‘Slap in the face’: As Bezos wealth jumps $30 billion amid pandemic, Amazon to...
“It just shows how very little regard Amazon has for its overworked employees.”
It’s not an immigrant tsunami we should fear, it’s a climate change one
It would make much more sense to take all that money that Trump wants to waste on walling off Mexico and apply it to at least pushing back the demise of America’s great coastal cities.
‘Defendant shall not attend protests’: In Portland, getting out of jail requires relinquishing constitutional...
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail—a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.”
Ex-cop pleads guilty after shooting unarmed man in back
If convicted, Slager faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for violating Scott’s civil rights under color of law.
South Carolina police officer arrested after fatally shooting unarmed man
Dollard was charged with voluntary manslaughter and booked into the Georgetown County Detention Center.
Climate action: U.S. cities, states, and businesses step up and vow to meet Paris...
The U.S. could meet 60 percent of its Paris commitment through efforts of cities, states and businesses.
How Australia’s ‘fever swamp’ of climate science denial is pushing a non-scandal about temperatures
Australia’s network of climate science deniers continue to grasp at straws.
How union workers are fighting to save America’s beleaguered health care system
Health care workers who battled COVID-19 are fighting for the safe staffing levels needed to protect their communities on a daily basis and prevent the already-fragile care system from collapsing in the next pandemic.
FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food
The federal agency already tests for residues of many agricultural chemicals on food. Now it will include the widely used weed killer linked to cancer.
New WikiLeaks Intercepts Show More NSA Spying on European Allies and the UN
Julian Assange is no doubt, like all of us, flawed, but he has also been the victim of a mainstream press that is either in the pocket of powerful interests or jealous of WikiLeaks’ success.