As if it couldn’t get worse, Trump budget would cut all funding for arts,...
The White House says the cuts are part of the elimination of "wasteful or unnecessary spending."
Why unions matter to you
It all comes down to the balance of power between business and workers.
To ensure every vote counts, Elizabeth Warren says amend the Constitution and ‘get rid...
"When you've got a government that works for the rich and it's not working nearly as well for anyone else, that's corruption, and we need to call it out plain and simple."
Judge rejects sale of public lands for fracking, halts drilling in Wyoming
"[The] agency must consider the cumulative impact of GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions generated by past, present, or reasonably foreseeable BLM lease sales in the region and nation.”
What can we do about climate change?
What people who are interested in action against climate change might do is vocalize the threat against the wealthy should climate change ruin our civilization.
Plastic pollution kills cetaceans: Pounds of plastic found in whales’ stomachs
"Hundreds of thousands of whales, dolphins, seals and turtles are killed by ocean plastic pollution every year, including single-use plastics and abandoned plastic gear from the fishing industry."
‘Tired of being unsupported and messed with,’ teachers stage a bold protest that scores...
“Teachers want to have fair ways for us to ensure the public education system continues to provide access to well-supported schools for all kids.”
What Norway’s big divestment decision means for fracking, tar sands and global oil exploration
It appears it’s just cutting its losses on money-losing endeavors like fracking in America, tar sands oil production in Canada, and frontier exploration by U.K. companies in Africa and South-East Asia.
Federal authorities raided Trump fundraiser’s office in money laundering probe
A sealed search warrant obtained by ProPublica shows federal agents scoured Elliott Broidy’s office for documents related to China, Saudi Arabia and a Miami Beach club promoter.
‘Total embarrassment:’ WaPo rebuked for failed fact-check of Sanders on trillion-dollar Wall Street bailout
"The piece portends to be an exercise in empirical rigor and mathematical precision. But he's really just playing games with semantics and definitions. And people who understand the issues he 'fact-checks' can see it."