The Whalers Are Long Gone, but These Great Whales Are Still Struggling
Researchers have created the first reliable population estimates for the now-rare New Zealand southern right whale.
Spending a night in the Concord jail when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
On the evening of April 4, 1968, an hour or so after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, I was in a jail cell in Concord, Mass., writing a freshman paper about King, Gandhi and Thoreau.
The Judge Who Sentenced The Stanford Rapist To 6 Months In Jail Can Be...
Judge Persky’s sentence “is basically saying that anyone is allowed a get-out-of-jail-free card if they had a high SAT score or good grades in high school.”
US-backed Rafah massacre: Calls for immediate suspension of Israeli aid after 45 civilians killed
International outrage mounts as images of the Rafah bombing reveal horrific civilian casualties, prompting demands for the U.S. to cease military support for Israel.
‘Humanitarian crisis’ looms as Arizona threatens to revoke immigrant children shelter licenses
“It’s not a response to say we can’t shut down the facilities when there are reports of abuse taking place. It’s really not the kids in these facilities that should be suffering.”
Trump’s domestic gag rule forces planned parenthood to withdraw from Title X funding, threatening...
"This is about control. Period. We will resist."
Lawyers for Standing Rock water protectors are pleading for more help
Hundreds of DAPL water protectors have no lawyer at all.
California generates enough solar power to meet half its energy needs
California and other progressive states are pushing ahead, providing a model for the rest of country.
Officer in Breonna Taylor shooting indicted for firing into neighbors’ homes
“With all we know about Breonna Taylor’s killing, how could a fair and just system result in today’s decision?”
How broadcast networks covered climate change in 2016
The networks failed to devote significant coverage to climate-related policies, but they still found the time to uncritically air climate denial.