Offloading climate responsibility on the victims of climate change
An interview with Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey.
Derailed train spills 230,000 gallons of crude into flooded Iowa river
Rock Valley acted quickly to shut off water wells following the spill and plans to drain the wells and use rural water until the well water tests safe.
Democratic Party elites feel the grassroots heat
An interview with Norman Solomon
‘Grotesque’: While 41 million people lost jobs due to COVID-19, US billionaires grew nearly...
"This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. society."
Former Chris Christie allies convicted in bridge scandal
Although federal prosecutors claim they do not possess enough evidence to convict Christie of a crime, critics of the New Jersey governor suspect Christie had initiated the Bridgegate scandal and used his subordinates to take the fall for him.
The world’s coffee shops have emerged as plant milk’s front line
Milk made from plants is entering the public consciousness (and stomachs) in coffee shops across the globe.
Does #MeToo have the power to take down a Supreme Court nominee?
It comes against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement and 27 years after another dramatic showdown over sexual harassment allegations against another conservative Supreme Court nominee, Clarence Thomas.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, October 4
#MeToo unites against Kavanaugh, more proof Trump EPA 'working for coal millionaires', Sanders introduces bill to break up nation's largest Wall Street banks, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, October 10
Judge throws out felony charges against climate deniers, the top immigrant-friendly cities in the United States, Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, and more.
Major victory for California cities vs. Monsanto over PCB contamination
PCBs are harmful to humans, wildlife and the environment.