Pussy Power Fights Back
In rallies around the world, millions of people—women and men—stand up to the grabber in chief.
Appeals Court Rejects Request to Immediately Restore Travel Ban
A federal appeals court early Sunday rejected a request by the Justice Department to immediately restore President Trump’s targeted travel ban, deepening a legal showdown over his authority to tighten the nation’s borders in the name of protecting Americans from terrorism.
Food for Thought
This is a plant owned by Syncrude, a joint venture of Exxon Mobil’s Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil, now $500 Billion joint venture with Putin and Rosneft replacing Imperial’s operations in the Arctic after 20 years of Exxon cooperation with Putin’s deregulated mafia state.
Guardians of a Vast Lake, and a Refuge for Humanity
Thousands of years ago, every lake was like Great Bear Lake. So pure you could lower a cup into the water and drink it. So beautiful that people composed love songs to it. So mysterious that many believed it was alive. Today, of the 10 largest lakes in the world, it is the last one…
How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence by Yana Kunichoff and Sarah Macaraeg — YES! Magazine
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Protesters Welcome Donald Trump To Washington
The nation’s capital was a sea of pink Saturday as women ― and many men ― from all over the country streamed into the city to speak out as an opposition force the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president.
Income and Wealth Inequality
Wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, the great economic issue of our time, and the great political issue of our time.
No surprise. State Department will approve construction of Keystone XL pipeline, probably on Monday
The move by the State Department comes 16 months after Obama blocked construction of the 1,200-mile pipeline, which would ship crude from Canada’s western oil-sands region to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Progressives Are the New Silent Majority
Most Americans actually prefer progressive policies — so how did we get here?
Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win by Amanda Abrams — YES! Magazine
This 86-year-old civil rights leader believes reconciliation is the only way forward.