Millions of women in Mexico join ‘Day Without Us’ strike to protest gender-based violence
"The point is for there to really be a loss, that is, for this day to happen without us. ...It had to be something like this, radical and cutting, so that the loss for everyone would be seen, or rather the absence, the lack of our presence."
Army vet charged with attempted murder at Trump rally
Although the veteran told police that he fired in self-defense, a bystander video shows him approaching the vehicle before shooting into it.
Iceland Sentences 26 Corrupt Bankers to 74 Years in Prison
Iceland just sentenced their 26th banker to prison for his part in the 2008 economic collapse. The charges ranged from breach of fiduciary duties to market manipulation to embezzlement.
Chelsea Manning v. US war criminals
In a better world, these people would look in the mirror and ask – what am I part of?
Shell Oil defeated by Nigerian villagers in oil pollution case
“Finally, there is some justice for the Nigerian people suffering the consequences of Shell’s oil.”
Former Acting Inspector General for DHS indicted on fraud and theft charges
From October 2014 to April 2017, Edwards, his former subordinate, Murali Yamazula Venkata, and other government employees reportedly stole the personal data of nearly 250,000 DHS employees.
One year from Charlottesville: Hate is on the run – but still at the...
White supremacist and nationalist groups had not gone away after the Civil Rights era, they just went underground – until their voice had been given the greatest megaphone of modern times.
Changing the way the military handles sexual assault
Or how not to leave the fox guarding the henhouse.
New Evidence That Women Make Less Than Their Male Coworkers With The Same Titles
Women can't escape unequal pay.
It’s time to take inspiration from Ukraine and double down on global democratic solidarity
We can do far more to support pro-democracy activists and movements.