New CIA Deputy Director assisted in destroying nearly 100 torture videotapes
Haspel ran a CIA black site in Thailand codenamed “Cat’s Eye” while supervising the harsh interrogations.
After protests, Republicans pull bill that would privatize public lands
Unfortunately we can’t take a lot of time to celebrate the victory, as Rep. Chaffetz has other plans for legislation that affects public lands.
University of California next in line to dump Wells Fargo contracts
The UC system is severing $475 million in contracts with Wells Fargo over, among other things, the bank’s ties to private prison corporations.
In an era of Trump and DeVos, young women are standing up for each...
Across the country, young women and their allies are speaking out for their rights, safety, and autonomy. And their power is growing.
Defund DAPL spreads across Indian country as tribes divest
The Navajo Nation is making moves to join a growing number of tribes that have already respectfully, but conclusively, shown Wells Fargo the door.
Frederick Douglass: Power concedes nothing without a demand
Despite presidential misconceptions, Frederick Douglass is dead. But he continues to inspire people around the world.
Republicans repeal law blocking people with severe mental illness from owning guns
Lawmakers that supported the rule are worried about what this may mean for family members that take care of mentally ill individuals.
Maryland moves to permanently ban fracking
23 politicians are co-sponsoring the fracking ban, which already has the support of nearly half of the state senate.
The Left needs to be a movement, not a bunch of lobbyists
We need to focus on big demands and big issues that benefit all but the ruling elites and that will fundamentally change the way the country operates.
Tribes find new ways to keep pipelines – and their oil – out of the Great...
The upcoming months promise intense new fronts of conflict as tribal nations are united as never before and taking action.