Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The current findings represent a marked change in public opinion from prior polls."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a federal emergency Wednesday to help clean up an estimated 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel that poured into Ambarnaya River Friday after an accident at a power station near Norilsk, an industrial city in the eastern Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk.
Sister Karen M. Donahue
He’s beaten and tear gassed people peacefully protesting for justice for their neighbors.(Photo: Shutterstock)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Bloomberg found a $67 billion gap between the sum of benefits paid out by the Treasury Department and the amount that is owed to jobless Americans.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers on Tuesday evening regarding the Trump administration's violent dispersal of protesters near the White House the previous night, when federal police sprayed tear gas and flash-bang grenades to clear Lafayette Park of dozens of demonstrators.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
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Mike Lofgren
Is Trump using a calculated strategy that COVID-19 is not an equal-opportunity killer?
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"All you had to do was arrest three more."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a webinar Tuesday about pandemics, wildlife, and intensive animal farming, world renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall warned of dire consequences if humanity fails to reform the global food system and keeps destroying natural habitats.
Julie Hollar
New York Times photo (4/12/20) of Floridians waiting in line to sign up for unemployment benefits.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We have got to act boldly to eradicate systemic racism and police violence. I am calling for sweeping policy reforms to protect people—particularly communities of color—who have suffered violence for far too long."
Jim Hightower
Through the little-known 1033 program, the Pentagon has been shipping massive amounts of surplus war equipment to our local gendarmes. (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"While we are glad that the symbol is removed, we will continue to fight until the white supremacy that allowed Rizzo to come to power in the first place is eradicated."
Brian Hauss
This lawsuit will be the first of several we intend to file in states across the country. (Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Julia Conley, staff writer
The Minneapolis school board unanimously voted Tuesday evening to terminate the district's $1.1 million yearly contract with the city's police department, a week and a half after the police killing of George Floyd.
Tracey L. Rogers
A protester faces off with Minnesota State Police officers on May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was seen in an explosive video pressing his knee to the neck of handcuffed George Floyd for at least five minutes on May 25, was arrested earlier on May 29, said John Harrington, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. (Photo: Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images)
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The ACLU of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit overnight Tuesday against the city of Minneapolis and local and state law enforcement for "targeting and attacking journalists" covering ongoing protests over police violence toward people of color sparked by the May 25 killing of George Floyd.
Elise Gould
State and local government austerity in the aftermath of the great recession contributed to a significant shortfall in employment in public K–12 school systems, a shortfall that continued through 2019. (Photo: WDRB/screenshot)
Juan Cole
Bush’s war of aggression contained within itself the accumulated evil of the whole, and now that evil is spreading out to turn us all into Fallujans. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I thought that would seem obvious to everyone. But as we take up the NDAA next week, I'm going to be pushing to ensure the president can't treat the U.S. military as his personal palace guard."
Robert Reich
Since moving into the Oval Office in January 2017, Trump hasn’t shown an ounce of interest in governing. He obsesses only about himself. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images)
Randall Amster
A protester wears a face mask displaying the words "I can't breathe" during a Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park on June 3, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while in the custody of Minneapolis police has sparked protests across the United States, as well as demonstrations of solidarity in many countries around the world. (Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
