Former correctional officer pleads guilty to assaulting inmate and cover up
“This correctional officer’s actions go against every duty he swore to carry out when he took his badge.”
Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the...
The near disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant shows why activists fought for decades to end these risks — and why mass action is needed once again.
6 ways citizens across the U.S. are using science to build a better world
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
The Minneapolis protests recall a long lineage of women’s peace movements
We saw in Minneapolis what we’ve long seen in U.S. peace movements: Women bringing innovation, moral clarity, caregiving and an insistence on justice.
How white supremacist ideology & conspiracies have fueled US domestic terror & hateful violence
“The shooter in Pittsburgh was not just anti-Semitic. He had been radicalized by white supremacist ideology."
Senator Expected to Face Federal Corruption Charges
After it was assumed that Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on prosecutors’ request to proceed with corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, his indictment is expected on various criminal corruption charges.
Migration is not the crisis
A change in course is long overdue.
Meet the McDonald’s Cashier Taking on Her CEO for Climate Change
If raising a family on a McDonald’s salary wasn’t hard enough, Tina Sandoval is working to transform the fast-food industry into one that is good for both people and planet.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
What matters is what happens next, not ‘what happened’
“Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.”