Researchers Warn Arctic Has Entered 'Unprecedented State' That Threatens Global Climate Stability

"Never have so many Arctic indicators been brought together in a single paper." And the findings spell trouble for the entire planet.

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'Time for a Jubilee!': US Student Loan Debt Hits Record $1.46 Trillion. Funny, That's More Than GOP's Corporate-Friendly Tax Giveaway

Student debt has doubled since 2009, but economists argue that forgiving all of it – that's right, all of it – is something the country needs and can clearly afford.

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Fifty-Thousand Come Together in Germany to Defend Ancient Forest and Fight Coal

"This is about showing governments everywhere that a growing climate movement is demanding an end to dirty and outdated fossil fuels," said a demonstrator at the largest-ever anti-coal demonstration in the Rhineland.

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Win for Indigenous Communities As Canadian Court Kills Trans Mountain Pipeline

Canada's Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline, a project of Kinder Morgan, cannot move forward.

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Only 9% of Fortune 500 Companies Have Shared GOP Tax Cut Windfall With Workers

"Corporations should be honest with the public about where their fat tax cuts are going instead of doing Donald Trump's dirty work with marketing spin," said Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness.

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Message to U.S. Lawmakers: "Quit Praying and Start Drafting Gun Control Legislation"

"It's time for Congress to get off its ass and do something."

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Offering "Moral Model" for Nation, California's Medicare-for-All Plan Clears State Senate

A bill to create the first state-level single-payer health care system in the U.S. passed the California Senate on Thursday, generating applause as a major step forward in creating a necessary proving ground for a national ‘Medicare for All’ program.

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Court Rules U.K. Mass Spying Was Unlawfully Conducted for Nearly Two Decades

Decision is called "long overdue indictment" of government's bulk collection of citizens' private information.

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Anti-Fracking Protests Go Global As Europeans Refuse Corporate Trade Pact

Thousands marched in dozens of countries last weekend to reject fracking while more than 1,000 actions occurred across Europe in opposition to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

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Reset The Net: We’re Not Asking For Online Privacy – We’re Taking It Back

A broad-based coalition of online freedom organizations, Internet companies and advocacy groups have issued a call to "Reset the Net" on June 5, the anniversary of the Snowden leaks.

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