6th New Jersey police officer arrested in FBI corruption probe
Charged with conspiring to deprive individuals of civil rights under color of law, Daniel Pent faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
N.C. shut down a group home last year. The US just gave it a...
Advocates for migrant children have criticized the government for relying on these large new facilities.
With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries....
Yesterday, climate activist Greta Thunberg joined 15 other children from around the world to submit a complaint – or “communication” – to...
From Alcatraz to Standing Rock: The 50-year arc of Native activism
Tracing the path of pan-Native activism.
There were 61 victims of gun violence in Chicago during Christmas weekend
The number of homicides in the city skyrocketed this year.
HuffPost and Washington Post Reporters Face Charges in Ferguson
Huffington Post's Ryan Reilly and Washington Post's Wesley Lowery were charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer a year after being detained during the Ferguson riots. This raises troubling questions about press freedom.
But wait, U.S. Bank has not stopped funding pipelines
Despite announcing its intent to stop pipeline project loans, U.S. Bank still gives massive amounts of general financing to oil giants who build pipelines. Will it stop that?
EPA reverses decision to delay Obama-era pollution regulation after 15 states sue
The rule will go into effect as planned on October 1, rather than being delayed by a year.
Meet Swampzilla: Indispensable’s duopoly-killing ‘monster’ meme
When voters enter the polls in 2018 and 2020, they need to be thinking of Swampzilla.
Victory! Zambia Bans Child Marriage
It is now illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be married in Zambia.