Economic growth in G7 versus BRICS: a reality check
Like rose-colored glasses, anti-systemic glasses make economic problems appear less dangerous, narrower, and more limited in effects than they actually are.
Medical examiner identifies innocent 14-year-old girl killed by LAPD
"My commitment is to conduct a thorough, complete and transparent investigation into the circumstances that led up to this tragedy and provide the family and public with as much information as possible.”
Promises to coal country aside, Trump’s budget cuts will end an economic lifeline
The Appalachian Regional Commission helps to create jobs and improve economic fortunes of “distressed counties” in West Virginia and Kentucky.
Former correctional officers sentenced to prison for assaulting inmate
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee will continue to prioritize the criminal prosecution of public employees who violate the civil rights of others.”
Texas Abortion Law Just Ruled Unconstitutional
SCOTUS rules 5-3 that Texas’s abortion law is unconstitutional.
Cities Turning to a Plastic-Free Future
Plastic Free July is asking you to ditch one-time use plastic goods for an entire month.
Why child labor in America is skyrocketing
The answer is frighteningly simple: greed.
Young progressives demand Chuck Schumer step aside for new Democratic leadership
Millennials were arrested protesting the senate minority leader’s Wall Street ties.
When public officials get rented out by corporate power, the people lose
Such deep betrayals of public trust should not be rewarded with plum executive branch jobs.
Israel’s 10,000 Palestinian prisoners: a crisis of human rights and rampant abuse
Unmasking systematic abuse: the untold story of 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention centers.