An orgy of unnecessary cruelty
Trump is embarking on an orgy of cruelty for absolutely no reason.
Betsy DeVos won’t protect LGBTQ students
“Today, the Secretary of Education ... refused to affirm that she would put forward a program that would ban discrimination based on the LGBTQ status of students or ban discrimination based on religion.”
‘$2 trillion was already the compromise’: Progressive revolt brews over Biden’s infrastructure offer to...
“The president can’t expect us to vote for an infrastructure deal dictated by the Republican Party,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
Refugee Anne Frank Was Turned Away By the U.S.
Anne Frank and her family sought refuge in the United States and, like many other Jewish refugees during the time, were denied. Is history repeating itself with the refugees from Syria?
Pope goes electric, sets example for world leaders
“Humanity is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warming or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it.”
Koch caucus continues its assault on healthcare
Three interconnected stories – of the Koch brothers, the Freedom Caucus, and the Affordable Care Act – paint the larger picture of money’s corrupting role in American politics.
2 Pipelines to Mexico Approved by President Obama
The Obama administration has quietly approved two pipelines that go from Texas to Mexico.
Impeachment day? House votes on charging Trump with abuse of power & obstruction of...
Thousands of protesters in cities across the U.S. wait for a vote today on impeachment by the full Democrat-controlled House.
‘A shameful distinction:’ US ranked world’s biggest perpetrator of financial secrecy
"These rankings show how corrupt actors are weaponizing our financial system against democracy here and abroad."
EPA’s plan to regulate chemical contaminants in drinking water is a drop in the...
Political and social factors, as well as pressure from industry, can lead to wide disparities in exposure, with some communities protected and others left vulnerable.