BNSF Engineer Who Manned Exploding North Dakota ‘Bomb Train’ Sues Former Employer
A former BNSF employee is suing his former employer because he has gone through, and continues to go through, severe and permanent injuries and damages after the company's oil-by-rail train exploded while he was on the job.
“My whole heart is with you tonight”: A letter to the Dakota Access front...
We have survived this nation-state’s will for us because we are a fire that their water cannons cannot extinguish.
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...
Senate Dems want to cancel all student lunch debt—a ‘term so absurd that it...
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said the aim of the bill is to "stop humiliating kids and penalizing hunger."
Elizabeth Warren urges former FDA head to resign from Pfizer
"This kind of revolving door influence-peddling smacks of corruption."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 20
Lawsuit filed against officers for false arrest, mosquitoes could spread microplastics, Feds pledge more funds to target violence against Native American women, and more.
Health care repeal is a stealth tax break for millionaires
If Obama's health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage.
Victory for activists as DNC considers hosting a climate-specific debate
Youth and climate activists had relentlessly expressed their desire for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to host a climate change presidential debate....
Trump sued for censorship of climate change data
“The Trump administration's refusal to release public information about its climate censorship continues a dangerous and illegal pattern of anti-science denial.”
Climate Activist Who Chained Herself to Shell Vessel Argues Necessity Defense
Chiara D'Angelo, who spent three days chained to a Shell vessel last year to protest Arctic oil drilling, says her actions were necessary to prevent climate catastrophe