The Wealthiest Nation on Earth? It’s Time to Dispel That Myth
The fires of this political movement to force this government to bring an end to this inequality have been ignited. We’ll see if those flames can be fanned and this movement sustained.
Bernie Sanders Joins Forces with Protestors to Halt DAPL
Sanders and four other senators have signed a powerful letter sent to Obama urging a halt of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Injection of Fracking Wastewater Caused Kansas’ Biggest Earthquake
This man-made quake, which hit 40 miles southwest of Wichita and felt as far away as Memphis, likely came from just one or two nearby wells.
650,000 K-12 Children Attend School Within One Mile of a Fracked Well in U.S.
The spread of fracking across the U.S. over the last decade has been damaging to our environment and health, and it’s time to put a stop to the practice and start healing the damage.
A Tale of Two Leaks
While elites prepare to celebrate yet another victory for neoliberalism, dissent is growing on the margins and these voices will not be silenced, regardless of who’s in the White House.
Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities
The Committee to Protect Journalists has said that the warrant is "a transparent attempt to intimidate reporters from covering protests of significant public interest."
The Republicans’ Civil War – And Everyone Else’s
The Republicans are fighting a civil war. But so are we all.
Putting Their Bodies On The (Pipe)Line
From a small boat bobbing in the ocean to the growing resistance camps in North Dakota, the climate movement is on the rise.
Committee to Protect Journalists Denounces Potential Trump Presidency
According to the CPJ, a Trump presidency represents a looming threat to press freedom unknown in modern history.
Trump, Clinton, Obama and the TPP
The strong American popular opposition to the TPP, the Brexit vote and other recent developments in the West suggest growing rejection of the myth that national public and corporate elite interests are identical.