By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program & Courtney Bowie, Racial
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in the university admissions case, Fisher v. University of Texas. In it, the Court left intact the important principle that … Read more »
By ADAM LIPTAK
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, freeing nine states, mostly in the South, to change their election laws without advance … Read more »
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/22/obama-to-announce-tuesday-he-will-regulate-existing-power-plants-as-part-of-climate-strategy/… Read more »
By Paul Towers
Last week, the term “bee-washing” emerged in public conversation. It doesn’t refer to some new bee cleaning service, but to the insidious efforts of Monsanto and other pesticide corporations to discredit science about the impacts of pesticides … Read more »
By Kiley Kroh
As the Obama administration’s decision regarding whether to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline draws nearer, the latest disaster is raising serious concerns about the safety of Canada’s rapidly expanding pipeline network.
A massive toxic waste spill … Read more »
By Rex Weyler, Greenpeace
We know what is killing the bees. Worldwide Bee Colony Collapse is not as big a mystery as the chemical companies claim. The systemic nature of the problem makes it complex, but not impenetrable. Scientists know … Read more »
They are at it again. With faux-science and no exception for rape victims, House Republicans are marginalizing women and again attempting to limit a women’s right to choose.
Read this NY Times article and call your representative.
House Republicans Advance … Read more »
By Robert Redford.
Obama has expressed worry about climate change, but he needs plan to address it.
Like a lot of people, I felt reassured earlier this year when President Obama spoke of the need to combat climate change for … Read more »
By Dr. Mercola
If you think it’s tough sorting truth from industry propaganda and lies, get ready for even tougher times ahead. More than 50 front groups, working on behalf of food and biotechnology trade groups―Monsanto being the most prominent―have … Read more »
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog
Even as the economy slowly recovers from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, government-haters and deficit-hawks are sticking to their same story: Americans have lived beyond their means and must now learn to … Read more »
