The Judge Who Sentenced The Stanford Rapist To 6 Months In Jail Can Be...
Judge Persky’s sentence “is basically saying that anyone is allowed a get-out-of-jail-free card if they had a high SAT score or good grades in high school.”
Oilfield Prayer Day in Oklahoma
Perhaps it would be more prudent for Gov. Mary Fallin and the Republican-dominated legislature to stop praying to the oil industry and start passing laws to make their state’s oil billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.
Why We Need Democratic Socialism to Fix Our Educational System
Children aren't products to be bought and sold. The profit motive should end at the front door of the public school.
Why We Need to Keep 80 Percent of Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Life depends on it. Bill McKibben on the big changes we’ve already made in remarkably short order.
The National Day of Mourning honors indigenous resistance
A solemn tradition since 1970, the National Day of Mourning reflects on Indigenous genocide and land theft while advocating for justice and solidarity with global struggles.
This Pastor Is Sleeping Outside Until His Church Accepts LGBT People
"It’s a God thing." Pastors are prohibited from officiating same-sex weddings in Michael Tupper’s denomination, the United Methodist Church (UMC), and those that do are often put on trial within the church.
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.”
Police officer fired after kicking handcuffed man in face
Officer McDonald has also been involved in three “use of force” incidents and two car accidents.
Top 10 states leading the renewable energy revolution
Clean energy growth was under way long before Trump's ascendance, and will continue long afterward.
This Is What Happens To Humans When They Are Exposed To Too Much Lead
An apology doesn’t change the health effects that Flint residents are seeing as a result of the elevated levels of lead in their water.