Prisons are not the answer to preventing crime
Rather than getting tough on crime, justice agencies need to get smart on crime.
Under Trump air pollution has increased for the first time in nearly a decade
“We had expected that things would be getting worse—and that they would perhaps be getting worse in lots of places.”
Here are the companies that are the world’s top plastic polluters
"Real solutions must change systems and power structures."
Government loophole sacrificed $18 billion to Big Oil
The loophole dates back to a 1995 law that urged companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering oil companies a break from paying royalties on the oil produced.
Hundreds of thousands expected to join ‘historic nationwide mobilization’ on eve of Trump impeachment...
"The night before the House of Representatives takes a historic vote to impeach Trump," progressive groups said of the anticipated action, "we'll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that nobody is above the law."
Trump’s emoluments mess
Clearly, Trump continues to violate the Constitution’s emoluments clauses. We can hold him accountable in three ways.
Video: Police officer fatally shoots unarmed teen in back of head
The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the boy’s father alleges that Villalvazo used excessive and unlawful deadly force while committing assault and battery with negligence.
House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense
Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.
Uprisings: From climate to austerity, autumn protests engulf the world
Solving the climate crisis with ambitious policy programs like Green New Deals might help to alleviate some of the suffering caused by the austerity that is breaking the backs of working people in rich and poor countries alike.
Global audit reports just how much pollution giants like Coca-Cola and Nestle create
Break Free From Plastic bins to end global plastic pollution by identifying these giant polluters and making them accountable.