Justice

The “polluter pays” principle transformed the energy industry half a century ago. Now, as industrial agriculture drives climate breakdown, deforestation, and water scarcity, experts say it’s time to apply the same rule to our food systems—and make corporations, not consumers, bear the cost of the damage.

As Louisiana faces the nation’s highest poverty rate, a Republican-backed bill would impose fines, jail time and possible unpaid labor on people sleeping outdoors, raising concerns about expanding punishment instead of housing access.

Universal care would unite our society under the essential democratic principle that we Americans really are "all in this together."

Annalise Klingbeil of the Calgary Herald wrote that the drive was begun with an Arabic posting on a private Facebook group for Syrian refugees in Alberta province by recent arrival Rita Khanchet.

More than 100 protesters packed City Hall again Thursday with what are now very familiar chants and calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign.

To mark her 100th birthday, Democracy Now pays tribute to the legendary activist and Detroit-based community organizer Grace Lee Boggs with never before seen interviews.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, police deployed pepper spray and tear gas against dozens of Native American water protectors during a standoff at Cantapeta Creek.

A discussion about the current healthcare crisis in the United States and why it is imperative that people organize now for a solution, such as national improved Medicare for all.

Inequality within the enterprise, the evidence suggests, subverts all these elements of enterprise success.

Congress is poised to pass a bill that would help revitalize OSHA and provide the resources needed to protect workers in a growing economy.