How to save the planet from President Trump
It’s quite possible that we’ve lost our best chance to combat climate change, writes Bill McKibben, but we must try to contain the damage.
Bernie Sanders and Angus King tell Big Pharma ‘we’re not gonna take it’ anymore
When the legislation has the support of the people and could potentially save billions of lives, we aren’t going to give up.
Where your tax dollars really go
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress claim that America spends too much on things like food stamps, welfare, and foreign aid.
A Republican tried to introduce a commonsense gun law. Then the gun lobby got...
After a sheriff’s deputy was murdered in a Denver suburb, Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist took action by sponsoring a red flag bill. It likely cost him his seat. ProPublica spoke to Wist about the harsh realities of gun reform.
CEO Who Raised the Price of Life-Saving Drug 4000 Percent Arrested for Fraud
Martin Shkreli, "the most hated man in America", has been arrested on charges of security fraud, unrelated to his price gouging.
Report card: Six months into Biden’s presidency
It’s not clear—will Biden get America back to where it was before Trump?
‘Effective immediately’ – a reversal of Obama-era elephant trophy import ban
The Fish and Wildlife Service recently reversed the ban on elephant trophy imports following a decision made by Washington, D.C. Circuit Court, which "found fault" with the initial ban.
Republican bill seeks to eliminate dual citizenship and force Americans to choose
A new proposal from Sen. Bernie Moreno would require millions of Americans to renounce either their U.S. citizenship or their foreign citizenship within one year.
Tax the rich? We did that once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
Gibberish is the White House’s new normal
Trump has moved the sign system of modern capitalism toward a whole new capitalist art form – the free-floating name that describes nothing.