United Kingdom to ban ivory trade
More than 20,000 African elephants die every year to feed the ivory trade.
Pharma mobilizes army of lobbyists to tank Democrats’ Medicare drug pricing plan
"Big Pharma is fighting hard to keep their price-setting monopoly intact," said one advocacy coalition.
Capitalism, contagion, and moral hazard: A cure worse than the disease?
Experience in this unprecedented health crisis is conclusive: Absent an impartial referee there is nothing to prevent a mythical free market from decaying into crony capitalism and causing irreparable damage to society, economy, and a badly battered political system.
The House must hold impeachment hearings on Trump’s constitutional crimes
The best way to do that is to start subjecting presidents who abuse their power to public impeachment hearings. That process should begin with the impeachment of President Trump.
Despite today’s court-ordered deadline, more than 900 migrant children remain separated from parents
The government admits at least 900 children have yet to be reunited, and some 463 separated parents have been deported – even as their children remain in U.S. detention centers.
Climate-related damage costs $16 million per hour on average globally, new study estimates
The study authors estimate the cost of the extreme weather damages from 2000 to 2019 to average around $143 billion, which breaks down to around $16.3 million per hour.
The End of the Establishment?
Something very big has happened, and it’s not due to Bernie Sanders’ magnetism or Donald Trump’s likeability. It’s a rebellion against the establishment.
Justice Clarence Thomas faces recusal calls in Trump ballot cases
This move has stirred legal debates, with appeals expected to reach the Supreme Court.
Senate VAWA bill ‘undercuts tribal sovereignty’
“Placing paternalistic restrictions on tribal courts in the name of 'due process' is nothing more than a disguise for prejudice."
House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense
Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.









