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Supreme Court rejects state legislatures legal theory Trump used in 2020 election heist attempt
Far-right legal activists had argued state lawmakers have authority to overrule any election outcome
June 27, 2023, 11:52 PDT
Amnesty probe shows ‘human toll of apartheid’
Armed with American bombs, IDF kills dozens of civilians including children
June 13, 2023, 13:55 PDT
Trump indictment is ‘devastating’ in its details
Disgraced ex-president revealed to have stored America's military secrets in bathrooms and ballrooms
June 11, 2023, 12:24 PDT
Sanders seeks to ban bank execs from ‘regulating’ their own institutions
'We cannot continue down the road of more socialism for the rich and rugged individualism for everyone else'
March 23, 2023, 21:12 PDT
‘About damn time’: Jan. 6 panel unanimously votes to subpoena ex-president Donald Trump
"Donald Trump remains a clear and present danger to our democracy," said Common Cause's leader, adding that the committee "has shown clearly that the then-president violated his oath of office and committed crimes for which he must be held accountable"
October 14, 2022, 6:00 PDT
UN experts say abolishing death penalty ‘is the only viable path’
"Despite more than 170 states having repealed the death penalty or adopted moratoriums, there was a reported 20% increase in the number of executions last year"
October 11, 2022, 6:00 PDT
At least 66 clinics in 15 states have ended abortion care post-Dobbs
Over a third of those facilities have fully closed, meaning patients also lost "access to contraceptive care, STI testing and treatment, and pregnancy care," said a Guttmacher Institute researcher
October 7, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Scientist says some coral reefs can be saved ‘if we take immediate action’
"People need to be aware this is coming up fast, and the time to explore mitigation techniques is now," warns another researcher behind a recently published study
October 6, 2022, 6:00 PDT
Groups warn SCOTUS may gut ‘foundational’ digital rights law
"Weakening Section 230 would be catastrophic—disproportionately silencing and endangering marginalized communities," said one campaigner
October 5, 2022, 6:06 PDT
Destructive hurricanes fuel calls for Biden to declare climate emergency
Experts are noting it's time to declare a climate emergency because Mother Nature won't wait for us to act
October 3, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Eliminating nuclear weapons ‘is not only possible, it is necessary’: UN chief
"At a moment of rising geopolitical division, mistrust, and outright aggression, we are in danger of forgetting the terrible lessons of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Cold War, and inciting a humanitarian Armageddon," warns António Guterres
September 27, 2022, 6:02 PDT
Biden’s student debt relief to cost a fraction of US giveaways to the megarich and Pentagon
"In contrast to President Trump and Republicans who gave giant corporations $2 trillion in tax breaks, President Biden delivered transformative middle-class relief," said two senators
September 27, 2022, 6:00 PDT
Noting high stakes of midterms, Representative Pramila Jayapal calls Trump a fascist
"We have to reject this dangerous movement across the country in November—our democracy depends on it," warns the Washington Democrat
September 21, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘Hidden killer’: Experts urge action after study shows how air pollution causes lung cancer
"If you want to address human health, you have to address climate health first," said Charles Swanton, who led the research team
September 12, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘Listen to the frontlines’: DC mobilization demands Congress stop Manchin’s dirty deal
Calling the proposal "a wholesale giveaway to the fossil fuel industry to the detriment of frontline communities, tribal nations, and Mother Earth," one campaigner said that "the world is on fire and negotiating the amount of fuel for those flames is not acceptable"
September 9, 2022, 11:00 PDT
New study warns swaths of Amazon have already passed key ‘tipping point’
"The tipping point is not a future scenario but rather a stage already present in some areas of the region," note researchers
September 6, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘Disaster capitalism at its worst’: Profits of grain giants spark global criticism
"As a short-term measure there are strong arguments for a windfall tax on the food oligopoly," said Natalie Bennett, a U.K. Green party peer
August 24, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Sanders joins striking Starbucks workers on the picket line in Boston
"You at Starbucks all across this country are inspiring working people who are sick and tired of getting screwed over and who want decent wages, decent working conditions, and they want not to be treated as cogs in a machine," said Sanders
August 22, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Two weeks before payments resume, progressives tell Biden ‘time to cancel student debt’
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that "we're having conversations daily with the White House and borrowers will know directly and soon from us when a decision is made"
August 18, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘What the hell are we waiting for?’ Democrats urge climate emergency declaration
One young activist asked whether the president will side with millions of Americans calling for action or "fold to a handful of fossil fuel executives and condemn my generation to a brutally warming world"
