Canada may approve an oil pipeline that threatens the world’s most endangered killer whales
The Trans-Mountain project would almost triple the amount of tar sands oil flowing to a port near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Sanders blasts Tesla’s $1 trillion payday for Elon Musk
A shareholder proposal to grant Musk unprecedented wealth comes as inequality widens, taxes on corporations shrink, and workers face mounting economic strain.
Hillary Clinton didn’t break the glass ceiling, but these female lawmakers did
The 115th United States Congress will have the highest percentage of women legislators in its history.
Activist Scott Warren, facing federal charges for aiding migrants, says he won’t be deterred
Warren, a longtime volunteer with the humanitarian aid group No More Deaths, was charged with three felony counts for his alleged crime of providing food, water and shelter to migrants in Ajo, Arizona.
ACLU and NEA file lawsuit against Department of Education claiming attacks on education equality
The lawsuit argued that the Department of Education has no lawful right to "dictate" curriculum or educational programs and educational institutes are protected under federal law to create their own curriculum.
Protests across Britain against Johnson’s suspension of parliament
“We're fighting for democracy and for a society that works for the 99 percent, not the elites that Trump and Johnson serve.”
Honoring Otto Warmbier
How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?
HIV/AIDS council fired by Trump
The council was developed under former President Bill Clinton and consisted of a diverse team of experts and activists.
World’s Hottest Hole: Iceland to Harness Molten Magma for Electricity, Could Power 50,000 Homes
Iceland, known for its numerous bubbling hot springs and geysers, already heats up to 90 percent of its homes and supplies about a third of its electricity with geothermal.
Can This Entrepreneur Save Flint From a Plastic Bottle Crisis?
David Antelo says his reverse osmosis machines can provide clean water to the lead-plagued city without the landfill waste.