The Great Forgetting
America’s refusal to fund and sustain its intellectual and cultural heritage has come with an enormous cost. We are now paying the bill.
Colorado attorney general sues Boulder County to end fracking ban
Records show that energy companies have spent millions of dollars to stop the anti-fracking measures.
2 Cops Charged with Aggravated Assault After Video Reveals Savage Beating
Two police officers in Philadelphia falsely accused and arrested a man with aggravated assault and resisting arrest, but upon viewing recorded footage the suspect has been released. Why all the lies and corruption?
The National Day of Mourning honors indigenous resistance
A solemn tradition since 1970, the National Day of Mourning reflects on Indigenous genocide and land theft while advocating for justice and solidarity with global struggles.
Not just Standing Rock: Pipelines threaten native lands across the country
‘We are probably going to have to resist one pipeline at a time for many decades to come, and maybe longer,’ a Cherokee researcher tells MintPress as a Ramapough Lunaape chief says, ‘We need help now.’
VIDEO: Legendary Detroit Activist Grace Lee Boggs Turns 100; Watch Never-Before-Aired Interview
To mark her 100th birthday, Democracy Now pays tribute to the legendary activist and Detroit-based community organizer Grace Lee Boggs with never before seen interviews.
How Alex Jones helped enrich the global elites he railed against
The bombastic conspiracy theorist paved the road of misinformation for decades, creating a perfect setting for Trump’s presidency, and ultimately benefiting the very elites he claimed were out to exterminate humanity.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe receives $1 million investment to transition away from fossil fuels
"We are grateful and honored to accept the inaugural Henry A. Wallace Award and a grant from the Wallace Global Fund that will help us continue our resistance against the pipeline and transition to clean energy technologies like wind and solar."
San Francisco approves police deployment of potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots
“Robots will only be used as a deadly force option when [the] risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.”
Disposable Americans: The Numbers are Growing
What's astonishing is the disregard that many of the super-rich have for struggling Americans.