Don’t Be Fooled. TPP Is Still Very Much Alive. Help Kill It For Good
Hillary Clinton could help kill TPP by demanding the President Obama withdraw TPP from any possibility of consideration in the “lame duck” session of Congress.
Kids Suing Government Over Climate Change May Get a Trial
A group of young people pressing a novel legal strategy get another day in federal court.
6 Problems Worse Than Terrorism in America
Guns, suicide, war. These are just some of the things that kill and affect more people than terrorism in the United States.
What student protests tell us about America under Trump
They’re telling us it’s time for bold stands, not wait-and-see equivocations in the face of rising hatred and discrimination in the nation.
Eleven cities showing what bold climate action looks like
“The winning projects show that great progress is being made on every continent, and they serve as an inspiration to other cities.”
Amazon employees threatened to be fired if they speak out on climate crisis
AECJ says they will continue to take climate action despite the HR threats and Bezos’ promises to conduct a cleaner business.
Obama, deporter in chief, should pardon the undocumented
Noam Chomsky says Obama “should proceed to what is in fact an urgent necessity: to grant a general pardon to 11 million people who are living and working here, productive citizens in all but name.”
Committee to Protect Journalists denounces Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy activists
Since June 2019, more than 7,000 demonstrators have been arrested in Hong Kong for protesting against government suppression and a concerning lack of police accountability.
The dance of death
Idiots and charlatans, the handmaidens of death, lure us into the abyss.
Firing squads, poison gas, electric chair: Trump moves to expand ways to kill prisoners
“When you give absolute power over life and death to government officials, they can really do what they want.”