Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Spain's new left-wing coalition government on Tuesday declared a climate emergency and promised to send ambitious legislation to the country's parliament within the next 100 days—moves that were welcomed by campaigners who responded with calls for "concrete and immediate" action plans.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Human rights groups marked a significant "moment of reckoning" on Tuesday for the U.S. torture program which was used by the CIA following the September 11 attacks, as the two psychologists who developed the program arrived in Guantanamo Bay to testify under oath.
Jon Queally, staff writer
"If the president is so confident in his case, if Leader McConnell is so confident the president did nothing wrong, why don't they want the case to be presented in broad daylight?"
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Here's the thing: nominating a candidate like Biden will make it far more difficult to defeat Trump."
Andy Rowell
For years, one of the targets for campaigners leading the fossil fuel divestment campaign has been the asset management company BlackRock. (Photo: Sarah Eckel-Dalrymple/CodePink)
Gregory Shupak
Presenting Iran as the reason for attacks on US forces in Iraq also implies that Iraqis had little objection to the US invasion, legitimizing the US’s ongoing military presence in the country. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/flickr/cc)
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Dean Baker
Lower pay for those at the top increases the real pay for those at the bottom and middle. (Photo: Steve Rhodes/flickr/cc)
Brett Wilkins
Essentially, it’s democracy for sale to the highest bidder. (Photo: Joe Bruskey/cc/flickr)
Julia Conley, staff writer
At a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at Riverside Church in Harlem, New York Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez urged her audience to recognize the Democratic Party is closer to "a center-conservative party" than a progressive one—something that must change if the civil rights icon's legacy is truly to be honored.
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
On the heels of a new Greenpeace report exposing how financial players that attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting collectively have pumped at least $1.4 trillion into the fossil fuel industry over the past few years, the International March for Climate Justice arrived in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday for the start of the global summit.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is despicable, dangerous, and a crime against journalism."
Roy Eidelson
I’d describe how Bernie has a powerful movement behind him, built over years, with millions of small donors. (Photo: Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Former secretary of state claims "nobody likes" Vermont senator, currently a leading presidential Democratic candidate and the most popular elected politician in the country.
Mandy Smithberger
For too long Congress has largely abdicated its responsibilities when it comes to holding the Pentagon accountable. (Photo: Master Sgt. Ken Hammond / U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons)
Jon Queally, staff writer
"I've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do, but don't worry—it's fine—I've done this before and I can assure you: it doesn't lead to anything."
Norman Solomon
Much of the energy behind the Sanders campaign is generated by what corporate media outlets often criticize or mock—Bernie’s consistency as he keeps denouncing massive income inequality and corporate power. (Photo: Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
