DEA agent fired and under investigation after attending Capitol riots
Mark Ibrahim claimed that he is taking legal action against the agency, but he did not disclose what type of lawsuit he intends to file against his former employer.
Virginia becomes first southern state to abolish the death penalty
“With Governor Northam’s signature today, Virginia has now joined 22 other states, including Washington, D.C., that have abandoned the death penalty."
How Biden’s agenda is shaped by the corporate class
A national government that represents corporations and routinely lies to its voters needs Silicon Valley and the corporate press to maintain a stranglehold over the dissemination of information.
Raising the minimum wage is a health issue, too
Study after study has linked higher income to better health.
New report: World’s 60 largest banks have poured $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since...
Even amidst the global economic downturn, fossil fuel financing numbers were higher in 2020 than 2016.
The boundless advantages of the welfare state — for the rich
Patenting the sun. Some of today's super-rich would love to add that subsidy to their welfare state.
The urgent need for a Biden-Putin summit
If the leaders of the two countries with more than 90 percent of the world’s nuclear warheads can’t have a summit meeting and talk with each other, we’re in trouble. Real trouble.
Tax evasion and the 1%
“The richest 1% of U.S. households don’t report 21% of their income.”
America the usual
The longer we have to wait, the actual threats to national security can and will destroy this country.
Former correctional officer pleads guilty to drug smuggling
Kenneth Farr received several payments from inmates and their associates in cash or via a mobile application for smuggling contraband into the prison on at least six separate occasions.