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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A Hardy Welcome: Wyoming's U.S. Senate Challenger Rages Against the Money Machine
Charlie Hardy, the 75-year-old former Catholic priest now running for Senate, wants to halt NSA spying on ordinary citizens and overturn Citizens United with a Constitutional amendment.
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Forward Together: Moral Mondays Leads Populist Week Of Action In North Carolina
The Moral Week of Action runs through Thursday as popular demands grow louder for Republicans to “repent and repeal” their public policy attacks on human and civil rights in North Carolinia.
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Solomon Island Town is First in Pacific to Relocate Due to Climate Change
Choiseul, a township of around 1,000 people on Taro Island, is less than six feet above sea level.
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Marijuana Investor Plans Hedge Fund to Invest in Reverse Mergers
Leslie Bocskor is also forming a consulting firm to assist state governments in setting up regulatory guidelines for cannabis use.
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Pay Up or Do Time: Alabama’s Private Probation Industry
Alabamians who can't pay a fine may end up in a vicious cycle of fees and even jail time – and someone's profiting.
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Mapping The Money: A New Tool To Track Political Influence This Election Season
A group of watchdogs at Maplight has introduced an interactive tool to track not only the level and location of political donations, but how the money impacts specific pieces of legislation.
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Is Corruption a Constitutional Right?
Does Wall Street have a constitutional right to influence politicians and the investment decisions? It’s being left up to the courts to decide.
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Why Corporations Breaking Environmental Laws Are Getting A Free Pass
Grappling with a shrinking budget and limited manpower, the EPA now pursues criminal charges in “fewer than one-half of one percent” of total legal violations.
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Whose Streets, Our Streets: The 2014 Cell Phone Guide For U.S. Protesters
A lot has changed since we last published this report during the Occupy movement in 2011. With major protests in the news again, we decided it's time to update our cell phone guide for protestors.
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The New Media Movement Is Here: 20 News Sites Kicking Our Generation Into Action
With a shift in media underway, there's an opportunity for alternative online news sources to turn youth apathy into engagement and cynicism into a demand for social and political change.
