Report: Silver Spoon Oligarchs: How America’s 50 largest inherited-wealth dynasties accelerate inequality
Fifty dynastic billionaire families hold as much wealth as the bottom half of U.S. families. Their wealth grew at ten times the rate of ordinary families over the last 40 years.
Supreme Court unanimously upholds religious liberty over LGBTQ rights—and nods to a bigger win...
As Justice Gorsuch concluded in his concurring opinion, “dodging the question today guarantees it will recur tomorrow.”
Unknown soldiers: America’s secret, privatized army
While many American policy makers believe that their country is ‘exceptional’ and thus shouldn’t have to follow long established laws, other governments see the precedents they set and act accordingly.
Supreme court sides with giant corporations Nestle and Cargill saying they cannot be sued...
“We’re celebrating ‘the end of slavery’ but American companies are still profiting off of slave labor.”
Former correctional officers sentenced to prison for assaulting inmate
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee will continue to prioritize the criminal prosecution of public employees who violate the civil rights of others.”
Federal workers to receive Friday off to observe Juneteenth
“This is an important step forward for our country.”
New study finds toxic PFAS in hundreds of commonly used cosmetics produced by major...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a highly persistent and potentially toxic class of more than 4,700 chemical compounds, were present in most cosmetic products purchased
To save planet, solve twin crises of climate change and species loss together, say...
Some climate solutions can actually harm biodiversity. But there are synergistic solutions that can tackle both issues.
New Space Force laboratory opens: A breakdown on space warfare ‘autonomy’
“The U.S. imperial war project, now marching headlong into the heavens, is on autopilot."
Videos reveal Maryland police assaulting teens for vaping
"The uses of force from these arrests will go through a multi-level examination by the Assistant Patrol Commander, the Division Commander and then by the Office of Professional Standards.”