"Today, six Supreme Court justices... sanctioned the United States' use of punitive, prolonged, and arbitrary detention as a means of immigration enforcement and deterrence."
Lawmakers have known about this giant loophole for years. Now it’s time to do something about it.
"This move would be extremely damaging and will give a green light to other countries to also shirk their responsibility," said Amnesty International.
The Bolsonaro government is using legislation and the courts to try to deprive indigenous people of their rights.
Rather than stock market prices I would rather be regularly informed about hunger in America.
Climate activists and Indigenous leaders continue the fight against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, which is a violation of Indigenous treaties, human rights, and the planet.
"Action taken now will help us protect our climate, promote a more equitable, clean energy economy for America, and strengthen international leadership."
The Minnesota Democrat said an internal survey found that more than 40 Progressive Caucus members would refuse to vote for the bipartisan bill if it's not accompanied by a bold reconciliation package.
President Biden must resist trying to revive a new Cold War with China and using that to undermine progressive governments in South America and side with the industrial oligarchs.
Despite the sudden media enthusiasm for the lab leak theory, there remains as little compelling evidence that the virus escaped from a Chinese lab as there always has been.
One local risk assessment specialist said the building's collapse "could be a canary-in-the-coal-mine-type event" as sea levels rise.
"Once again, our antitrust laws have been shown by the courts to be woefully inadequate to address the abuses of the richest companies in the world."
"If you want to be elected president, you have to be 35 years old, you have to be a natural-born citizen, and you cannot take an oath of office and then turn around and incite an insurrection."
Washington's national security spending follies.
"This is devastating. And it didn't have to happen. The world urgently needs a People's Vaccine."
"The last person who should have a say on our agenda is Senate MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
"President Biden has been failing us," Sunrise Movement executive director Varshini Prakash said about the administration's recent comments on the infrastructure package.
"Making sure our planet is habitable for human life *is* infrastructure," tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar. "We need a bold package that tackles the climate crisis."
