Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law that ignores landowners’ property rights, Indigenous sovereignty in flawed...
Despite the flawed state decision, three federal lawsuit challenges to pipeline project continue to proceed.
The tie that truly binds grand fortune and great talent
Our world’s richest are increasingly monopolizing the smarts of our smartest.
Police Chief overdosed on drugs taken from department evidence room
The fentanyl and cocaine were reportedly being held as evidence in other cases when Hughes illegally obtained them.
FDA’s blood ban reversal for gay men, explained
The FDA’s latest move represents a seismic shift for gay and bisexual men as well as for the critically low U.S. blood supply.
An unexpected con to end free speech
There is an international movement to boycott, sanction, and divest from Israel, but in the United States, President Donald Trump is imperiling the freedom even to publicly discuss such ideas.
The Supreme Court’s ‘Muslim ban’ decision is terrifying
If the war on terror has taught us one thing, it's that harsh laws targeting non-citizens will eventually be extended to citizens, too.
Washington governor’s order to protect immigrants will also save state’s economy
Immigrants make up 17 percent of the state’s workforce. If Washington’s undocumented workers were deported, nearly $14.5 billion in economic activity could be lost.
Extremists want to ban discussing their abortion bans
Thirty-nine years later, here comes a clique of theocratic extremists in our country using Orwellian manipulation in its crusade to take control over every woman’s personal reproductive rights.
Congressional energy and climate committees are loaded with ex-fossil fuel lobbyists
Ex-lobbyists-turned-congressional-staffers get bonuses from their old employers as a parting gift as they step through the reverse revolving door.
Samuel Alito flew upside-down flag, symbol of Trump support, days after Jan. 6
“Supreme Court justices should be held to the highest ethical standards, not the lowest.”