Thursday, October 29, 2026

High court’s Roe v. Wade ruling attacks full humanity of US women, but it...

Half-century of hard-fought freedoms on the line.

Trade Policy Clouds Obama’s Climate Legacy

Despite President Obama’s urgent warnings in Alaska that climate change could “condemn our children to a planet beyond their capacity to repair,” he seems to have curbed his climate ambition.

Everything Wrong With How Our Justice System Treats Poor People, In One Awful Case

“Driving while poor” can be a harrowing experience, as minor offenses can lead to fines that low-income drivers cannot afford.

University of Toronto students score a win for the climate—and campus protests more broadly

“This victory shows students have the ability to enact institutional change."
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Meet George Retes, disabled Army vet to sue Trump admin over unlawful ICE detention

A 25-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran who is taking on the federal government after he was detained by ICE for three days and three nights without explanation.

Former police officer sentenced to prison for excessive force and obstruction

“Officers aren’t only expected to enforce the law in their communities, they are expected to follow it themselves.”

Vigilante violence is an American tradition

Democracy requires Americans to somehow be vigilant over the use of force in their midst—without themselves becoming vigilantes.

Call embraced for prolonged student walkout over nation’s refusal to act on guns

"How can we expect them to walk into the firing line every day?" asked one group in support for the proposal.

Despite court order, NYPD failed to properly monitor stop-and-frisks by aggressive unit

The department didn’t audit thousands of stops made by its Community Response Team, which has a history of unconstitutional policing and has drawn hundreds of civilian complaints.

DEA Agents Reprimanded for Forcing Student to Drink His Own Urine to Survive

Six DEA agents were either reprimanded or received suspensions for leaving a UC San Diego engineering student dying of dehydration after being locked up for five days without food or water. Why were no DEA agents fired or indicted on criminal charges?