Leaked drafts of the State Department’s 2024 annual human rights reports reveal that the Trump administration is preparing to sharply scale back criticism of certain allied governments with extensive ...

While the ruling vacates the agency’s denial of the petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have 60 days to appeal the decision or grant protections under the Endangered Species Act to gray ...

City-owned grocery stores are a promising solution for communities who suffer from the hunger and food insecurity that comes from living in food deserts, urban or rural neighborhoods with limited ...

Omar Ocampo is a researcher at the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies. Maya Khadr is a Henry A. Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Poli ...

The core problem is that while we retain some voice in the political system, that influence doesn’t extend to massive corporate structures. “Voting with our wallets” offers little power when essential ...

In a new study conducted by The Lancet, scientists found plastics are responsible for endangering human and planetary health at all stages of life. From fossil fuel extraction, production, use, ...

Global plastic pollution is projected to hit 460 million tonnes by 2025 and campaigners have urged world leaders to “ provide global rules that will control the amount of plastics being produced” and ...

Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.

Donald Trump’s tariff announcements are just such a tectonic shift in U.S. policy. As with a tsunami, however, the impact varies from place to place and arrives after a certain delay. The ...

As if these six victories are not enough, stay tuned for new peace treaties that will end the Wars on Science, Education, Rational Thought, a Free Press, and "the big one"!—Habeas Corpus. After all, ...

Democracy Now! was at the demonstration and spoke to some of the protesters, including Motaz Azaiza, renowned photojournalist from Gaza, and Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari, who was arrested.

Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability. A coalition of 16 press ...