San Francisco erases more than 8,000 marijuana-related convictions
District Attorney George Gascón partnered with Code for America to use a technological approach to help identify eligible cases, some going back decades.
Monsanto Files Lawsuit to Stop California From Listing Glyphosate as Known Carcinogen
Monsanto is facing a slew of criticism from environmentalists as well as mounting class-action lawsuits over the controversial chemical.
4 people every week were murdered while protecting the environment in 2016
The killings of land defenders are growing and spreading.
Big protests are fine, but here’s a to-do list for lasting change
After the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we’ll need to build power where we live.
Dashcam video released showing officer fatally shooting unarmed man
Cassandra Dollard was arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter. She was also terminated from the Hemingway Police Department.
Same as the old boss? President Biden, revolving doors and foreign policy continuity
In the area of foreign policy the new boss in Washington doesn’t look much different from any of the old ones.
As Sanders prepared Medicare bill, health care lobbyists bankrolled Senate Democrats
Since 2010, Democratic senators who have refused to sponsor the bill have raised twice as much insurance industry cash as those who support the legislation.
The New Common Ground Between Populist Left and Right
Both want to get big money out of politics, reverse Citizens United, and restore our democracy.
Rapidly becoming irrelevant in America: The principles of ethics and morality
It appears that we have entered an era in this nation’s history is which the principles of ethics and morals are becoming irrelevant in both this government and our society.
The public bank option – safer, local and half the cost
Public sector banks have shown that they are actually more profitable, safer, less corrupt, and more accountable overall than private banks.