Mass Consumption Is Causing Mass Extinction. Can We Stop Ourselves?
A new report finds that humans are largely responsible for a 58 percent plunge in animal populations since 1970.
Pentagon doc reveals US lied about Afghan civilians killed in 2021 drone strike
One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report "more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences."
Do Western Nations Care about Yemeni Lives or Saudi Blood Money?
The time for review and mild statements of condemnation is over.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
Body of Olivia Lone Bear found in N. Dakota as native women face crisis...
Her disappearance has sparked renewed attention to the disproportionately high rates of disappearance, rape and murder of Native American women across the United States.
People are creating the Green New Deal at the grassroots level
People are taking action at every level of society from students and workers to tribes to cities and states to create the transformation we need.
Milwaukee agrees to pay $6.75M to family of inmate who died of dehydration
The officers responsible for the inmate’s death were charged with neglect, misconduct, and obstruction.
Sheriff’s officers charged with assaulting suspects
A federal grand jury in Tennessee recently indicted two Grundy County Sheriff’s Officers for using excessive force against arrestees in separate incidents. According to...
After two decades without charge Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee as Biden faces final push...
After over two decades without charge, a Guantánamo detainee is repatriated, raising urgent questions about justice and human rights.
4 not-so-easy ways to dismantle racism in the food system
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do to fix it.