Beyond Ag-Gag: One North Carolina Law Is Bringing the War on Whistleblowers to a...
In today's America it appears some people, especially corporate ”persons,” are indeed more equal than others. From buying elections to muzzling activists who film animal cruelty, political and financial elites increasingly think and act like they're above the law.
The Unending Persecution of Chelsea Manning
The government’s cruelty is taking another turn against Chelsea Manning as they try to destroy her for providing classified information to WikiLeaks more than 5 years ago. But why?
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.
Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?
The United States and our friends in Europe have a new chance to make a clean break from the three-way geopolitical power struggle between the United States, Russia and China that has hamstrung the world since the 1970s.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, October 9
Chicagoans fight for police accountability, UN report warns of looming climate catastrophe, and more.
New Study Highlights Big Unknowns of Public Health Harm From Fracking’s Chemical Cocktail
Researchers had information on reproductive and developmental toxicity for only 24 percent of over 1,000 chemicals they looked at.
Iraqi Kurdistan: Setting the stage for a new war in the Middle East?
Several NATO countries, including Canada and the United States have special forces soldiers deployed in the region.
Three Republicans vote to kill Senate effort to repeal Obamacare
All it took was three Republicans to vote against the bill. Has this killed Republicans efforts to repeal Obamacare for good?
How Chicago became the first city to make reparations to victims of police violence
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
EPA head continues to defend Trump’s historic mistake
By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump are turning their backs on American families, eating away at America's global leadership and standing alone on the wrong side of history.







