The public school system of a city in Pennsylvania is being turned over entirely to a company.

Red knots, birds that migrate very long distances, are in danger from global heating in several ways at once.

The last independent TV station in Russia is being shut down.

The Prison State of America: prisons are a scheme for forced labor, charging prisoners fees and fines to make them work for companies for a pittance.

The private prison companies lobby for many measures, some explicit and some subtle and indirect, to put more people in prison.

Senator Bernie Sanders: The Trans-Pacific Trade (TPP) Agreement Must Be Defeated.