Factory farms create the perfect conditions to spread viral infections like COVID-19
An alarming 75 percent of new or emerging diseases start in animals.
Senators demand Trump admin reveal Marathon Petroleum, Koch influence on clean car standards rollback
Senators demand information about a “covert lobbying campaign with oil industry groups to support Trump Administration efforts to weaken fuel economy standards and increase demand for oil consumption.”
The New York Times’ False Foreign Policy Narratives
Fortunately, there are those -- who receive very little high-profile media ink -- that challenge the purpose and priorities of our twinned economic and physical wars. But they deserve allies in media – who don’t just seek to promote the lesser evil – but a world worthy of our humanity and of our potential.
Trump’s cruel and deviant budget
Trump’s budget celebrates a cruel and virulent form of individualism – much like Trump himself.
Sanders announces he will run in 2020 and raises $1 million in three hours
"If we are prepared to stand together, there is no limit to what the great people of our nation can accomplish."
The ever-expanding war machine
Dismantling the government while pumping up the Pentagon.
Biotech corporation withdraws permit for mass release of GE mosquitoes
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced the withdrawal of the permit that would have released billions of genetically engineered mosquitos throughout agriculture communities across the state.
Marco Rubio: I’m Out
So much for “Marco-mentum.”
The ‘thin blue line’ and the slide into authoritarianism
A Democratic administration under the right amount of pressure can at the very least help to tone down the kind of rhetoric that has only emboldened law enforcement overreach in the United States and beyond.
Minneapolis teacher strike brought unity, victory and a reminder of the threats facing public...
Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.









