Justice

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.

A product of entrenched, historic racism, “sacrifice zones”—designed to site pollution hot spots within communities of color—are a front line in a largely silent, often deadly, and steadily growing health crisis across the United States.

"When did it become OK to base our public policy on false accusations made by people who broke the law?"

The Democratic Party remains as perversely bad on climate action itself as on the non-climate issues required to foster it.

Charges against Shkreli carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

The resolution is seen as a step toward addressing health inequities and improving outcomes for all residents in Baltimore and beyond.

The first-in-the-nation scholarship program would serve about 1.5 million full-time students. But there are downsides.

Responsible for guarding more than 7,000 miles of the border, customs agents and Border Patrol officers accepted the most bribes within the last ten years.

"It's a matter of life and death, of dignity, which is why all federal initiatives must include local Indigenous communities in positions of leadership that recognize and respect our sovereignty."

"A federal judge conspired with right-wing politicians and corrupt corporations to block life-changing student debt relief for tens of millions of families," said one campaigner.