Former mayor sentenced to prison for stealing from food bank
“He took food out of people’s mouths. People who need it. People who would starve without it.”
Michigan agrees to $600 million settlement in Flint water crisis
“If money is how government expresses sorrow for its crimes — this is a big apology.”
Net Neutrality Ruling Finally Rights a Terrible Wrong
This victory is a testament to the indefatigable work of millions of citizens determined to stand up to corporate lobbies.
Ending the punishment of poverty: Supreme Court rules against high fines & civil asset...
On Wednesday, the court ruled the Eighth Amendment protects people from state and local authorities imposing onerous fines, fees and forfeitures to generate money.
250 protestors demand Enbridge pipeline shutdown over concerns of Great Lakes oil spill
“Oil pipelines don't belong in the Great Lakes.”
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Ending Violence
Whenever, in ordinary circumstances, the subject of violence comes up, most people throw up their hands in horror and comment along the...
Honoring Otto Warmbier
How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?
9 shocking facts about plastics in our oceans
The amount of plastic in the world’s oceans could increase by a factor of 10 in the next decade.
World’s 500 richest people added $852 billion to their wealth in first half of...
"They can afford to pay their fair share in taxes."
Hundreds march to protest Keystone XL on eve of public hearings
Nebraska residents believe that the pipeline threatens water supplies as well as Nebraska farmland.