This South Pacific nation is saying goodbye to single-use plastic bags and bottles
The PM of Vanuatu announced it the ban on Independence Day.
Governors are stiffing workers – and democracy
In Ohio and beyond, governors are signing corporate-backed laws to stop local communities from raising their minimum wages.
Bernie Sanders launches Medicare for All digital campaign
“Bottom line is: if other countries around the world are providing quality care to all their people, we can do the same.”
Second police body cam video appears to show cops planting drugs
Police officials have refused to disclose the identities of the officers allegedly depicted planting drugs in the second video.
Departing EPA official warns of more crises like Flint under current leadership
"Only a few months on the job, Scott Pruitt has become the leading candidate for worst boss in the world.”
Groups challenge fracking plan for Ohio’s only national forest
The Wayne is Ohio's only national forest and it belongs to the people and should be preserved for generations to come.
The anti-corruption revolution
Global uprisings against corruption can fuse middle-class concerns over the rule of law to a more radical critique of unequal political systems.
Land taken from freed slave’s descendants for Amazon data center?
It’s time to ask ourselves what kind of country takes property purchased by a freed slave to enrich a corporation.
We have now consumed more resources so far this year than the planet is...
We’ll use 1.7 Earths’ worth of resources this year. Can six pledges make a difference?
6 amazing acts of resistance you weren’t taught about in US history class
There are entire generations of social justice activists and environmental protectors that we don’t learn about in school.