Big Oil is creating ‘pain at the pump’ to boost profits: Report
"Numerous executives have emphasized that shareholder profits, rather than expanding domestic production, is their top goal."
$3 million earmarked for ‘government-controlled propaganda campaign to convince Americans GMOs are safe’
"This is a really clear example of Big AG influencing policy."
The artist as prophet
The artist, if true to his or her vocation, recovers the past and explains the present.
A Farewell to Arms? Not on Your Life!
"In non-medical cases, firearms may soon cause more death than motor vehicle accidents." Guns have long been a leading cause of non-medical deaths throughout the U.S.— far more more than any other developing country. It's the scary reality.
NYC nurses’ strike enters 10th day; Mayor Mamdani & Sen. Sanders join picket line
Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are fighting for a contract that includes higher pay, a staffing increase to manage patients, improved benefits and workplace protections against violence.
Our ever-deadlier police state
“We need an effective system of crime prevention and control in our communities, but that is not what the current system is.”
Senate Democrats Introduce We The People Act Seeking to Reverse Citizens United
“We all have a right to know who’s behind the microphone.”
It’s time to roast Starbucks for union busting
It's time to tell Starbucks to stop UNION BUSTING and bargain in good faith with Starbucks Workers United.
Slave labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation
Investigators have found that laborers on the farm’s coffee plantations were working under degrading conditions and living in substandard housing without sewerage or drinking water.
A Wisconsin Republican looks back with regret at voter ID and redistricting fights
Republican efforts to impose voter ID laws and redraw election districts both wound up in federal court. Dale Schultz ended 30 years in state politics lamenting the recent displays of partisanship.