Hoboken lodges first state-level racketeering charge in Big Oil climate lawsuit
“These racketeering cases should be viewed as a new legal front against the oil and gas industry.”
Asylum seekers win in court as federal judge rules against indefinite & arbitrary detention
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled asylum seekers who have passed a credible fear interview should be given humanitarian parole, not indefinite detention.
San Francisco Getting Stricter About Styrofoam
At the beginning of 2017, the use of polystyrene will be banned in San Francisco.
‘Fascism, full stop’: Progressives in Congress condemn expulsion of Tennessee Democrats
"Republicans may think they won today in Tennessee, but their fascism is only further radicalizing and awakening an earthquake of young people."
Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and Children
Part of the daily reality of poverty in America, evictions—along with mass incarceration—are the mechanisms used to destroy communities and profit from the misery of the poor.
What planet are we on?
How did I end up living in Donald Trump's suicidal America?
GOP budget standoff deepens as internal revolt stalls Trump’s $3.3 trillion megabill
Senate hold-outs cite draconian Medicaid and SNAP cuts while a new CBO score warns the measure will add $3.3 trillion to the debt even as Republican leaders race to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline.
LAPD officer avoids jail time after beating handcuffed man on video
Garcia no longer receives paychecks from the department and could face termination.
Thousands of communities have lead levels worse than Flint
Flint is no aberration. In fact, it doesn’t even rank among the most dangerous lead hotspots in America.
Democratic Party ‘leadership’ is upside down
Clearly, much of the Democratic Party’s momentum is now coming from the left. And many of the positions that the timeworn Democratic leadership has staked out are now being overrun.