"Stunning": State Court Silences Climate Experts Set to Testify in Valve Turners' Necessity Defense Trial
In an eleventh hour decision, a Minnesota court “eviscerated” the defense of three activists—whose landmark trial began Monday for their 2016 multi-state #ShutItDown action that temporarily disabled tar sands pipelines crossing the U.S.-Canada border—by barring experts from testifying that their…
In Victory Over GOP Suppression Scheme, Court Rules Thousands of Georgians Must Be Allowed to Vote
In what civil rights groups celebrated as a massive victory over one of the many egregious voter suppression schemes by Georgia Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, a federal court on Friday ruled that thousands of Georgians…
New Study Details 'Staggering' $6 Trillion (and Counting) Price Tag of Endless US War
While the human costs will remain impossible to calculate, a new analysis shows that the Pentagon barely scratched the surface of the financial costs of U.S. wars since September 11, 2001 when it released its official estimate last August regarding…
Trump Such a Fool on Climate Internet Forced to Ask: How Can 'Global Waming' Tweet Not Be a Troll?
The Midwestern United States is currently enduring life-threatening cold temperatures—which these days all but ensures, as so many climate reporters and experts anticipated, an ignorant and even infuriating tweet from President Donald Trump conflating weather and climate. Late Monday, Trump…
Texas showdown: Cruz, O'Rourke to face off in debate
Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) and Rep. Beto…
Poll: Republican Kemp has less than two-point lead in Georgia governor's race
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) has a narrow lead against former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives Stacey Abrams (D) in the state’s gubernatorial race to replace retiring Gov. Nathan Deal (R). Kemp has a 48-46.3…
California Dem hits Trump Jr. over claims of links to extremist groups
A California Democrat hit back at President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role…
MEC Agrees To Takeover Deal By U.S. Investment Firm
VANCOUVER — Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) says its board of directors has unanimously approved a deal in which a Los Angeles-based private investment firm will acquire MEC’s assets, including the majority of its retail stores. Vancouver-based MEC says the transition…
'Tear Gassing Children Is Outrageous and Inhumane': US Condemned for Violence Against Asylum Seekers
As legal experts and human rights advocates overnight and Monday morning continued to denounce the tear gassing of children and other asylum seekers by U.S. forces at the Mexico border on Sunday, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among Democratic lawmakers who…
'Mark of Shame on All Our Societies': UN Finds More Women Killed by Domestic Violence Than Any Other Crime
In a quarter of the world’s countries, no laws exist protecting women and girls from what a new United Nations study says is the crime most likely to kill them: violence perpetrated by their intimate partners and family members. Marking…