No, Paul, it wasn’t because of “growing pains”
America and the rest of the world must hold our collective breath, hoping that the next elections – the midterms of 2018 and then the presidential election of 2020 – set things right.
Maryland bans fracking
“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”
10 years after Occupy Wall Street, its legacy remains strong
Occupy rewrote the book on protests. It’s time to turn the page.
Global solidarity marches held to demand cease-fire in Gaza
“We would need to invent brand new words to adequately describe the situation that Palestinians in Gaza find themselves in today.
Why going “hard” is taking the easy way out
Hardening schools and arming teachers Is the wrong approach.
Northwest climate activists fight a new front in the movement to stop fossil fuels
Climate groups and Indigenous nations are working to add the GTN Xpress pipeline expansion to a long list of defeated fossil fuel transportation projects in the Northwest.
Don’t trust business with education
Greasy politicians use education funds to enrich corporations – and themselves.
Judge Releases Videos of Police Shooting Unarmed Men
A U.S. district judge ruled that the video of police officers shooting two unarmed men in Gardena, California be released after they remained sealed for 2 years. And it reveals why law enforcement organizations fought to keep the footage suppressed.
Former legislator pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy and fraud
“Public corruption is among the most serious of criminal violations and a betrayal of the public’s sacred trust.”
How unions are combating domestic violence
Dozens of unions in the United States and Canada with contract language providing domestic violence survivors with the resources crucial to breaking free of their abusers.