Hillary Clinton and the Choice (commentary on her acceptance speech)

By Robert Borosage Here are some take-aways from last night: 1. Clinton’s Populist Embrace Clinton clearly sought to embrace the Continue reading →

World’s largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case

In a potential landmark legal case, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR), a constitutional body with the Continue reading →

Finding Comic Relief among the 2016 Election Debris

By Robert A. Vella No matter who wins, the 2016 presidential election will go down as one of the most Continue reading →

Last charges dropped in case over Planned Parenthood videos

HOUSTON — Texas prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the last remaining charges against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos Continue reading →

State AGs Shut Down ‘GOP Extremist’ Attempt To Block Big Oil Fraud Probe

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) will have to do more than issue subpoenas if he wants state attorneys general and environmental groups Continue reading →

Clinton friend McAuliffe says Clinton will flip on TPP, then walks it back

PHILADELPHIA — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, longtime best friend to the Clintons, said Tuesday that he believes Hillary Clinton will Continue reading →

Stat of the Day: Kuwait hits 54 °C (129.2 °F), possibly highest temp recorded in Eastern Hemisphere

Last Thursday, the Kuwaiti city of Mitrabah reached a temperature of 54 degrees Celsius (129.2 degrees Fahrenheit).  The U.N.’s weather Continue reading →

Texas, facing a lawsuit, makes it easier for U.S.-born children of immigrants to get birth certificates

Last year, a group of Central American and Mexican immigrant parents sued Texas in federal court, claiming that the state Continue reading →