Police officer receives probation after convicted of assault and battery
“Our community and our criminal justice system rely on the integrity of police officers and we must hold accountable those who abuse their positions of power and trust."
Senators urge Army leadership to testify before Congress about Fort Hood firings
The U.S. Army failed Sergeant Elder Fernandes, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, and their families and they, like the families of all of the soldiers who have suffered at Fort Hood, deserve justice.”
Biden’s chance to revive US tradition of inserting ethics in foreign policy
Joe Biden has promised to set a different course, to “reclaim” America’s “position as the moral and economic leader of the world.”
‘US leadership’—and other euphemisms for war
If the pundits get their way, Biden could secure “U.S. global leadership” by flattening large parts of the planet.
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé are worst plastic polluters of 2020, have made ‘zero progress,’ new...
"The world's top polluting corporations claim to be working hard to solve plastic pollution, but instead they are continuing to pump out harmful single-use plastic packaging."
‘Seems like a good policy!’ CBO shows Medicare for All could cover everyone for...
"A large share of Medicare administrative costs are tied up in tasks like eligibility determination... that would no longer exist in a Medicare for All system."
The think tank industrial complex: Sowing doubt and disinformation
Without some kind of regulation, unaccountable think tanks will continue to obscure the truth about the issues they present to the public and offer often financially lucrative revolving doors for politicians and policymakers as they leave government service.
New York state’s pension fund will divest from fossil fuel
This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."
Federal and state lawsuits brought against Facebook calls for an end to BigTech’s predatory...
"[Facebook] used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users."
DOJ files lawsuit against Alabama for unconstitutional prison conditions
“The United States Constitution requires Alabama to make sure that its prisons are safe and humane.”









