Bernie Sanders Releases Powerful Civil Rights Campaign Video
“I want to see an America where when young black men walk down the street, they will not be harassed by police officers. They will not be killed. They will not be shot!”
Unjust and Dysfunctional: Asylum in the UK
In its current, intensely bureaucratic form, the asylum process – particularly for people who are frightened of official agencies with their endless forms and impersonal approach – is at best intimidating, at worse dysfunctional.
Why We Need to Keep 80 Percent of Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Life depends on it. Bill McKibben on the big changes we’ve already made in remarkably short order.
Does Baltimore #BlackLivesMatter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor?
Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders.
It’s Time to Ignite a Political Revolution
It is time U.S. citizens join together and demand a political revolution. It is important to pick the right presidential candidate for the job.
NYPD Officer Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting Akai Gurley
The jury, a panel of seven men and five women, deliberated for two days before delivering the verdict. One juror called it a “very hard decision.”
Imports of Genetically Engineered Salmon Blocked Until Labeling Requirements Are Established
The FDA approved the salmon in October without any mandatory labeling. In approving the AquaBounty transgenic salmon, the FDA ignored millions of Americans and more than 40 members of Congress who have expressed vocal opposition.
How Badly Did The Supreme Court Damage Obama’s Climate Plan?
Whoever gets elected president, and controls the EPA, will literally change the course of the world.
1,001 Ways To Die In Somalia
The official reason for US presence in Somalia is the perennial war against terrorism. The real reason is oil.
Former L.A. Sheriff Agrees to Plead Guilty in Federal Court
Under the threat of indictment with his deputies and underlings receiving convictions for misconduct and abuse that occurred during his tenure, Baca finally confessed to his involvement on Wednesday.