GOP Health care bill dies once again after two more Republicans withdraw their support
Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee just put the nail in the coffin.
6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture
The overall picture suggests that a marketing change fueled an increased demand for more lethal weapons, which in turn has fostered a change in gun culture.
Five biggest border lies debunked
Republicans are lying about immigrants and the border.
Engaging North Korea successfully on human rights
Despite a generally abysmal human rights record, North Korea has shown improvement in one specific area: disability rights.
Mass shootings and domestic violence
“There’s absolutely no doubt that the practice of violence within a home . . . opens the floodgates to public violence.”
30 Powerful Photos Show Standoff Between Militarized Police and Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a direct threat to the life, rights and water of the Standing Rock Sioux.
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Ending Violence
Whenever, in ordinary circumstances, the subject of violence comes up, most people throw up their hands in horror and comment along the...
The end of Roe v. Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians
If the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this year, it will mean the end of a decision that has survived 49 years worth of hostile legal challenges.
3 NYPD Commanders Arrested on Federal Bribery Charges
Nearly a dozen mostly senior NYPD officials have been disciplined by the Department in some way as a result of the inquiry into de Blasio’s campaign fundraising.
Humans Have Destroyed 10% of Earth’s Wilderness in Just 20 Years
“If we don’t act soon, there will only be tiny remnants of wilderness around the planet, and this is a disaster for conservation, for climate change and for some of the most vulnerable human communities on the planet.”