The police killing of Elijah McClain and his mother’s pursuit of justice
It’s not just that movements make a difference. They make all the difference.
Reforming Democracy From the Grassroots Up
Frustrated by a somnolent Congress, a bipartisan group is tackling campaign finance reform one city at a time.
Rochester police killed an unarmed Black man having a mental health crisis
Mayor Lovely Warren announced the next day that she had suspended seven officers while an investigation is under way.
Bombing Muslims for peace
Isn't it time to put our toy soldiers away (along with our illusions)?
New search warrants in Flint water crisis probe raise serious and urgent questions
"The people of Flint deserve answers. Hopefully this investigation will yield them. And there needs to be accountability for those involved in creating this crisis, including former Governor Snyder."
Are TV Networks the Last Bastion of Climate Denial?
"If the TV networks don’t start making these links between climate change and extreme weather events, they will be one of the last bastions of climate denial."
A last resort that might work: Small town votes in community bill of rights...
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
CEOs are getting richer. Everyone else is falling behind.
At the 100 largest low-wage corporations, the average CEO now makes 632 times more than a typical worker.
How Musk sold out America’s veterans
The VA intends to fire more than 80,000 workers—many of them veterans themselves—in coming months.
Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining...
A federal judge found the department’s own records disturbing and ordered the names of the accused agents made public. Now, DHS has taken its fight against doing so to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.