Trump attorney sues Greenpeace over Dakota Access in $300 million racketeering case
“They are apparently trying to market themselves as corporate mercenaries willing to abuse the legal system to silence legitimate advocacy work.”
Can monthly cash payments make our economy more equitable?
Two guaranteed income projects in New York City and Atlanta are showing how modest monthly cash payments to low-income women of color can make a huge difference in alleviating race and gender-based economic inequities.
Prosecutors move forward with retrial of aid worker who provided water to migrants
"The US government is disgracing itself by threatening and even prosecuting its own citizens for their vital work to save the lives of people in a desperate situation at the border.”
‘Stand your ground’ laws linked to 11% spike in US gun homicides: study
Researchers say the state-level laws "should be reconsidered to prevent unnecessary violent deaths."
Bernie Sanders isn’t just anti-capitalist. Now he’s a voice against militarism, too.
Sanders has at last revealed himself to be an American leader articulating a new and largely peaceable foreign policy.
Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
US is now the ONLY country not in Paris climate agreement
Trump's stance on climate change and his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has generated intense global criticism.
Bernie’s Right. Wall Street’s Business Model Really Is Fraud.
Play by the rules? For bankers, Rule #1 is “win at any cost.”
Obama’s Trillion-Dollar Nuclear-Arms Train Wreck
The U.S. nuclear arsenal, and all the expense, nuclear waste and immense danger it continuously poses, has received almost no attention in the U.S. presidential debates.
Biden admin announces steps to boost U.S. solar projects
“Investing in American-made clean energy will boost U.S. manufacturing, lower costs for families, create millions of good paying jobs, and position the United States as a global leader on the cutting edge of clean energy innovation,”