If factory farm conditions are unhealthy for animals, they’re bad for people too
Lack of governmental oversight of factory farms has created a public health crisis of antibiotic-resistance diseases in people.
Congressman pleads guilty to stealing campaign funds
“This is not a case about mismanagement, or sloppy accounting, or ‘mistakes,' Duncan Hunter intentionally took money that did not belong to him and used it for his own benefit.”
From Alcatraz to Standing Rock: The 50-year arc of Native activism
Tracing the path of pan-Native activism.
WMO says this decade has been the hottest ever recorded
The world’s top climate scientists have praised WMO for communicating the urgency of the crisis and encourages lawmakers to take the report seriously.
Texas nonprofit aims to solve two problems: Homelessness and environmental cleanup
To date, the program has paid out over $100,000 in earned income and helped 24 individuals experiencing homelessness secure stable housing.
Blending capitalism and socialism
Why can't we detach personal income from industry so that we can all make rational decisions about what is good and bad for society?
Who is worse: Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell?
The two of them have degraded and corrupted American democracy. We need them both out.
Chicago cop under investigation after body-slamming man on video
“While a single video does not depict the entirety of the interactions between the police and the individual, this particular video is very disturbing.”
Iraqis rise up against 16 years of ‘made in the USA’ corruption
“Protesters are demanding the overthrow of a political class seen as corrupt and serving foreign powers."
Obama: A great president or a sell-out?
Those of us who were there at the 2008 election – and who worked hard for Obama to win – remember Hope and Change.