One year after Khashoggi’s brutal murder: Business as usual?
Heinous. Savage. Ghastly. It’s hard to find the words to describe the act of luring journalist Jamal Khashoggi into a Saudi consulate...
ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
The bill, the "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act," being pushed by ALEC around the country makes it a felony for protestors to trespass on energy company property, such as pipelines, refineries, and power plants.
James Baldwin and the meaning of whiteness
“There are days, this is one of them, when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it.”
Trump’s incredibly dumb bet on coal
If we really want to lead we have to go with the energy of the future, not the energy of the past.
You pay your fair share. Shouldn’t Wall Street?
While you and I file our taxes, Republicans want to make it even easier for big banks to dodge them.
9 New York corrections officers and employees charged with smuggling drugs and razors
“We shouldn’t have to remind public servants that accepting bribes while conducting illegal activity could constitute a federal crime, but when necessary, that’s exactly what we’ll do.”
America’s Slave Empire
“Sleeping on a concrete slab is not going to teach you how to read or write.” The caging of prisoners and the closing of rehabilitation programs guarantees recidivism in America's slave empire.
6 banks behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline
The pipeline threatens communities’ drinking water, pristine forests, farms and historic places.
Florida may soon use digital images of ballots in recounts—will all counties make them...
As Florida updates its recount rules, election transparency advocates worry about losing public trust.
All human rights are at stake when abortions are banned
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade hurdles our society back into a dark age that disrespects the sovereignty of women, and all people.