Attention humans: Today is Endangered Species Day
Species that were once on the brink of extinction are showing significant progress towards recovery. And that means the human species has a better chance too.
Voter Empowerment Act introduced in House
House Democrats today introduced new voting rights legislation that would modernize voter registration while cracking down on disenfranchisement practices.
NATO week: Foreclosure protesters dump furniture at Citibank
Carrying furniture from a foreclosed home through the streets, protesters marched on Citibank and the Cook County Sheriff.
Chicago residents link NATO to neighborhood disasters
The city's huge Latino community linked what the military alliance is doing worldwide to the violence and foreclosures they face in their neighborhood.
Report from space: Earth in trouble
According to a message beamed from space, the demands humanity places on the Earth exceed its capabilities.
People aren’t buying what NATO is selling
Right off the bat, the war in Afghanistan and U.S. military spending are two of the biggest items people are rejecting.
NATO-week protesters demand end to deportations
CHICAGO - In the lead up to anti-NATO protests, immigrant rights activists marched on the Immigration Court here May 15 to demand a halt to detentions and deportations of undocumented immigrants and their families.
EPA appeals coal mining ruling
A federal judge ruled in March that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a large West Virginia coal-mining project.
Chase execs can't help losing $20 billion
Chase spent $10 million lobbying this year to weaken regulations that would have prevented the $20 billion debacle. The loss underlines the need, of course, for stronger financial regulations
Proposed bill would end fossil fuel subsidies
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. announced they would introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act to Congress.
