On the brink: Supreme Court may endanger Voting Rights Act’s legacy
Facing a historic legal challenge, the Voting Rights Act's future hangs in balance.
Media malpractice: Blacking out genocide and disenfranchising Palestinian pain
American media’s Israel bias and censoring journalists.
For James Cromwell, the fight against fossil fuels is no act
"We have to change our relationship both to the planet and to the people who live on this planet, including the people who are opposing us."
How could the U.S. help to bring peace to Ukraine?
Policy decisions by the United States will have a critical impact on whether there will soon be peace in Ukraine, or only a much longer and bloodier war.
Brett Kavanaugh, the all-American privileged boy
His was not a judicial temperament. It was the unhinged ranting of a right-wing ideologue who should not be allowed to serve as an associate justice of SCOTUS.
Exploring the top immigrant-friendly cities in the United States
In the years and decades since, many cities have passed their ordinances to defend immigrants and refugees by various means.
Climate activists victorious after using a necessity defense
“Zenith Energy Corporation, and the city’s inability to shut it down, is the poster child for what is wrong with our system.”
Documents reveal EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking in 2011
“It’s very disturbing to see the extent to which critical information about these chemicals is shielded from public view.”
Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “unrestrained capitalism” made Harvey “catastrophe waiting to happen”
While the National Hurricane Center is now calling Harvey the biggest rainstorm on record, scientists have been predicting for years that climate change would result in massive storms like Harvey.
‘This needs to be fixed’: Nuclear expert calls radioactivity levels found outside Ohio oilfield...
An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.