South Carolina: Two women from mental health facility drown in flood during transport by...
“There are a lot of questions remaining about why this had to occur then, why there couldn’t have been some sort of an emergency delay.”
Technology empires and the race to cement dominance
American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on environmental justice, shutting down pipelines, capitalism & billionaires
The way I see this is you make the concrete commitment on finances, you make the concrete commitment on bringing people together, and then you ask the communities to identify what needs to be done.
How union workers are fighting to save veterans
“It’s hard for veterans to ask for help.”
Cop Charged with Homicide for Shooting Unarmed Man Twice in the Back
After a routine traffic stop, a Pennsylvania police officer was charged with criminal homicide for shooting an unarmed man on Tuesday. This is just another example of an officer employing deadly force without justification.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s granddaughter speaks at March for Our Lives
“Spread the word, have you heard, all across the nation, we are going to be a great generation!”
New York DA files addition sex-crime charges against Harvey Weinstein
Additional charges against Weinstein were announced on Monday as more victims continue to step forward.
How Summer of Heat on Wall Street is using disruption to end fossil fuel...
This is the main focus of the Summer of Heat on Wall Street, a sustained campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against financiers like Citigroup.
Snowden Docs: NSA Technology Lets Gov’t Generate Transcripts of Private Phone Calls
According to documents released by whistleblower Edward Snowden, it's confirmed that the National Security Agency is converting people’s private phone conversations into searchable text. But isn' this a violation of American's human rights?
How New Yorkers stood up to Amazon and won
Queens activists, unions, and political leaders worried about gentrification and opposed the $1.2 billion in tax breaks offered to the retail giant.