Month: October 2020

Bowing to Public Pressure, Ringling Bros. to Phase Out 'Horrific' Exploitation of Elephants by 2018

In what animal rights advocates are calling “a startling and tremendously exciting announcement,” the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey

'Citizenfour' Triumphs: Snowden Documentary Nabs Oscar

Citizenfour, the film chronicling the decision made by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to expose wrongdoing to the world by leaking

Tar Sands Megaprojects Hurt Canada's Ability to Meet Climate Goals: Report

As Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders meet Tuesday in Quebec City to develop a national energy strategy in the face

With party in trouble, Dems hit voting laws

With their ranks decimated at statehouses and in Congress, Democrats are organizing around a redistricting push and opposition to changes

Revealed: Police and FBI Spied On Black Lives Matter Organizers Ahead of Mall of America Protests

Participants in a nonviolent Black Lives Matter protest at the Mall of America last December were not only aggressively confronted

'Monsanto's Dream': Pro-GMO DARK Act Comes to Congress

The battle over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, reached the U.S. capital on Wednesday when news broke that Kansas Republican

Bystander Who Filmed Horrifying Footage: 'Officer Just Shot Him in the Back'

As the footage itself sends shockwaves across a nation already engaged in an elevated debate about race and the scourge

Saudi Arabia Claims 'Operation Over,' But Bombs Keep Falling on Yemen

Just hours after declaring the conclusion of “Operation Decisive Storm,” Saudi Arabia resumed air strikes against Yemen on Wednesday, signaling

Michael Brown's Family Launches Promised Civil Suit Against Ferguson

The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri last

Greece 'Shoved Over Red Line' as IMF Pushes Even Harsher Cuts

More austerity, more cuts, or no deal. That’s the message the International Monetary Fund threw back at the Greek government