The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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City of Miami Sues JPMorgan Chase for Mortgage Discrimination
The lawsuit says the country's largest bank engaged in a continuous practice of discriminatory mortgage lending since at least 2004, violating the U.S. Fair Housing Act.
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Why Is U.S. Military Pushing K-12 Students to Build Drones In Dayton?
Using vast resources to develop a shadow education system throughout the U.S., the military is going after young children to recruit a weapons-friendly generation of scientists and engineers.
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Honored Argentine Judge Now Faces Trial for Crimes Against Humanity Case
Judge German Castelli, who in 2012 ruled against 18 perpetrators accused of torture, murder and enforced disappearances during Argentina's military dictatorship, now stands accused of political negligence.
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Organizing Higher Ed: When Grad Students, College Athletes and Labor Unite
In April, scholarship football players at Northwestern University voted to form a union, and more than 1,000 Yale University grad students delivered a petition demanding a clear path to unionization.
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Rewarding Money In Politics, Elite Obama "Bundler" Nodded for France Ambassdorship
Jane Hartley, CEO of the Observatory Group, is the 26th elite political fundraiser Obama has tapped for an ambassadorship since his second term began last January.
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Blood On Bankers' Hands As More than 10,000 Suicides Attributed to Great Recession
Researchers in London and Oxford suggest sprawling numbers of suicides in Europe and North America are linked to the severe economic downturn brought on by the 2008 financial crisis.
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Remeasuring the Games, Brazil and England Crash Out Early In the "Inequality World Cup"
In an attempt to highlight the gap between rich and poor in those countries with teams represented, aid agency Oxfam has rebranded this the "Inequality World Cup."
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Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People
Residents with $150 delinquent water bills are having the tap shut off, denying them a basic human right while prominent Detroit corporations with much larger delinquent water bills are being left alone.
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Dispatches From Brazil's World Cup: "No One Lives Here Anymore"
At a favela five minutes from Brazil's most famous stadium, every family has been removed by force.
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Wave of GMO Labeling Victories Emboldens States-Led Movement for Food Sovereignty
The East Coast has been getting attention for the state-by-state effort to label genetically-engineered food.
