Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective defies unlawful ‘no trespass’ order
History will record this as a key turning point in U.S.-Venezuela relations, U.S. violation of a key tenet of international law and most of all, as a heroic example of U.S. citizens doing everything in their power to try to stop a U.S.-orchestrated coup.
Leaked documents show Jerry Brown giving big oil a seat in drafting climate policy
The California governor is selling himself as a climate advocate on the global stage, but behind the scenes, the fossil fuel industry appears to have his ear.
After a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, the government response stalls
The Biden administration has not delivered on one of the main mandates of the COVD-19 Hate Crimes Act.
Ensuring catastrophe: The price of climate denial
The price: the planet.
Taking aim at billionaire tax avoiders, Biden proposes minimum tax for ultrarich
After ProPublica's Secret IRS Files showed how the richest avoid taxes — often by minimizing income and relying on their wealth — the Biden administration unveiled a plan that could raise hundreds of billions in tax revenues. Its fate is uncertain.
IRS reclaims over $1 billion from wealthy tax evaders in under a year
New IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act targets wealthy tax dodgers, reclaiming over $1 billion in unpaid taxes.
Oil development is changing the rules of the game for wildlife
New research shows that oil drilling in Canada’s boreal forest is changing how wolves, caribou, bears and other species interact.
Drugged water: A new global pandemic hiding in plain sight?
While 80 percent of wastewater in the world is not treated, even in developed countries treatment facilities are often unable to filter out dangerous bugs.
This year’s ozone hole is the smallest it’s been since 1988
The ozone shield in Earth’s stratosphere helps absorb the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation, which causes problems such as skin cancer.
Our country is trading children’s lives for guns
Guns have become an intimate part of American culture, one that is fed by gun-makers and the gun lobby, the right-wing media and Hollywood, and of course the Republican Party. Our children are paying the price.