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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Thomas Piketty to Angela Merkel: Austerity Has Failed
The never-ending austerity that Europe is force-feeding the Greek people is simply not working – now Greece has loudly said no more.
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Unredacted U.K. Fracking Report Shows Extreme Health and Financial Costs of Shale Gas
Around one-third of the original report contained redacted information that revealed fracking in the U.K. would negatively impact the environment, human health and house prices in rural communities.
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Leaked Documents Show FBI, DEA and U.S. Army Buying Italian Spyware
The controversial software from Hacking Team allows users to take remote control of suspects’ computers, recording their calls, emails, keystrokes and even activating their cameras.
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Elizabeth Warren and Allies Delay Obama's S.E.C. Pick, Citing Deep Corporate Ties
Keir Gumbs is a corporate attorney with Covington & Burling and has links to the American Petroleum Institute – he also gives advice to companies on how to dodge scrutiny from shareholder activists.
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Computer Experts: U.S. and U.K. Demands for Encrypted Data Access "Unprincipled and Unworkable"
In a new report, international cryptographers and computer scientists say the proposals by American and British security agencies will open door to criminals and malicious nation states.
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There Is No Plan B: The Climate Summit In Paris Must Achieve Landmark Deal
Europe's climate chief, Miguel Cañete, says "Paris is final" – a last chance to put the world on track to meet carbon reductions and avoid catastrophic levels of climate change.
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Question to Lawmakers: Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unconstitutional?
Obama and Congress need to explain how the Constitution allows the United States to submit the validity of its federal, state and local laws to "corporate tribunals" with no possibility of U.S. court review.
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$333K in Settlements for Six Pepper-Sprayed Occupy Protesters
More taxpayer money pays for NYPD misdeeds.
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Kentucky's Anti-Fracking Movement, With Help of Courts, Deals Setback to Pipelines
Recent victories against powerful energy companies have given activists in Kentucky a reason to celebrate.
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Spinning Food: New Report Shows Industry Spends Billions Getting Us To Eat Unhealthy
Food industry front groups and covert communications teams sponsored are going to unprecedented lengths – and deploying an ever wider array of PR tactics – to make sure consumers keep buying unhealthy products.
