Normalizing vigilantism? The American right’s reaction to the Rittenhouse verdict
“This might be interpreted across the far right as a type of permission slip to do this kind of thing or to seek out altercations in this way.”
3 cops face manslaughter charges after killing 8-year-old girl
“The Bility family thanks District Attorney Stollsteimer and his staff of investigators and prosecutors for following the evidence and the law in bringing forth these charges today.”
The Supreme Court’s crisis of legitimacy
What other recourse is there, except to reach for the pitchforks?
Monsanto Cuts 16% of Work Force as Sales in Roundup Herbicide Fall 34%
Monsanto has been struggling for investor confidence following the announcement in March 2015 that the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency had declared the world’s most widely used weedkiller – glyphosate – a “probable human carcinogen”.
The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
The evidence on hourly wage differences leads us to conclude that casual workers are not being adequately compensated for the lack of paid leave, or for other forms of insecurity they face.
A Fitbit for Polar Bears Reveals Their Struggle to Survive
Scientists document that climate change is forcing the animals to exert more energy to find food.
Vulture capitalists circle above Puerto Rico prey
As people in Puerto Rico are dying and President Trump lashes out at San Juan's mayor, Bill talks with social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla about the challenges Puerto Ricans face in the wake of the storm.
In possible hate crime, 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont
"The surge in anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian sentiment we are experiencing is unprecedented, and this is another example of that hate turning violent," one advocate said.
Inside the grassroots plan to get fossil fuel money out of politics
To advocates who have been involved with both efforts, the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge represents the extension of divestment’s logic into the political sphere.
Gaza, the G-word and leadership
Exploring the depths of conflict: Unraveling the complex dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas tensions and their global implications.