Thursday, May 2, 2024

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.

Report Warns TPP Will Force Another Mass-Migration Into US

“Look around the rain-fed corn farms in Oaxaca state, and in vast areas of Mexico, and one sees few young men, just elderly people and single mothers.”

Why 2016 May See a Record Top 1%

America’s top earners will be rushing to maximize their 2016 income if Democrats gain a sweep in November. But what happens next will be what really matters.

Waking Up in Hillary Clinton’s America

Hillary won’t do anything to upset that applecart. We should have no illusions about what her presidency would mean from a Wall Street vs. Main Street perspective.

The Long Path to Reversing Citizens United

Campaign finance lawyers are pursuing two legal strategies to try and push back against the 2010 ruling, and other court decisions, that deregulated our campaign finance system.

AT&T, Time Warner and the Death of Privacy

All your internet searches and preferences, all gathered and “vertically integrated,” sold to police and perhaps, in the future, to any number of AT&T’s corporate customers.

Tom Frank (and We) Describe How the Anti-Trump Was Destroyed

It is a mistake to brush off a primary with huge significance.

Victim Blaming the Planet

A federal judge gets it wrong on the oil pipeline through the Dakotas.

Indiana Officials are Trying to Block Almost 45,000 Black Citizens from Voting

Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.

States Repped By Energy Science-Denying Republicans Leading Way on Wind Power

These Republicans have supported legislation that has helped finance wind investments, but have also adopted Republican dogma on climate science.