Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The newly-erected barrier will allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to offer a carefully-curated view for the U.S. president.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"What is it going to take for the U.S. to rise up like this?"
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, 42 Nobel laurates implored the federal government to "act with the moral clarity required" to tackle the global climate crisis and stop Teck Resources' proposed Frontier tar sands mine.
Vince Taylor
When one looks beyond the classical models, one sees clearly that those who have accumulated large fortunes did not in any sense earn them. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I don't like that at all," the billionaire former Goldman Sachs CEO said of Sanders' wealth tax proposal.
Nozomi Hayase
Should Assange die in a UK prison, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture has warned, he will effectively have been tortured to death. (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The potential chilling effect on journalists and others who expose official wrongdoing by publishing information disclosed to them by credible sources could have a profound impact on the public's right to know what their government is up to."
Steven Singer
Human beings aren’t robots. We can’t just sit at our desks and work. We have all these pointless meetings, frivolous emails and phone calls, co-worker discussions, disruptions and distractions. (Photo: Flickr/Whitter Wang)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Safe drinking water advocates urged states to take regulatory measures into their own hands regarding substances known as "forever chemicals" on Thursday, after the EPA said it would take a long-awaited step to limit the chemicals.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Disgraceful that Buttigieg continues to smear groups like ours, led by immigrants and people of color—all to boost his own fundraising."
Alan MacLeod
HONG KONG, CHINA - 2020/01/01: Riot police officers in formation rushing to arrest protesters during the new year day demonstration. The unrest in Hong Kong shows no sign of a abating in 2020, with the new year marked by rallies showing continued resistance against Beijing's tightening grip over the financial hub. (Photo: Geovien So/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Antonia Jennings
There needs to be more engagement with the communities our new economy sets out to help. (Photo: Joe Brusky, CC BY-NC 2.0)
Karl Evers-Hillstrom
Amid his unprecedented advertising push, Bloomberg has risen in national polls. (Photo: Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A new analysis of 6.5 million tweets from the days before and after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to ditch the Paris agreement in June 2017 suggests that automated Twitter bots are substantially contributing to the spread of online misinformation about the climate crisis.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
The former president of Bolivia called the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's decision "illegal and unconstitutional."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday released her first slate of endorsements through her political action committee, Courage to Change, announcing her support for seven progressive women running for congressional seats.
Juan Cole
People put flowers and candles near the Midnight Shiha Bar for the victims of the recent shooting on February 21, 2020 in Hanau, Germany. (Photo: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)
Olivia Alperstein
We can and must avoid getting any closer to the brink of nuclear war—we’re already dangling too close to the edge. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Bonnie Castillo
Members of National Nurses United (NNU), along with a broader coalition of pro-Medicare for All organizations, rallied outside of the national headquarters of PhRMA in support of Medicare for All on April 29, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: NNU/Flickr/cc)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The American people will rebel against this type of oligarchic movement. We are a democracy. One person, one vote. Not a guy worth $60 billion buying an election."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
The president used the event to gin up xenophobia against immigrants, attack journalists, and joke about staying in office for decades.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"He gets that all the issues we fight for are connected, and the gun violence isn't the cause but the symptom of systematic injustice in this country."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Slamming the Department of Defense for endangering the health of people in communities across the U.S. by unsafely doing away with a class of substances known as "forever chemicals," the environmental law group Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its use of PFAS on Thursday.
Bill Blum
President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr. (Photo: U.S. Department of Justice, courtesy of Wikimedia)
