Doing What the Feds Won’t on Corporate Political Disclosure
A tiny Washington nonprofit is trying to do what Congress and the SEC won't.
Fighting water privatization with ‘blue communities’
It was 1985 and privatization, deregulation and free trade were in the air. Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan...
Edward Snowden: If I came back to the U.S., I would likely die in...
After sharing the documents with reporters in 2013, Snowden was charged in the U.S. for violating the Espionage Act and other laws.
Police officer suspended after ordering K-9 to bite man on video
“He wasn’t running. He wasn’t doing anything that would have the officers have used this type of force.”
Why women are skipping work and wearing red on Wednesday
U.S. organizers of International Women’s Day urge women to find creative ways to strike on March 8.
Arizona to use people in prison to fight its wildfires, pay $1.50 an hour
Incarcerated people clearing brush, in temperatures that hit 115°F in Phoenix for six days in a row last week, will make $1.00 per hour.
“It is in Our Power to Do Something”: After Another Massacre, Will Public Mobilize...
The recent shooting in a black church in South Carolina has led President Obama to call for immediate action on gun control. The U.S. needs to recognize the fact that these situations of mass violence does not happen in other countries with stricter gun control laws.
The Lonely American
In today's technological day and age it's impossible to build relationships and structures that are vital for civic engagement and resistance to corporate power. Yet, have we been transformed into commodities?
Why Jeffrey Sterling Deserves Support as a CIA Whistleblower
Revelations from brave whistleblowers are essential for the informed consent of the governed. But the relentless prosecution of Sterling renders a key implicit message to other potential whistleblowers.
NY cop pleads guilty to violating handcuffed man’s civil rights
If the Court accepts the plea agreement, Officer Matthew Felitto will receive a sentence of probation along with a $7,500 fine.






