Former LA City Councilman agrees to plead guilty to obstructing corruption probe
According to the indictment, Mitchell Englander was soliciting bribes from a local businessman in exchange for political favors.
University of California next in line to dump Wells Fargo contracts
The UC system is severing $475 million in contracts with Wells Fargo over, among other things, the bank’s ties to private prison corporations.
Four Reasons Young Americans Should Burn Their Student Loan Papers
Protest against student loans is a good way to earn the first dividend in the proposed America Permanent Fund. Here are four reasons students should take up the fight against financial firms holding high-interest student loans.
A Major American Meat Company Is Going Big With Antibiotic-Free Pork
Tyson is responding to consumer demand with a new line of meat sourced from pigs raised without drugs.
Ex-Cop sentenced to prison for fatally shooting unarmed man
Besides lying to Thomas about not shooting him, Feaster failed to inform his fellow officers that he had discharged his weapon before their arrival.
‘It’s about terrorizing Us’: Environmental racism expert draws parallels with police brutality
“If this moment can be sustained through further conversations, I think there can be a breakthrough.”
What Trump’s idea to break up big banks could mean for average Americans
While it is unclear whether Trump’s plans are serious, it’s worth considering what breaking up the banks could mean for typical bank customers.
Nationwide prison strike in its fourth day, reports of action coming out of prisons
"This is a human rights campaign and each of these demands should be understood through a human rights lens."
Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities
The Committee to Protect Journalists has said that the warrant is "a transparent attempt to intimidate reporters from covering protests of significant public interest."
Movements matter as Puzder and Flynn are forced out
The engine driving both ousters are movements of thousands upon thousands of people across the country, saying “no” to hate, bigotry and injustice.