Battle against the Bayou Bridge pipeline threatens to become the Standing Rock of Louisiana’s...
While Energy Transfer Partners representatives have touted the pipeline as a boon for Louisiana’s economy, its permit application indicates that it will create only 12 new permanent jobs.
Bernie Sanders: Republican tax plan ‘is the Robin Hood principle in reverse’
"At a time when the middle class is shrinking and over 40 million Americans are living in poverty, this budget must be defeated."
Chicago greets the new year with violence
These frequent bursts of deadly violence in Chicago have brought stories of personal tragedy and struggle to national attention.
Former Pennsylvania cop charged with assault after pulling gun on innocent man
He has been charged with carrying a firearm without a permit, discharging a firearm, simple assault, and reckless endangerment of another person.
1.5 million volunteers plant 66 million trees in 12 hours, breaking Guinness World Record
The aim of the mass-planting event was to raise awareness for the nation’s “make India green again” plan.
Open letter from Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, Dave Eggers, Pamela Anderson and many more...
We can’t have privacy without agency.
Chelsea Manning files to run for Senate in Maryland
As of right now, Manning has declined to make a statement about her filing but she might speak out within the next few days.
In times of war, digital activism has power. Here’s how to engage responsibly
Eyewitness accounts, verified facts and culturally sensitive reporting are competing with misinformation, political propaganda and irresponsible journalism.
Chicago braces as Trump threatens troops and mass ICE raids
Officials vow court action while communities organize, citing billions for militarization and warnings of secrecy and civil rights violations.
Standing Rock lawsuit started a year ago. Here’s where we are now
A recent victory has sent the Army Corps of Engineers back to analyze the environmental justice effects of the Dakota Access pipeline.