Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday announced that last month was the hottest January ever recorded, the Guardian reported that Brazilian scientists logged a new record-breaking temperature of 20.75°C, or 69.35°F, at Seymour Island in Antarctica on Feb. 9.
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies
The U.S. war machine demonstrated total disdain for its upstart rival, and unleashed an illegal war based on lies that has now raged on through many phases of violence and chaos for 17 years. (Photo: via EuroYankee)
Julia Conley, staff writer
The union representing the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team waded into the rift between the national women's team and the U.S. Soccer Federation over equal pay Wednesday, demanding that the federation end its "false narrative" over the female players' compensation.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The 2020 election cycle could not only mark the end of the Iowa caucuses, but all caucuses nationwide."
Ted Morgan
The real hope represented by Bernie Sanders’ campaign is that he can pull together these sharply separated populations—in the process shifting the focus to the elite forces whose propaganda has kept them apart. (Photo: Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images)
Jim Hightower
The establishment is trying to push the party’s candidates to surrender their progressive ideals and just tinker around the edges of actual change. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Tom Engelhardt
At 18-plus years or, if you prefer to combine Washington’s two Afghan wars, 28-plus years, we’re talking about the longest American war in history. (Photo: U.S. Army/flickr/cc)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Stop and frisk was an unconstitutional, devastating practice for the entire city."
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Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Forty years of dancing with the devil and all of a sudden centrist GOP voters want to switch sides so they can poison the Democratic Party too? Thanks, no thanks."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protests across Canada continued Wednesday in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en First Nation hereditary chiefs and land defenders fighting against a fracked gas pipeline that would cut through their unceded territory in northern British Columbia.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I mean, my goodness, Republicans understand we all have to bow down to our supreme leader, who is the president of the United States, and not criticize him."
Joshua Cho
Corporate media’s propagandistic coverage is most apparent when they consistently refuse to hold the US government accountable to its own standards for what constitutes “state sponsors of terrorism.” (Photo: New York Times Screenshot)
Robert C. Koehler
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks during the kickoff of his "Get it Done Express" bus tour as a protester holds up a sign reading "Billionaires Should Not Buy Elections" at the Dollarhide Community Center in Compton, California on February 3, 2020. (Photo: Frederic J. Bown / AFP/Getty Images)
Jeff Cohen
Jim Messina, former Obama campaign manager and current corporate consultant, appears on CNN following the New Hampshire Democratic primary on February 11, 2020. (Photo: Screengrab/CNN)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When Steve Mnuchin or any other politician says that a 'reduction in the rate of increase' is different than a benefit cut, they are shamelessly lying."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you talk to union negotiators, they will tell you they spend half of their time arguing against cutbacks for the healthcare that they have."
Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
Julia Conley, staff writer
Ten years after British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon oil spill sent hundreds of millions of gallons of oil across the Gulf of Mexico, researchers say the damage done by the disaster was far more significant than previously thought.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Ten years after British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon oil spill sent hundreds of millions of gallons of oil across the Gulf of Mexico, researchers say the damage done by the disaster was far more significant than previously thought.
