Maine Governor Goes Off on State Legislator, Calls People of Color ‘The Enemy’
These aren’t the first statements that LePage has come under fire for. The governor has a long history of radical commentary.
76-Year-Old Veteran Commits Suicide In VA Parking Lot After Being Denied Treatment
Veteran suicides in the United States are a chronic problem. Veterans face a suicide risk higher than the rest of the American population.
How Consumer Culture Is Killing Citizenship
We live in a society where market values spread without limit, in which we are branding and selling ourselves along with everything else, including public office. How do we stop it?
Groups Ask Clinton For “Unequivocal Statement” On Lame-Duck TPP Vote
“Your continued leadership is sadly necessary as President Obama refuses to abandon this unpopular deal.”
SEC Charges 71 Cities And States With Fraud
Instead of facing trials, the parties agreed to settle the actions and to cease any future violations.
Police Defend Chasing Down Innocent 5th Grader With Guns Drawn
While the encounter is a clear example of racial profiling that left a child traumatized, the President of James Stewart Jr. of the Newark Fraternal Order of Police maintains the officers were doing their due diligence.
Climate Change and the 1,000-Year Flood in Baton Rouge: When Will We Learn?
There is growing grass-roots activism directly confronting the extraction and transport of fossil fuels in addition to raising awareness of climate change.
Creating Change: Lessons From a Private-Prison Victory
This an opportunity to renew our understanding of the social compact. It allows us to emphasize the value of communitarian idealism over individualistic greed.
Why Can’t Our Economy Promote Equality and Shared Prosperity?
"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." The "Take On Wall Street" campaign intends to put you and me — the People — at the table for a change.
Humanitarian Imperialism? All but Forgotten, South Sudan Unravels
A South Sudan that can’t guarantee basic rights to its citizens isn’t worthy of celebration, let alone international recognition.