Tuesday, November 10, 2026

House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense

Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.

In North Carolina, hope amidst political chaos

Republicans in North Carolina are doing everything they can to take away the rights of minorities.

Former California Congressman sentenced to prison for stealing campaign funds

“The FBI is committed to investigate public officials who abuse the public trust and use their office to commit illegal acts.”

What’s the Point in Any of It?

One day, in one life, when the attractions of the sensory world have lost their charm, when we begin to see the truth of the Buddha’s words – that desire is cause of all suffering; when television, video games, sex, drugs and alcohol fail to fill the inner emptiness; when we sit in a pub with a friend and ask aloud, what the point of it all is.

Britney’s conservatorship is one example of how the legacy of eugenics in the US...

The United States has a history of forced sterilization policies that targeted disabled people, women of color, and those living in poverty.

Cubans more excited about school reopening than regime change

“The U.S. government misread Cuba when it decided to invest so heavily in trying to instigate insurrection. We Cubans want to improve our country & move forward, not back to the times when we were the friendly playground of U.S. capital, corruption & ambition.”

Ex-cop pleads guilty after shooting unarmed man in back

If convicted, Slager faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for violating Scott’s civil rights under color of law.

There are good policing rules – why won’t officers use them with people of...

“The good stuff never applies to people of color, ever.”

Dakota Access security firm’s top adviser led military intelligence efforts for 1992 LA riots

Law enforcement and U.S. military efforts during the Los Angeles riots created more harm than good.

Stop dumping offshore fracking waste into Gulf of Mexico

"The agency has no business rubber-stamping the dumping of dangerous, disgusting chemicals without even trying to understand the risks."