Former police officer pleads guilty to federal extortion
"Bringing corrupt officials to justice is one of the highest priorities of this office, and we will continue to ensure that the public is protected and that criminals answer for their crimes."
House passes comprehensive marijuana reform legislation historically de-scheduling marijuana
“We are grateful that members of Congress have rightly come to the realization that the drug war has exacerbated the racial injustices in this country...”
Former correctional officer pleads guilty to assaulting inmate and cover up
“This correctional officer’s actions go against every duty he swore to carry out when he took his badge.”
‘Few things matter more to humans’: UN report says we must protect and restore...
"Policies that minimize soil degradation and protect soil biodiversity should be a component of biodiversity protection at all levels."
The NYPD said the killing of Kawaski Trawick ‘appears to be justified.’ Video shows...
Kawaski
Trawick was shot and killed in his Bronx apartment by a New York Police
Department officer on April 14, 2019. The...
How Biden can do more Than just restore Trump’s environmental rollbacks
President-elect Joseph R. Biden has indicated that he’ll quickly roll back the rollbacks as soon as he’s inaugurated. Yet a reset is not enough.
Time to grow up: Ending divisions creating peace
It's time for humanity to come of age, to reject all that divides us, to unite and create a space in which peace and harmony can ring out across the world.
Inhumane, criminal: What the US Congress is refusing to do for desperate Americans
While Americans are suffering, these politicians in the Senate don’t lack for anything. In this Congress more than half of its members are millionaires.
The ‘Great Reset’ is both a neoliberal fantasy and a right wing conspiracy theory
So many ordinary people choose to believe in grotesque conspiracy theories and often blame others rather than the deeply flawed free market system.
McConnell pushes for ‘3-Martini Lunch’ Deduction while letting millions of Americans go hungry
“Mitch McConnell’s ‘new’ Covid relief bill gives CEOs a 100% tax deduction for a 3-martini lunch, but ZERO to the 26 million who don't have enough food to eat.”