Border patrol fires tear gas at asylum seekers, hitting women, children, and journalists
U.S. authorities fired tear gas at migrants at the Mexican border during the first hours of the new year.
Do good fences make good neighbors?
Why do we feverishly build more walls when they offer us less and less protection?
Using Medicare in Mexico
Would you support an amendment to the Medicare law permitting American citizens to use Medicare benefits to pay for health care in approved medical facilities located outside the United States?
NBC’s Meet the Press devotes entire show to climate change with no time for...
"The Earth is getting hotter. And human activity is a major cause, period. We're not going to give time to climate deniers. The science is settled, even if political opinion is not."
America’s New Year’s resolution: Remove Trump
Republican members of Congress must join with Democrats to get this task done as quickly as possible.
Upcoming opportunities for the movement
There will be important opportunities in the next few years to advance the movement for economic, racial and environmental justice as well as peace.
‘What kind of maniacs are running this country?:’ Pentagon rings in New Year with...
"Maybe a little more 'Happy New Year!' and a little less 'Watch... our powerful bombs of mass destruction.'"
Here are the worst abortion restrictions conservative state lawmakers passed this year
These included everything from bans on the safest, most common form of second-trimester abortion to laws that would outright re-criminalize abortion.
Elizabeth Warren launches investigation into sudden collapse of for-profit college chain
Warren and several other senators demanded the Department take immediate steps to aid and protect students, veterans, and taxpayers in the wake of the significant collapse.
Pet stores in California to sell rescued animals only under new law
The aim is to save the state's taxpayers from the millions of dollars spent on sheltering animals and protect animals from inhumane treatment from "kitten factories" and puppy mills" that could cause long-term emotional and physical health problems.









