Legal action against Shell board previews wave of lawsuits against company directors
Individuals are expected to be a growing target of legal action on climate change, with activists, investors, and regulators looking carefully at how companies and their boards disclose and respond to climate risks.
When economic growth indicates failure
For the well-being of most everyone – including the rich – equality is more important than growth.
FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid threats to local...
Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.
Youth climate movement demands immediate action after ’empty promises,’ announces next global strike
"If we don't act now, we won't even have the chance to deliver on those 2030, 2050 targets that world leaders keep on talking about."
How to profit from the coming Trump apocalypse
Trump must be opposed, just as Ryan, McConnell, and Vice President Mike Pence must be opposed. But so must the system that gave them power.
EPA holding its only public hearing on clean power plan repeal in coal country
The EPA will receive online comments about its proposal and any requests for additional public meetings until Jan. 16.
Con vs. Con
The remainder of the presidential campaign will be characterized by an attempt among liberals to discredit third-party and popular movements. Yet our only hope for change will come by breaking free from the tyranny of the two corporate parties.
Kabul bomb blast kills at least 90 people. We need to know their names
We may never know who is to blame, nor, sadly, are we likely to learn the names and the life stories of the victims.
House Democrats remove controversial tax rule that progressive said would make bold policies impossible
The decision to scrap this rule is a victory for the far left of the Democratic party and for progressives.
People power manifests in Puerto Rico but can it last?
Over the past few weeks, Puerto Rico has seen a massive uprising that is estimated to have brought about one-third of the U.S. Commonwealth’s people to the...