Tag: North Dakota
How Far Will North Dakota Go to Get This Pipeline?
The militarized response is escalating, Dakota Access construction is accelerating. To be clear: North Dakota is acting as trustee for the company, using what it considers the powers of state to make this project so.
Standing Rock: Police Arrest 120+ Water Protectors as Dakota Access Speeds...
On Saturday over 100 people were arrested at a peaceful march after they were confronted by police in riot gear, carrying assault rifles.
Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Temporarily Halted
A federal appeals court will consider whether to delay the project further.
Native People Waging Historic Struggle Against Dakota Access Pipeline
Hundreds of Native Americans have mobilized to oppose the construction of a major oil pipeline across the Missouri River.
3 Reasons the Standing Rock Sioux Can Stop the Dakota Access...
For starters, this protest is about a competing idea for the future of the planet—and waves of people will show up to make that point.
One of America’s Reddest States Embraced Socialism to Fight Robber Barons...
North Dakota has come up with a solution to fight back against Wall Street—embrace socialism. While it might be the reddest state in America, it's ironically the most socialist state. If North Dakota can do it, so can the rest of the states.
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...
An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.