How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality
For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...
Former deputy sentenced to prison for ordering attack on inmate
“The duty of correctional officers is to uphold the law and protect the people within their care. These actions are not only illegal and morally wrong, they go against the oath this officer took when he entered the job.”
Former police officer pleads guilty to federal extortion
"Bringing corrupt officials to justice is one of the highest priorities of this office, and we will continue to ensure that the public is protected and that criminals answer for their crimes."
Exposing the massive hypocrisy of international insurance companies
Despite the pro-climate rhetoric of the insurance industry—and warnings by the world’s climate scientists calling for an end to fossil fuel exploration—leading...
How to get to the root of the social media crisis
Section 230 reform isn’t going to solve our problems.
Another summer of discontent?
Rather than compensation and apologies from the individuals and institutions that snatched these individuals from their families and communities, African American victims of police violence have been smeared over and over again in death.
Resistance to Trump is everywhere—inside the first 50 days of mass protest
From boycotts to mass noncompliance to street demonstrations, the response to the Trump administration’s policies has consisted of an impressive range of nonviolent tactics.
How can we stop banksters from robbing us?
Such recalcitrance only intensifies the public's outrage and cynicism toward out-of-control banksters.
Taliban bans women from higher education in Afghanistan
This ban "takes Afghanistan back to the Taliban's first period of rule when girls could not receive formal education."
The backlash against the bullies
The revolt against Trump is a backlash against bullying in all its forms.