Monday, November 9, 2026

Chimps could soon win legal personhood

Rights for many intelligent animals could hinge on a one-word edit in a law dictionary.

But wait, U.S. Bank has not stopped funding pipelines

Despite announcing its intent to stop pipeline project loans, U.S. Bank still gives massive amounts of general financing to oil giants who build pipelines. Will it stop that?

It’s time for Medicare for all

Democrats would be wise to seize the moment.

Video Reveals Guards Abusing Inmate Moments Before His Death

An inmate is killed and no one is punished. Leonard Strickland was killed at Clinton Correctional Facility and all of the involved parties are either still working or have retired with full pensions.

2015 Was the World’s Warmest Year—and 2016 Might Be Even Hotter

Scientists say the record-breaking high temperatures are a clear sign that climate change is accelerating.

Former Marine Writes Open Letter to Bernie Sanders: ‘Thank You For Being of Sound...

Veteran Eric Gunlefinger wrote to Senator Sanders thanking him for his decision to vote 'NO' for sending troops to Iraq.

What Really Poisoned the Water in Flint, Michigan

Flint reveals that there is a much deeper contamination poisoning our country's political morals: namely, an insidious right-wing belief that poor people (particularly people of color who are poor) are underserving moochers whose misfortunes can be ignored.

The Coddling of the Capitalist, White-Supremacist, Patriarchal American Mind

When does merely offensive speech becomes oppressive? When should one person’s freedom of expression, no matter how offensive, be defended and when does a pattern of abusive expression clearly undermine the ability of others to participate fully in a classroom discussion?

“Members of the Jury, You Have Just Found Jesus Christ guilty”: Remembering the Catonsville...

“On this Easter Weekend, I would like to focus on a few of the statements made by the Catonsville Nine, as recorded by Daniel Berrigan in ‘The Trial of the Catonsville Nine.’”

Billionaires urge world leaders for higher wealth taxes at Davos Summit

Millionaires and billionaires, often seen as beneficiaries of global economic policies, are advocating for higher taxes on their wealth.