Dakota Access Pipeline begins service the same day Trump announces withdrawal from Paris agreement
This decision is not the first – nor will it likely be the last – from the Trump administration to move the United States backwards in climate action.
CEO pay soars 1,085% since 1978, workers’ pay stagnates
This widening gap reflects a troubling trend in the U.S. economy, where wealth continues to concentrate at the top, leaving ordinary workers behind.
Supreme Court blocks New York’s restrictions on religion amid COVID-19
The Supreme Court's majority ruled that "even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten."
The Stock Market Is Getting Harder to Rig
The U.S. economy is in sad shape. Yet, corporate media tries to explain the recent stock market decline, which erased $2.1 trillion in the market value of stocks and in the pockets of Americans’ retirement savings, so logically.
Yesterday’s ‘shithole countries’ can become classy places Donald, and vice versa
The shit's everywhere.
What activists who fought the AIDS crisis can teach us about organizing during a...
“The biggest lesson that I learned from ACT UP is that a small group of people — extremely focused on analysis and practical solutions to the problem — can change the world”
Autocrats, incorporated
Tom Engelhardt gives his thoughts on election day 2018.
Dutch court of appeals upheld aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reduction, puts government on notice
"The court of appeal's decision puts all governments on notice. They must act now, or they will be held to account."
Rights groups demand Biden reverse Trump immigration changes as COVID surges in ICE jails
This comes as more than half of ICE’s immigration detention centers are currently reporting coronavirus outbreaks.
An Angry White House Vows to Confront Netanyahu, but Will It End Key US...
Is the White House prepared to end longstanding U.S. support for the occupation? After the White House found out Israeli was spying on U.S.-Iran talks and giving the information to Republican-controlled Congress, that question is up for debate.