Four Correctional Officers Sentenced to Prison for Covering Up Inmate Abuse
Eight former corrections officials from Macon State Prison were convicted for their involvement in beating inmates or coordinating cover-ups that followed each assault. When will this brutality end?
Bernie Sanders: I Will “Demand That the Democratic Party Implement” Its Platform
In the past, platforms that are adopted during campaign seasons are quickly forgotten after the election has passed, but hopefully Sanders can change that.
Defending the environment now more lethal than soldiering in some war zones – and...
Indigenous peoples should be a source of inspiration for the global community.
‘Egregious’: DOL finds US meatpacking plants illegally employed 100+ children
The federal probe revealed that Packers Sanitation Services had children as young as 13 "working with hazardous chemicals and cleaning meat processing equipment including back saws, brisket saws, and head splitters."
Mayor resigns and pleads guilty to corruption charges
As the target of a multi-year undercover investigation headed by the FBI, Scranton Mayor William Courtright resigned from office on Monday and...
Racism, propaganda and wars
Let’s recognize that wars are rooted in white supremacist and racist ideology that believes only certain people deserve to control their destinies.
“This economic system is killing this planet”: Chicago residents demand the state halt the...
"The most direct way to address climate change is to keep fossil fuels in the ground."
‘Most disingenuous marketing campaign we have seen for a long time’: New video debunks...
An undercover investigation funded by vegan food company VFC appears to reveal that the video was pure greenwashing.
40,000 Former Convicts in Maryland Just Got New Voting Rights. Here’s How It Happened
Just in time for this year’s presidential primary, a new law in Maryland will allow former offenders on probation or parole the right to vote.
Iowa hospital custodian deported to Sierra Leone before judge ruled on stay request, advocates...
Fatou Traore held a 2011 order barring removal to her home country. Co-workers, her congresswoman and three bishops had asked for her release.