A new generation of Black farmers is returning to the land
They are working to repair harm inflicted over the past 400 years, with an eye toward reparations.
Record inequality and corporate profits are what media call a ‘strong economy’
It makes little sense if one assumes corporate journalists are primarily concerned with informing the public.
The real deal with Medicare for All
Any Medicare for All is better than our present system.
Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals, rules court
In the case of asbestos, the EPA's new direction would mean ignoring almost 8.9 million tones of asbestos-containing products.
UN study claims US has the highest rate of children in detention
Children are being detained at a younger and younger age and held for longer periods of time.
In a major win for the environment, world’s largest bank says goodbye to fossil...
The bank's decision to end all financing of oil, gas, and coal projects after 2021 will make it the first multilateral lender to rule out financing for projects that contribute to the climate crisis.
Student protesters are walking a tightrope in Hong Kong
The whole world is watching Hong Kong.
Philadelphia domestic workers win a new bill of rights
"I deserve to be respected at my workplace - which is others' home - and to receive the same rights and protections that other workers receive."
While warning of Nazi-like fascism and corporate crimes, Pope Francis proposes adding ‘ecological sin’...
In remarks at the Vatican, the leader of the Catholic Church condemned "the large-scale delinquency of corporations."
Oil spill prevention law helps contain leak at Shell Puget Sound Refinery
"No oil in the water is acceptable for any of us who do this kind of work."