Monday, May 13, 2024

Mass Consumption Is Causing Mass Extinction. Can We Stop Ourselves?

A new report finds that humans are largely responsible for a 58 percent plunge in animal populations since 1970.
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Police officers placed on leave after punching handcuffed teen on video

Although the teenage girl was resisting arrest, her hands were cuffed behind her back and she had been restrained by a seat belt when the female officer began striking her.

Federal Court Judge declares Florida poll tax unconstitutional

“Today’s decision is a landmark victory for hundreds of thousands of voters who want their voices to be heard.”

Stop Polluting, or There Will Be More Plastic Than Fish in the Ocean by...

A new report finds that the volume of plastic trash is increasing and will outweigh all the fish in the world within 35 years.

Former House Speaker Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Before Dennis Hastert was House Speaker he worked as a teacher and wrestling coach, during which time he sexually abused several of his male students.

City of Aurora agrees to pay $15M settlement after police killed innocent man

“Ms. McClain raised Elijah as a single mother and his death has left an enormous void in her life.”

“End Modern Slavery!”

Inmates in prison are given opportunities to perform jobs for money in prison, however ,without getting paid anything close to living wages, they are released without the money to find housing and wind up homeless or living in shelters, making them more likely to re-offend.

2 Seattle cops fired for attending Capitol riots

“These two officers were present at an attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was also an attack on our profession and on every officer across the country.”

America wasn’t a ‘gun-loving country’ until a $13.5 billion industry made it so

Historian Pamela Haag’s The Gunning of America refocuses the gun debate on the moguls who made America into the land of guns – and mass shootings.

Indigenous resistance rising as Thanksgiving turns 400

Native communities are resilient, organized, and rising up.