.”
BREAKING: Criminal Charges for 3 Over Flint Water Crisis is “Only the Beginning”
Attorney General Bill Schuette stated that these charges are “only the beginning” and that no one guilty will be able to escape justice because “no one is above the law.”
5 crises Republicans made up to distract you
Are they using fake crises to disguise what’s really going on?
The scourge of Trumpism, the curse that descended upon America
Scourge: “A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment on humanity.”
A Big Idea for Hillary
The best way to ensure everyday Americans get a fair deal is to make our democracy work again.