Appeals Court Upholds Abusive Sheriff’s Conviction
Instead of identifying himself as a law enforcement officer, Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella assaulted an unarmed victim during a road rage incident. Another example of a county sheriff committing deprivation of civil rights.
How America Invites Terrorism
Maybe it's time we inform our soldiers of their likely roles in the killing machine, because war does not bring freedom. Instead, it invites young men and women to start on their own personal worlds of terror.
Water protectors join together in march to halt Line 3 pipeline
“Find your bravery, find your community, find your truth. Stand with us and Stop Line 3.”
How Mainstream Is Bernie Sanders Really?
A democratic socialist and all, Bernie Sanders isn't being taken seriously by the corporate media. But to mainstream media's surprise, Sanders’s positions are quite mainstream to the stances of the general American public.
VIDEO: The Four Big Lies About Immigrants—and the Truth
While Donald Trump “opened the floodgates to lies about immigration,” Robert Reich uncovers these myths and explores the truth behind immigration and the government’s comprehensive immigration reform.
In step toward ending dark-money elections, court to review case that created Super PACs
"For nearly a decade, the SpeechNow ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has allowed big money donors to evade federal campaign contribution limits and corrupt even further our political process."
Staff of Democratic lawmakers attend corporate lobbyists ‘luxury retreat’ pushing to undermine Medicare for...
Any "congressional staffer serious about finding solutions wouldn't touch that retreat with a 10-foot pole."
New map reveals where the world’s most toxic countries are
Believe it or not, the five least-toxic countries are found in Africa. And the most toxic? The Middle East.
Inequality and climate change: the rich must step up
"The responsibility to cut carbon emissions must be shouldered by the highest-income countries, and by the most privileged social groups in certain emerging and developing nations."
Study shows how wind and solar power help save American lives, and money
Moving away from fossil fuels, like coal, can save thousands of lives in the U.S., and save us billions of dollars.