What Standing Rock needs Obama to do quickly—Before Trump takes over
Trump will try to fast-track fossil fuel projects across the country. That makes the final months of President Obama’s term more important than ever.
Meet the six big banks keeping private prisons in business
Without these institutions, The GEO Group and CoreCivic would be in trouble—which is what advocates for divestment want.
The Democratic party lost its soul. It’s time to win it back.
The party must transform itself from a fund-raising machine into a movement.
Fighting a mid-Atlantic pipeline in the age of Trump
Presidential politics and property rights take center stage as Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipeline opponents strategize post-election.
Trump, an irresistible force, meets the GOP, an immovable object; dark times ahead
Americans have never before seen anything quite like this election and outcome.
Unforeseen consequences in Mali
The destabilization of the country is at least partially a result of the NATO intervention in nearby Libya
The Koch connection
Donald Trump is not the only — or even the biggest — real and present danger to our democratic republic.
Suddenly time—and the oil market—are on the side of the Standing Rock Sioux
This week’s new Army Corps decision and a fresh lawsuit could delay the Dakota Access pipleline more than makes economic sense.
2016 as prologue, not aberration
Our media is strangling our democracy, and without a course correction it will only get worse.
As the planet warms, Trump sends a chill wind through Marrakech
Fortunately, the fate of the planet is not in the hands of one man. It's up to movements everywhere to save it.