Here’s who’s getting paid to destroy the Endangered Species Act
Battles to protect wildlife are intensifying in the face of attacks from these and other lawmakers.
I couldn’t go to Standing Rock, so I closed my bank accounts instead
There are 38 banks supporting the Dakota Access pipeline. I found out mine was one of them.
What is it like to live without running water? Detroit families know
A recent study predicts that in the next five years, more than one-third of Americans will not be able to afford their water.
Supreme Court upholds mandatory repatriation tax in Moore case
The mandatory repatriation tax (MRT) was enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the provision has raised more than $300 billion of revenue for the federal government since then.
American youth make fossil fuel industry confront climate science in federal court
Young Americans could use a down payment on the colossal climate mortgage hanging over their future.
Murder and intimidation of environmental activists hits record levels
As of this writing, nearly 60 activists and defenders are known to have been murdered this year.
Activists working to defund Baltimore’s police face roadblocks
While grassroots activists have made progress on the aforementioned fronts, the demand to defund police remains stubbornly out of reach—for now.
‘Red alert’ sounded: Trumpcare is back, more brutal and deadly than ever
Sen. Bernie Sanders called the new Obamacare repeal plan “yet another disastrous Republican proposal to throw millions of people off health insurance.”
$1.9 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Sandra Bland
Included in the settlement, Waller County Jail will be required to install automated electronic sensors to ensure accurate detainee checks without potential falsification of records.
No, Paul, it wasn’t because of “growing pains”
America and the rest of the world must hold our collective breath, hoping that the next elections – the midterms of 2018 and then the presidential election of 2020 – set things right.