Fired cops charged with beating unarmed motorist on video
Officers have been charge after their incident report failed to mention blatant use of excessive force against the restrained suspect.
In heat of Dakota Access protests, National Sheriffs’ Association lobbied for more military gear
Standing Rock and the role of the Sheriffs’ Association serve as a case study of broader policing trends seen during social movements.
The first 100 days of resistance
It’s heartening to see the anti-Trump resistance move so quickly toward an affirmative vision that rejects the limited political choices of the past and demands broader horizons of possibility.
Bernie Sanders launches clean energy bill to phase out fossil fuels by 2050
“Donald Trump is wrong about a lot of things, but there is no area where he is more wrong than on the issue of climate change.”
Prosecutors investigate dehydration death of mentally ill inmate
Despite the fact that four people died in his jail within a six-month period, Sheriff Clarke has shown no remorse nor accepted responsibility.
Women beware: Saudi Arabia charged with shaping global standards for women’s equality
Who let the Saudi fox in the hen house?
Pipeline leaks thousands of gallons of crude oil onto Oklahoma farmland
Plains All American Pipeline has been behind at least 25 pipeline incidents in the state of Oklahoma since 2004, with more than half of them due to corrosion.
CNN and Fox News use the same climate change denier to talk science
It seems to be a media rule: If you’re “not a scientist,” pick the wrong one you like as your go-to authority.
March for Science: NationofChange marches with thousands in Earth Day protests
The momentum to bring back respect for science has started.
EPA to shut down open data service Friday
President Trump’s administration continues to wipe Obama-era climate initiatives off the Internet.