Billionaires pour nearly $2 billion into US election, amplifying calls for wealth taxes and...
This surge in billionaire campaign spending has ignited calls for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich and stringent limits on campaign contributions to protect the voices of ordinary Americans.
75% of world’s honey laced with pesticides
The impact on bees of continuing to use these pesticides is expected to have widespread consequences.
Investigation unfolds: Roger Stone accused in plot against Congress members
Capitol Police, aided by the FBI, have launched an investigation into Roger Stone, a controversial figure in American politics, following allegations of a plot to target Democratic Representatives.
2020 Democratic candidates take on “NoKXL Pledge”
So far, ten of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have signed the “NoKXL Pledge” and have promised that on Day One in...
Betsy DeVos can’t answer basic education questions
"I have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming.”
Trump defies court order, deports hundreds under 1798 wartime law in unprecedented legal overreach
Despite a federal judge’s order to halt deportations, the Trump administration expelled over 200 Venezuelans and a Brown University doctor, sparking outrage over its use of an 18th-century law and open defiance of the judiciary.
New reports allege Texas oil and gas regulator’s lax enforcement
When a Canadian company started drilling for oil and gas near Jim and Sue Franklin’s ranch in a small Permian Basin town...
Trump administration plans to open more of California public land to oil drilling, fracking
“Expanding extraction of dirty fossil fuels on our public lands threatens the health of our communities and the future of our climate."
Vandana Shiva: Small Farmers Are Foundation to Food Security, Not Corporations Like Monsanto
Biodiversity and small farmers are the foundation of food security, not corporations like Monsanto which are destroying biodiversity and pushing farmers to suicide.
Trump to give surplus military gear to law enforcement to keep children safe
There have been 11 school shootings this year alone. And Trump's response is to equip law enforcement with more guns.