Thursday, December 25, 2025

Bernie Sanders condemns Trump’s plan to privatize VA

“We must protect the VA, not destroy it.”

Here are the most racially bigoted right-wing media segments of 2016

Here are the most bigoted stories and statements from right-wing media figures over the last year

In historic move, China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017

More than 20,000 elephants were killed for their ivory last year, leaving only about 415,000 remaining.

As a Trump administration fast approaches, cities and towns gear up for political resistance

In the years to come, community bills of rights are one strategy to shelter vulnerable populations.

200 DHS employees accepted nearly $15M in bribes

Responsible for guarding more than 7,000 miles of the border, customs agents and Border Patrol officers accepted the most bribes within the last ten years.

20 photos: My seven months of living at Standing Rock

The life that we have built here has taught many how to live a large-scale sustainable, decolonized, anticapitalist lifestyle.

President Obama created two new national monuments and Republicans are furious

Republicans vow to undo President Obama's new designations, but do they have the power to do so?

It wasn’t all bad: 5 signs of positive change in 2016

The election divided the year into “before” and “after.” But there remain signs of hope for 2017.

Trump’s EPA pick rouses suspicions over ties to Koch Brothers

Trump's appointment of Pruitt was met with unprecedented criticism by environmental and health organizations nationwide, being described as a "puppet" of the fossil fuel industry.