Underscoring yet another reason why an ambitious climate deal must come out of upcoming COP21 talks in Paris, a new United Nations report warns of the “high price” of extreme …
Greenpeace Sting Exposes Climate-Denying Academics-for-Hire
As climate change deniers face growing scrutiny and skepticism, a new undercover investigation by the environmental group Greenpeace shines new light on academics-for-hire, who are willing to accept secret payments …
Leading by Example, NYC to Drastically Expand Paid Parental Leave Policy
Adding to the growing list of private companies and U.S. municipalities who don’t make parents choose between paying the bills or bonding with their newborn babies, New York City Mayor …
Metadata Comes Home With New 'Threat Score' Policing Tools
Police in the U.S. are rolling out new technology that gives them “unprecedented” power to spy on citizens and determine their “threat score” based on metadata, the Washington Post reported …
Five Years After Tahrir Square, Egypt's Police State Worse Than Ever
Five years after mass popular uprisings ousted longtime dictator Hosni Mubarek, Egyptians are again under siege. In an attempt to thwart demonstrations honoring the 2011 Arab Spring, the government of …
Eggs Fly in Iceland as Panama Papers Spark Populist Anger in the Streets
Foretelling the kind of public backlash other ultra-rich tax dodgers can expect following the weekend release of the so-called Panama Papers, tens of thousands of Icelanders rallied in Reykjavik on …
Poll: Dems don't accept Trump as legitimate president
A strong majority of registered voters say they don’t believe Democrats have accepted that President Trump won the election fairly or that he is a legitimate president. According to data …
Inevitability or Electability? Sanders Reminds Voters He's Most Likely To Trounce Trump
As the dust settled after the weekend’s primary contests, Bernie Sanders reminded voters that—despite the corporate media seizing on the narrative of an “inevitable” Clinton vs. Trump match-up—he remains the …
Colossus of Man-Made Misery Demands Fundamental Changes: UN Chief
With hundreds of millions of people across the planet facing the impacts of war, displacement, hunger, and other man-made crises, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon is demanding a “fundamental change” …
'Contracting out Human Rights Duties,' EU to Pay Turkey Billions to Keep Migrants Out of Europe
Leaders from the European Union and Turkey on Monday held negotiations over what to do with the unprecedented wave of migrants fleeing war and violence in the Middle East, bartering over …