‘Federal invasion’: Minnesota officials condemn violent ICE raids, arrests
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the number of federal agents now in Minneapolis and Saint Paul outstrips the 10 largest Twin Cities metro police departments combined.
World to cut emissions with or without Trump
Officials say future climate action will require farsightedness, political courage, intelligent regulations and getting corporations on board.
Latest oil spill in Gulf of Mexico is the biggest since Deepwater Horizon
The spill, the largest oil spill in seven years, spilled nearly 400,000 gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Is Deepwater Wind Creating a New Energy Revolution?
For a cost the same or less as building conventional power plants, Deepwater Wind could build offshore wind farms.
In the New Gilded Age, Social Protest Dominates Academy Awards Ceremony
Oscar winners at the 87th Academy Awards took advantage of their stage time by making statements on behalf of minorities and the discriminated-against. It's being hailed the most politically progressive Oscars ever.
Historically, white Americans have failed to see racism as a systemic issue. Is that...
Although attitudes have shifted since, it’s not enough for transformative change.
The Gilded Age of animal advocacy: A transformative era for America’s moral compass
Nineteenth-century activists revolutionized attitudes toward nonhuman animals amid cultural, economic, and moral shifts in a rapidly changing nation.
The coming Muslim century: Bad news for Steve Bannon
Countries that welcome immigrants will grow and be economically vibrant.
How Trump helps companies save a pittance at the risk of workers’ lives
“I don’t understand how a person in a suit and tie can make decisions for the people who are running the bolts and hauling the stuff out.”
MLK called for a “radical revolution of values.” The movement for black lives delivers...
50 years ago, King blasted militarism, racism and poverty in his “Beyond Vietnam” speech. The new Beyond the Moment campaign carries forward his radical vision.