Veterans Affairs official downplays Agent Orange risks, questions critics
Members of Congress who are leaders on veterans' issues said the VA has an obligation to care for vets injured by Agent Orange.
Campaigns End On Election Day — Revolutions Don’t
Grown out of the Bernie Sanders campaign, Our Revolution is working to change the face of American politics.
Former California cops charged with assaulting unarmed teen
“Those who violate their oath to protect and serve discredit the good work law enforcement strives to do every day.”
Mass Shooting in Orlando Gay Nightclub
Details are still emerging in the horrific mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, but here is what we know so far.
Former LA County sheriff begins prison sentence for corruption
The former sheriff was found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice, and making a false statement to federal investigators.
3 creative solutions to protect water, wildlife, and a warming city
In the heat zone of Louisville, Kentucky, 170 residents have been trained as “citizen foresters.”
‘Reckoning’ with the economic marginalization of Native Americans
Efforts to narrow the racial wealth divide must address the disparities that are at the heart of our nation's founding and still run through its veins in the 21st century.
Memorial for lynching victims a first step toward reconciliation
It offers a place of reckoning for generations of racial trauma.
Creating right relationship
Collective harmony relies on there being right relationship with all living forms and the complex ecological patterns of life of this most beautiful world.
What Standing Rock tells us about civil disobedience
The militarized response to communities of color signals a possible double standard in law enforcement’s acceptance of civil disobedience.