Voices From the Front Lines of the Flint Water Crisis
Two parallel investigations, state and federal, are underway in an attempt to determine if any crimes have been committed.
Workers In This State Will Soon Be Guaranteed A Paid Day Off When They...
Five states in the country will now guarantee paid sick leave for their workers.
Flint Residents Charged the Highest Rates in the Country to Drink Poisoned Water
Flint residents were not only drinking contaminated water for months, they were being forced to pay over double the average rate for a typical American family.
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.