Veterans at Standing Rock are heading to Flint, Michigan
Flint has received relatively little media and public attention in the last few months, but residents there are still without clean drinking water and have been for years now.
FBI agent arrested for shooting at police sergeant
The Grand Rapids Police Department announced that the department’s Major Case Team is investigating the incident while the FBI special agent remains in custody.
Automation, climate change and Donald Trump: What kind of future are we in for?
Author Peter Frase combines science fiction and Marxist theory to imagine possible outcomes, for better and for worse.
Energy Transfer Partners releases statement on Dakota Access Pipeline, refuses to back down
The companies insist that they will continue construction on the pipeline without rerouting it around Lake Oahe, despite being denied the legal right to do so.
BREAKING: Army Corps of Engineers DENIES permit for Dakota Access Pipeline
"I heard the Army Corp of Engineers will not grant the easement and they will reroute. I would say that it is over."
7 ways to make an even bigger impact when you divest from DAPL
Closing your bank account is just the beginning.
Veterans arrive at Standing Rock to act as human shields for water protectors
Over 1,000 veterans plan to “deploy” and are calling on their fellow veterans to assemble as a “peaceful, unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.”
Images from Standing Rock: The people from Oceti Sakowin Camp
"There’s so much that needs to happen. The direct effect hits all of us."
Five things Obama should do before leaving office (but probably won’t)
I offer this list not with a naive optimism that Obama will actually act on them, but rather to point out how many crucial issues a sitting Democratic president has the power to control but often chooses not to.
Trump announces support for completing Dakota Pipeline
“This is the definition of corruption. The president of the United States should not be trading favors with oil and gas corporations."