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Bay Area Protesters Block Israeli Ship at Port of Oakland
The blockade was organized by the Block the Boat Coalition, with support from ILWU Local 10 members who respected the picket.
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In Search of a Sanctuary for Migrant Children
Inspired by the Sanctuary Movement of the early 1980s, when at least 500 churches offered safe-havens for migrants escaping conflict in Central America, faith leaders today are looking to …
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Joint Winners of Maddox Prize Spoke Out About Science Despite Abuse and Legal Threats
Winners of the prize are those who go above and beyond their obligation in standing up for science.
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Assigning a Cost to BP’s Gulf Oil Spill: Four Years on, Debate Continues
BP has been quick to assert estimates of the amount of oil the Deepwater Horizon spill released are wrong, but slow to offer countervailing evidence.
As Vote Nears, North Dakota Amendment Stirs Debate About More Than Abortion
Money and strategists are shaping a nationally watched campaign amid talk of in vitro fertilization and end-of-life care.
2014 Election Night Coverage With Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez will interview journalists, scholars, politicians and activists around the country about important ballot initiatives and key local and state races.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 2 Million Barrels of Oil Still Trapped on the Ocean Floor After BP Spill, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new study, about 2 million barrels are still trapped on the ocean floor after the 2010 BP oil spill, and …
This Is Not Your Normal School in Ayotzinapa Mexico
The Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero, Mexico, had a long history of student activism well before the 2014 kidnapping of 43 of its students.
Chief Caleen Sisk: It’s All One Big Project
Tribal leaders and river and groundwater protection advocates on Monday, October 27, announced their strong opposition to Proposition 1, Governor Jerry Brown's controversial State Water Bond.
Goliath Gets Bigger: Prop. 1 War Chest Grows to $16.4 million
The big corporate money behind the water bond largely determines who the bond will benefit - billionaires, corporate agribusiness, oil companies and the 1 percent, not the people, fish …