Saturday, May 18, 2024

Hurricane Sandy-Sized Floods Up to 17 Times More Likely by 2100

As the remnants of Hurricane Matthew recede, the warnings and evacuations in the Caribbean and US east coast are giving way to rescue efforts and clean-up operations.

Private Interests Valued over Human Lives in Flint, Michigan

Residents “are still not drinking water. They are still afraid of the water.”

Bernie Sanders’ Tweet Causes Big Pharma Company’s Stock to Plummet

Ariad Pharmaceuticals' stock dropped $387 million in just one day.

Trump: The Dress Rehearsal for Fascism

Our system of inverted totalitarianism has within it the seeds of an overt or classical fascism.
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ACLU & HRW Call to Decriminalize Drug Use and Possession After Documenting Arrests Every...

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union released the findings Wednesday with a call for states and the federal government to decriminalize low-level drug offenses, which, it says—the report says, account for more arrests than any other crime.

3 Men Arrested for Plotting Bomb Attack on Muslim Immigrants in Kansas

“These charges are based on eight months of investigation by the FBI that is alleged to have taken the investigators deep into a hidden culture of hatred and violence.”

Bernie Sanders Joins Forces with Protestors to Halt DAPL

Sanders and four other senators have signed a powerful letter sent to Obama urging a halt of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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The Must Watch Michelle Obama Speech Everyone Is Talking About

“I can’t believe that I’m saying that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women."

Activists Weigh Path Forward after Congress Thwarts GMO Food Labels

Despite the defeat in Congress, the pro-labeling campaign had had a huge impact - and the campaign’s effort to educate the public is paying off.

Donald Trump, Jr. Thinks Women Who are Harassed at Work Should Stay Home

“You don’t belong in the workforce.”