Police Superintendent Recommends Firing 7 Officers Involved In Teen’s Death
Superintendent Eddie Johnson called for seven of the officers involved in the Laquan McDonald investigation to be terminated for writing false reports and giving false statements.
Solidarity – plus 10 other reasons women showed up to march
The Women’s March illustrated what a wide variety of issues women will have in the years ahead with Donald Trump.
Texas Governor Abbott’s anti-migrant bills spark legal and ethical storm
Legal experts and rights groups have voiced concerns, deeming the legislation both dangerous and unconstitutional.
Dirty energy giants censured for claiming natural gas is ‘cleanest’ fossil fuel
The constant claims that natural gas could be cleaner are helping to prevent areas of the world from making the switch to renewable sources of energy.
Wheelchair destruction
The Boston Globe reported, “Police in the United States city of Boston Tuesday night destroyed three wheelchairs in a garbage truck compactor...
Martin Luther King’s multiple lanes to multiracial democracy
King understood that no single approach would be sufficient to combat the interconnected evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism.
Promises to coal country aside, Trump’s budget cuts will end an economic lifeline
The Appalachian Regional Commission helps to create jobs and improve economic fortunes of “distressed counties” in West Virginia and Kentucky.
‘Happy Labor Day everyone!’: Millions lose unemployment aid on worker holiday
The loss of federal unemployment assistance at this moment "will be a double whammy of hardship" for the unemployed and their families.
Marines charged with human smuggling
At least 13 Marines will face military court proceedings for their involvement in the human smuggling operation.
1,001 Ways To Die In Somalia
The official reason for US presence in Somalia is the perennial war against terrorism. The real reason is oil.