Climate crisis putting a billion children at ‘extremely high risk,’ warns new UN report
Almost half of the world’s children are seriously threatened by the rapidly deteriorating global climate.
Former Texas deputy arrested for assaulting inmate
“The integrity of our profession hinges on the willingness of good cops to weed out bad cops.”
Senate Democrats fighting to tax billionaires and pass bill to invest in working families
“The unconscionable growth in billionaire wealth through the misery of the pandemic is the clearest case I can imagine for the progressive tax reform working its way through Congress.”
Why America needs union workers to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure
America has an unprecedented opportunity to harness that skill and passion to build not only better infrastructure but also a stronger, more prosperous country.
Biden administration to keep Trump-era removal of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species...
“It’s shocking that Biden officials are backing Trump’s ruthless decision to strip protections from wolves.”
The unbearable heaviness of fealty to the Trump horror show
Collective downsides will persist until the Grievance Gang accepts that god-given white privilege, let alone its preposterous messiah, won’t dominate governance.
Former California cops charged with conspiracy and vandalism
“No matter the source of hate, we must stand up and denounce it. We are heartened that these officers are facing consequences for their reported hateful actions.”
Will Americans who were right on Afghanistan still be ignored?
After spending trillions of dollars and killing millions of people, the abysmal record of U.S. war-making since World War II remains a tragic litany of failure and defeat, even on its own terms.
Nearly half the world’s children at ‘extremely high risk’ for facing effects of climate...
"The climate crisis is a child rights crisis."
Can we fix recycling? Some companies are trying
"People want to do the right thing, but we have to make it convenient—to make it frictionless. And that's what we aim to do."