Greenpeace ordered to pay $660 million in Dakota Access Pipeline case in landmark ruling...
The North Dakota jury’s decision against Greenpeace raises concerns over SLAPP lawsuits, corporate influence on the courts, and the broader threat to free speech and peaceful protest in the U.S.
The stateless of the union: Trump’s war on immigrants
The opening words of the U.S. Constitution are "We the People." Far more powerful than any single president, it is that collective force that will save us.
It’s not just about the president
Throughout American history, presidents have repeatedly sought to increase their powers, nowhere more so than in the context of war.
Fossil fuel extraction threatens Africa’s remaining elephants
The growing global outcry against the destruction caused by the oil and gas industry has pushed leaders to address their actions to...
A warning from 1994 of a two tiered society
Reflecting on the 1994 midterm loss: a Secretary of Labor's insight
CPAC and the DNC: A party is not a movement
The Democratic Party can’t be saved by one leader. But there’s a chance it can be saved by millions of them.
Hundreds of youth activists sit at the DNC headquarters demanding 2020 debate on climate...
Hundreds of youth activists held a sit-in at the DNC headquarters yesterday demanding a climate change presidential debate be a top priority.
Baseball’s owners have ball games shorter—and maybe fan lives, too
These billionaires seem to care more about their bottom lines than fan safety.
EPA will not ban chlorpyrifos
President Trump’s EPA responded yesterday to a petition from public health and environmental groups who had pushed for a ban on the...
Joe Biden’s voting rights strategy comes into focus
Laying down markers and filing lawsuits against states that cross lines.