Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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"Quite A Radical Policy": Manchester Bans Fracking In Victory for U.K. Activists
In a move that could have repercussions on the fracking industry nationwide, Manchester in northwest England has announced that it is effectively banning the practice.
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India's Dam-Building Boom Fuels Water Wars Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
As India finances a series of dams along the Kabul River, aiding its neighbor Afghanistan, Pakistan considers the move part of an Indian conspiracy against the increasingly water- and food-stressed nation.
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Judge Rules Against Trump Administration's Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman found that Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross committed "egregious" violations of the Administrative Procedures Act by adding the citizenship question on the 2020 census.
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Uniting for a Green New Deal
The Green New Deal provides an opportunity for transformational changes, not just reform, but changes that fundamentally solve the crises we face at all levels, in our towns and cities, states and nationally.
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1 Year After Repeal of Individual Mandate, Health Coverage At Risk for More Americans
That element of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, along with other actions taken by the Trump Administration, are contributing to higher premiums, less coverage and more uninsured.
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A Shutdown for the 99 Percent, Concierge Government For the 1 Percent
A wide range of interests across the economic spectrum are jeopardized. But not all interests are suffering equally: Wealthier and more powerful interest groups have been granted preference by the government.
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Huge Teachers' Strike in Los Angeles Brings District of 640,000 To a Halt
Thousands of educators are demanding smaller class sizes and better resources: ‘We’re here to stand up for our students’
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Shutoffs Continue As People of Detroit Fight for Water As A Human Right, Part II
The activists working hardest against the water crisis in Detroit are high school students, college professors, priests and volunteers – all disrupting a system that side-stepped popular votes.
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Why Thousands of Los Angeles Teachers are Going on Strike
The second-largest school district in the country joins a growing national movement for better school funding and higher teacher
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Indians March En Masse With Farmers Who Are Choosing Protest Over Death
“Today the farmer is a political force. Those who ignore our voices do so at their own peril.”
