Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL permit is “momentous occasion,” but we must remain vigilant
Tara Houska, an indigenous lawyer, praises the decision by the Army Corps to deny the DAPL permit, but cautions the water protectors and their supporters to remain vigilant.
In ‘terrifying’ indictment of for-profit system, 12.7 million workers estimated to have lost insurance...
“If we take anything away from this pandemic, it’s that health care should not be tied to employment.”
How many people in the US are hospitalized with COVID-19? Who knows?
“The most pernicious portion of it is that at the state level and at the regional level we lost our situational awareness.”
Third round of coronavirus relief checks led to largest monthly rise in household income...
The third round of coronavirus relief checks, which have been sent to 159 million households so far, were directly linked to an historic rise...
EU Glyphosate Rebellion Gathers Strength as Health Commissioner Shocks Pesticide Industry
This move by France and their EU partners will hit the biotech giant Monsanto and other large pesticide companies which rely on glyphosate-based herbicides for a large percentage of their global profits.
How Mexican farmers got the better of Trump
Turns out corn farmers south of the border know more about trade than the U.S. president.
Election season upended: Trump’s Covid diagnosis could reshape race, debates & SCOTUS fight
What will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country?
Community groups and activists pivot to mutual aid amid ongoing water crisis in Jackson,...
With 150,000 residents still lacking safe drinking water, grassroots organizations are scrambling to address a crisis decades in the making.
Train derailment leads to toxic chemical exposure in Ohio
"Experts are voicing doubt that the pollution levels are safe for humans, animals, and natural environments in the area."
The GOP crusade against health care is class warfare
The GOP's attempt to destroy Obamacare was a raid by the filthy rich on the slim resources of the poorer neighborhoods.