Former correctional officer pleads guilty to punching handcuffed man on video
“Correctional officers who abuse their power and harm inmates violate our civil rights laws.”
MLK Day special: Rediscovered 1964 King speech on civil rights, segregation & apartheid South...
As the nation marks 90 years since the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we air a rediscovered speech he delivered on December 7, 1964.
Amazon’s plastic packaging problem is growing, Oceana report finds
The report found that Amazon produced 709 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2021, up 18 percent from the 599 million pounds Oceana estimated it produced in 2020.
Study reveals plastic pollution and global heating entwined in destructive cycle
The comprehensive study sheds light on the mutually reinforcing relationship that contributes to the degradation of materials and the leaching of harmful chemicals into the biosphere.
Former Superfund Site becomes largest landfill solar farm in North America
The project is just one example of an innovative trend turning symptoms of throwaway culture into sites for generating renewable energy.
102 organizations press Rubio to free Palestinian American teen held at Ofer prison
Coalition says Florida teenager Mohammed Ibrahim’s life is on the line after months without family contact or medical care.
JD Vance’s astonishing transformation: From calling Trump ‘America’s Hitler’ to Vice Presidential pick
Does Vance’s dramatic reversal mark a significant shift in his political journey, reflecting broader trends within the Republican Party and American politics?
67,000 could die waiting for benefits under Musk’s Social Security cuts, Sanders report warns
Sanders warns that Elon Musk’s plan to slash Social Security staffing could double disability claim wait times and deaths, as Trump nominee faces Senate vote.
Trump faces Palestine
The legacies of colonialism and the set of ideas behind that Act of 1688 are still with us and continue to target formerly colonized (and still colonized) peoples.
Big Oil’s trade group allies outspent clean energy groups by a whopping 27x, with...
Most provide financial support to industry groups that are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on political activities, often to thwart polices designed to slow climate change.