Senator’s corruption case ends in mistrial
Instead of protecting citizens against corrupt politicians, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again failed to protect democracy in the face of insurmountable greed and avarice.
Police officer charged with criminal homicide of unarmed teen
“Taking human life is one of the most important things in this community, dealing with these types of tragedies. You do not shoot somebody in the back if they are not a threat to you.”
Rep. Maxine Waters calls for firing of Wells Fargo CEO
“Tim Sloan should be getting a pink slip, not a $18.4 million payday.”
‘Just the next step’ toward justice for Tyre Nichols: Memphis police shutter SCORPION unit
Attorneys for Nichols' family called the move "appropriate and proportional" in response to his death and urged other cities to follow suit but also stressed that "misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units."
Google says it bans gun ads. It actually makes money from them.
The tech giant has long boasted that it doesn’t accept ads for firearms, but a ProPublica analysis shows that Google’s ad systems served up more than 100 million ads from gun makers.
Corporate profiteering destroyed the Baltimore bridge
The price of corporate compromising on safety is usually paid with taxpayer dollars and immigrant worker lives.
Organizing a key battleground state with New Georgia Project Action Fund
Right now, NGP is one of the most important grassroots voting-rights organizations — in one of the most important battleground states.
The Battle for the Soul of American Higher Education
Student Protest, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Rise of the Corporate University
Trump trifecta abuses science, world diplomacy and Mother Nature
Rejecting the Paris accord is the culmination of Trump’s (literally) scorched earth presidency: destroy willy nilly on the irrational assumption what comes next must be better.
Meatless Companies Band Together to Counter the Big Food Lobby
The Plant Based Foods Association is the first trade group to represent the growing sector.