Delays and dysfunction: How Trump’s FEMA overhaul failed Texas flood victims
As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the resignation of a top official.
BREAKING: Trump signs executive orders to advance Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines
Trump claims that pipelines will create more energy security for Americans, but will the oil even be used domestically?
Miami-Dade Commissioner Acquitted Despite Failing Sobriety Tests
Although Lyons failed to explain Diaz’s slurred speech, faulty memory, and refusal to take a breathalyzer test if he only had two drinks prior to his arrest, the jury shortly deliberated for a few hours before acquitting the Commissioner.
National Liberal Groups to Push ‘Record’ Number of 2016 Ballot Measures
This year, national liberal groups are pushing ballot measures to tackle issues, such as gun control, marijuana legalization and increasing the minimum wage, that prove popular in polls but that politicians have generally avoided.
Louisiana joins compact which brought out-of-state cops to Dakota Access protests
“It just seems that opposition to this pipeline is not reasonably based upon legitimate environmental concerns.”
Ethiopia: Amhara genocide and the threat of civil war
If peace, social harmony and democracy are to be established, long-term constitutional reform is needed, ethnic federalism abandoned and fair and open parliamentary elections held.
These states are putting together Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women task forces
“Today we start with the signing of what should have happened centuries ago.”
What ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Should Mean to Us
Our continuing alliance requires us all to repeat "Je suis Charlie" in the aftermath of the atrocious terror attack on a Parisian satire magazine. It is important to look closely at what we are defending.
Payback? The arrest of Max Blumenthal
The way Blumenthal’s arrest was handled should send a chill down our collective spines because it shows a widening war on left-wing journalists and whistle-blowers that is remarkably resilient to changes in government.
The push for single-payer healthcare is on. Democrats should get on board or get...
Following the stunning collapse of Trumpcare, Bernie Sanders is leading the fight by progressives to win single-payer.