Peace activists’ best hope? The Sunrise Climate Movement
The Sunrise Movement, now mainly a climate movement, is a potentially an enormous Trojan horse for smuggling the climate-justice-and-peace agenda inside the halls of power.
Trade war and immigration crackdown push US farmers to the brink
Farmers describe collapsing export markets, labor shortages, and a missing safety net as tariffs and immigration policies reshape U.S. agriculture.
Complacency and the environmental catastrophe
Complacency, apathy and hypocrisy coalesce to form the most noxious causes of climate change and environmental vandalism.
US farmers and food justice groups declare ‘solidarity’ with Indian farmer protests
"India's farmers have mobilized to create one of the world's most vibrant protests in history."
When billionaires don’t pay taxes, people ‘lose faith in democracy’
The rich can live lavishly by employing a technique known as “Buy, Borrow, Die,” in which they buy or build assets, borrow against them and then avoid estate and gift taxes when they die.
Who’s the real outlaw at sea? Trump’s tanker grab vs. the Houthis’ anti-genocide blockade
U.S. murder and violence against other people and countries does not become lawful simply because officials in the White House wish that it was.
Corporate greed exposed: Kroger admits to price gouging on milk and eggs amid antitrust...
A top Kroger executive admits to inflating milk and egg prices above the rate of inflation
Gun makers and sellers on list of ‘essential businesses’ amid coronavirus pandemic
"Gun retailers are not essential businesses and should not remain open during this pandemic."
Indigenous activists win ‘David v. Goliath’ victory as court rejects $4.5B Trans Mountain pipeline
On Thursday, Justice Eleanor Dawson nullified licensing for the $7.4 billion project and brought construction to a halt until the National Energy Board and the federal government complete court-ordered fixes.
Monsanto Hits All the Wrong Notes
In his new album called "The Monsanto Years," Neil Young takes on the the corporate giant for its relentless attempts to profiteer at human expense. And there is no intimidating, buying out, censoring, or escaping this cultural power.