July 28, 2022, 6:00 PDT
Disappointed by climate speech, activists say people are dying ‘while Biden dithers’
"The world's burning up from California to Croatia, and right now Biden's fighting fire with the trickle from a garden hose"
July 21, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘Good Trouble’: 17 House Democrats arrested protesting Roe reversal at Supreme Court
"Even though they arrested us, we won't stop our organizing, agitating, and legislating for justice," declared Rep. Cori Bush
July 20, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘They want to hold women captive’: GOP blocks bill protecting right to travel for abortion
"By objecting to this bill, Republicans are rejecting any appearance of fighting for people's rights, and embracing all-out oppression of women like never before," said Sen. Patty Murray
July 15, 2022, 6:01 PDT
Fulton County subpoenas of Trump allies offer hope ‘that justice will ultimately be served’
"The coordinated attempts by former President Donald Trump and his associates to discount and ignore the will of Georgian voters during the 2020 election cannot be swept under the rug," said one activist
July 7, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone
Noting his refusal to cooperate beyond an informal April interview, the committee's chair said that "we are left with no choice"
June 30, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Biodiversity risks could persist for decades after global temperature peak
One study co-author said the findings "should act as a wake-up call that delaying emissions cuts will mean a temperature overshoot that comes at an astronomical cost to nature and humans that unproven negative emission technologies cannot simply reverse"
June 28, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘Absolutely terrifying’: criminal defense attorneys warn about impacts of Roe reversal
The head of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers said exposing people to new criminal penalties for abortions "opens up the floodgates to overcriminalization and mass incarceration"
June 18, 2022, 18:44 PDT
After massive public outcry, IRS ditches plans for facial recognition
Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a “creepy and disturbing strike” at privacy and security
February 8, 2022, 0:44 PST
Senate Democrats propose return of ‘talking filibuster’ for voting bills
Schumer: ‘We feel, very simply, on something as important as voting rights, if Senate Republicans are gonna oppose it, they should not be allowed to sit in their office’
January 19, 2022, 9:41 PST
New report examines how fossil fuel industry uses elite PR firms to spread climate misinformation
‘A major part of the effort to obstruct climate action involves enhancing the positive public reputation for the fossil fuel companies’
December 6, 2021, 3:00 PST
State-level Republicans rolling back voting rights with majority votes, as national Democrats cling to filibuster
Georgia Republicans become latest state GOPers to pass sweeping redistricting rules on a party-line vote
November 23, 2021, 12:54 PST
Vaccine manufacturer Moderna accused of lying about federal contributions to Covid-19 vaccine
In patent filing, pharmaceutical giant is trying to have sole ownership of a vaccine that was co-developed with National Institutes of Health scientists, government says
November 10, 2021, 7:24 PST
Top congressional Dems still optimistic they can ‘come together’ to pass infrastructure bills
Conservative Dems continue to demand spending less while progressives say they have compromised enough
September 21, 2021, 0:30 PDT
Facebook cut off accounts of disinformation researchers examining political advertising
Social media giant cited fake concerns over privacy to stop academics from building list of why users were shown specific political ads
August 12, 2021, 3:00 PDT
New analysis reveals the major impact of the Trump-packed U.S. Supreme Court
‘This Supreme Court is dominated by Trump-appointed justices, with predictably disastrous results for voting rights as well as workers, consumers, and immigrants this term.’
July 6, 2021, 10:26 PDT
Critics slam South Dakota allowing GOP donor to pay to send troops to U.S. southern border
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has raised questions about private armies in the U.S. after she allowed a used car dealer from Tennessee to finance expenses of South Dakota National Guard soldiers
July 3, 2021, 10:09 PDT
‘Spy’ couple leveraged big donations to spy on politicians opposed by far-right
New York Times report raises questions about whether far-right activists used illegal funds to make donations to politicians they opposed
June 27, 2021, 14:46 PDT
Sale of Tribune Publishing means that hedge funds will control half of U.S. daily newspapers
Shareholders of second-largest newspaper chain approve sale to notorious hedge fund Alden Global Capital
May 23, 2021, 0:00 PDT
Texas bill will make anyone who ‘aids or abets’ an abortion vulnerable to private lawsuits
Conservative Texas politicians are aiming to severely restrict access to abortion while also turning loose ‘vigilante’ lawsuits filed by private citizens
May 17, 2021, 0:01 PDT
Illinois becomes first state to completely eliminate cash bail
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a criminal justice bill that eliminates cash bail penalties which disproportionately kept lower-income people in jail before trial.
February 24, 2021, 21:26 PST