Wednesday, November 11, 2026

17 ballot initiatives on inequality

On November 8, voters in many states will have the opportunity to weigh in on a wide variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to price-gouging on drugs.

Dakota Access Pipeline CEO Kelcy Warren should face the music

Kelcy Warren is a Texas oil billionaire several times over, and might not be easily deterred by a threatened boycott.

Former police chief sentenced to prison for assaulting handcuffed man

U.S. District Judge Leonard Wexler referred to the former police chief as a “dictator.”

Forget more regulation: make corporations serve the public interest

The purely private-purpose corporation is an illegitimate entity. This is the elephant in the room that no politician dare mention.

Lobbyist for Dakota Access formerly led army’s “restore Iraqi oil” program

“The administration seems to be buying time to maintain the status quo and profits for fossil fuel investors.”

Big Pharma shares drop as Bernie Sanders launches Twitter attack

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk clearly care more about their profits than their patients. It’s time to end their greed.

How to contact the people who sent militarized police to Standing Rock

Have a question about the militarization of policing near Dakota Access pipeline construction? Here’s who to call, starting with Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier.

The biggest house race of 2016: Teachout vs. Faso

Teachout could be a case study of how progressive populists can use a combination of policy detail and political jiu-jitsu to beat back right-wing attacks.

Walling them out, or walling us in?

Shall we wall off Canada, too?

1 million people ‘check in’ on Facebook to support Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

The Sacred Stone Camp told Snopes they are not behind the tactic but pointed out it was a “great way to express solidarity” with the pipeline protest.