We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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The NSA Leak Is Real, Snowden Documents Confirm
A hacking group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” is auctioning off authentic NSA software, part of a powerful constellation of tools used to covertly infect computers worldwide.
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Banlieues Debout Movement Targets Police Brutality, Economic Hardship In Paris Suburbs
The suburb-centric movement is a spinoff of Nuit Debout Paris, but functions independently of the horizontal, democracy-based protests from which it takes its name.
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The Justice Department Says it Will Stop Using Private Prisons
"They do not maintain the same level of safety and security,” the Deputy Attorney General says.
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Retirees Need $130,000 Just to Cover Health Care, Study Finds
Out-of-pocket cost estimates that had held steady have now hit a record high.
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As Flint Water Crisis "Emergency" Ends, Bigger Heads Need to Roll
This week, the "emergency" is officially over following the Flint Water Crisis – but the architects of the disaster have yet to be held to account, and residents won't rest until justice is served.
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In Corporate March to Clean Energy, Utilities Not Required
Instead of waiting for large utilities to go greener, companies are buying renewable energy directly, upending the traditional system.
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The Obama Administration’s $1 Billion Giveaway to the Private Prison Industry
Don’t believe everything you read on the Statue of Liberty.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.
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Turkey At A Crossroads—From the July Coup to ISIS, A Country In Turmoil
If Erdogan manages to re-establish stability, he will have ensured the rise of a new brand of aggressive radical Islam – one fueled by the edicts of Wahabi dogma that promotes absolute theocratic control.
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A World At War
We’re under attack from climate change – and our only hope is to mobilize like we did in WWII.
