Calls to ‘stop building new oil pipelines’ grow as data shows severity of Keystone...
"Pipelines also often cross our nation's wetlands—a risk that could be greatly magnified if the Supreme Court strips away their federal protections."
Humans Have Destroyed 10% of Earth’s Wilderness in Just 20 Years
“If we don’t act soon, there will only be tiny remnants of wilderness around the planet, and this is a disaster for conservation, for climate change and for some of the most vulnerable human communities on the planet.”
Nepo babies and the myth of the meritocracy
Society’s top tiers are rife with nepotism. It’s past time to expose just how much unearned wealth and power has been accrued by elites.
Judge Dismisses Riot Charges Against Journalist Amy Goodman
“This is a complete vindication of my right as a journalist to cover the attack on the protesters, and of the public’s right to know what is happening with the Dakota Access pipeline.”
‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump moves to expand fossil fuel drilling in Alaska’s Western Arctic Region
"Opening more of the Arctic to drilling and fracking is incredibly reckless."
Thanksgiving at Standing Rock
Too many of us whine and grieve that we are losing everything—but do nothing to stop it and just go along.
Bernie Sanders responds to Trump’s victory
When it comes to the policies that Trump has hinted at that would be “racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environmental,” Sanders vows to “vigorously oppose him.”
How union workers are fighting to save America’s beleaguered health care system
Health care workers who battled COVID-19 are fighting for the safe staffing levels needed to protect their communities on a daily basis and prevent the already-fragile care system from collapsing in the next pandemic.
Warning (if you needed it): Trump is nuts, and he’ll do anything—anything—to win
And he's running for re-election.
One year later: GOP tax scam results in $9 billion in profits for big...
"These shameful actions—and the Republican tax law that permitted them—indicate just how rigged the system is against working people and the middle class."