Flotilla to the Pentagon: An update on the anti-war movement
With everything going on it's easy to forget the anti-war movement. Rest assured, they are still fighting the war machine.
Monsanto calls for investigation into WHO agency for ignoring Monsanto-funded studies
Glyphosate-based “Roundup” herbicide is probably the most controversial product of Monsanto, one of the world’s most controversial companies. With EU renewal of glyphosate’s license pending, Monsanto is going after the WHO agency that linked the herbicide to cancer in humans.
Newborns torn from mothers: South Carolina’s harsh crackdown on drug use during pregnancy
South Carolina leads the charge in prosecuting pregnant women for substance abuse.
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics Committee announced that Gaetz is currently under investigation in response to allegations of sexual misconduct and other illicit activities.
The rise of private cops: How not to tackle homelessness
Like many cities with a serious housing problem, Portland is increasingly relying on private security to “clean up” the human debris of capitalism.
Republican AGs, dark money groups scheme to sue over student debt relief
Conservatives are hoping right-wing courts will intervene to deny debt relief to tens of millions of borrowers.
End whaling in Japan
Japan is planning to resume their whaling practices, something the International Court of Justice ruled as illegal last year. Sign the petition to urge President Obama to stop them.
Marches on US main streets center poor voters’ demands ahead of midterms
"The priorities of poor and low-income people are on the ballot this election—from healthcare to living wages to social programs that lift the load of poverty and much more," said Poor People's Campaign co-chair Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.
Dakota Access owner says pipelines safer than rail yet owns rail hub connected to...
“Both oil-by-rail and pipelines are dangerous. The argument that one is safer than the other is simply a distraction.”
What American media won’t tell us about the Putin/XI Meeting, Part II
An authoritarian approach to such a threat can never work – democracies have to lead.