Tax the rich? We did that once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
After a Landmark Legal Ruling, Will CIA Torture Victims Finally Have Their Day in...
Here in Washington state last month, Federal Judge Justin Quackenbush allowed a landmark lawsuit to move forward against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA’s torture program.
Resistance to Trump is everywhere—inside the first 50 days of mass protest
From boycotts to mass noncompliance to street demonstrations, the response to the Trump administration’s policies has consisted of an impressive range of nonviolent tactics.
These people are giving a voice to missing and murdered indigenous women
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence.
Veterans arrive at Standing Rock to act as human shields for water protectors
Over 1,000 veterans plan to “deploy” and are calling on their fellow veterans to assemble as a “peaceful, unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.”
The NYPD isn’t giving critical bodycam footage to officials investigating alleged abuse
New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board made 212 requests for body-worn camera footage in May. The NYPD sent only 33 responses, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica.
How funding to house mentally ill, homeless is a financial gain, not drain
It would not make economic sense to cut funding for a cost-effective intervention that provides a solution to homelessness.
College Professor Suspended After Wearing a Hijab, Showing Solidarity with Muslims
A tenured Professor at Wheaton College in Chicago was suspended this weak after wearing a hijab and announcing her solidarity with Muslims in the wake of building tensions and violence against the Muslim American community.
From Norway to Peru, U.S. to Philippines, a Tsunami of Activists Suing for Climate...
The cases currently in court will only see breakthroughs if supplemented with the strength of the global climate movement at large.
Monsanto’s Roundup linked to fatty liver disease
The Health and Environment Alliance has urged for a ban on glyphosate in response to the study.