How to hold corporations accountable
It’s time to demand that the economic system work for all of us.
Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
“My weakness can be characterized as a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, and I was weak for not having the strength to question and to refuse his demands.”
Police Chief forced to resign amid multiple controversies
“The Mayor contacted me and stated that he wanted me to resign. So, with that said, I want to let all of you know that I will be leaving.”
Supreme Court denies cert in Planned Parenthood case, lower court rulings protecting patients remain
Planned Parenthood was pleased with the Supreme Court's ruling and called it a "win for patients in Louisiana and Kansas."
‘We gonna rise up, rise up ’til it’s won!:’ 140+ arrested at Pelosi and...
"When the people rise up, the powers come back. They tried to stop us but we keep coming back."
Human rights in 2018 – ten issues that made headlines
Here we highlight some of the rights challenges that captured the world’s attention this year, illustrating the struggle to secure human rights is far from over.
White supremacists that ran his car into protestors in Charlottesville found guilty of murder
Victims hope the case will “set a precedent that this white nationalist violence that has been present since this nation’s inception is no longer tolerable.”
An Elkhart police officer was convicted of drunken driving — then the chief promoted...
Last year, Chief Ed Windbigler said he doubted the case against the officer would stick. After the officer pleaded guilty, the chief didn’t discipline him. This year, Windbigler promoted him to detective without telling an oversight board.
Sens. Sanders and Warren call for investigation into FEMA waste and abuse in Puerto...
“We remain very concerned by reports that FEMA has awarded multi-million dollar contracts for hurricane-related aid to multiple unqualified companies.”
Former Dallas cop charged with murdering unarmed, innocent neighbor
“He felt safe in that apartment, and he was violated.”