Portland City government compromised with oil industry in private, documents suggest
Climate activists and community associations, who were concerned about the risks associated with oil-by-rail shipments, counted the city’s rejection of the permit as a major victory, and were tantalizingly close to prevailing over the company.
Public Citizen’s new study debunks myths about Medicare for All
"The people power on this issue continues to intensify as Americans feel the pain of a healthcare system that is focused more on profit than it is on providing healthcare."
Egypt escalates international pressure against Israel by joining genocide case in ICJ
As Gaza faces increasing violence, Egypt supports South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of genocide, signaling a significant shift in Middle Eastern diplomacy.
U.S. Department of Justice sues city of Jackson over water crisis
“Every American — regardless of where they live, their income, or the color of their skin — deserves access to safe, reliable drinking water.”
The military to prison pipeline
Trading one uniform for another.
Rural politics, climate change and the 2020 elections, Part I
The solution is to reverse the balance of power between rural communities – particularly small farms – and the corporate giants that govern them, while promoting economic dynamism to build local wealth and restore the ecological balance to agriculture.
Ukraine: Nonviolent resistance is a brave and often effective response to aggression
There has been mounting evidence that nonviolent resistance is more effective than violent resistance, even against despots.
Climate change: The catastrophic impact on developing countries
There is an alternative way to ‘reduce vulnerability’ for the poorest people in the world, and that is by the rich nations sharing what they have, and what the Earth provides more equitably amongst everyone.
As climate crisis rages, the world’s public banks gathered at first-ever summit and chose...
"There is no excuse for the continued funding of billions of dollars in coal, gas, or oil projects. This must stop now."
Clarence Thomas secretly participated in Koch network donor events
Thomas, who attended at least two Koch donor summits, put himself in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.