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NYC Sues Big Oil for 'Systematically and Intentionally Deceiving New Yorkers'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio visits South Street Seaport as workers erect temporary flood barriers in preparation for potential flooding and a storm surge from Tropical Storm Isaias on August 3, 2020. The interlocking tubes, called Tiger Dams, are installed in areas that were heavily damaged from flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images)

'If You Want to Save the USPS,' Says Watchdog, 'Fire Louis DeJoy'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The entire board and then Mr. DeJoy should be handed their walking papers," said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.). "Their unquestioning support for this postmaster general is unacceptable."

Critics Call Biden Financing Plan a 'Missed Opportunity to End a Harmful US Climate Legacy Abroad'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

This coal power plant of German energy giant RWE is located in Weisweiler. (Photo: Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images)

Campaigners urged the administration to clearly and swiftly commit to ending...

Josh Hawley Casts Lone 'No' Vote on Senate Bill Targeting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) cast the lone dissenting vote as the U.S. Senate voted 94-1 in favor of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act on April 22, 2021. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images)

The Missouri Republican—who helped incite the deadly January 6 Capitol attack—...

Voting Rights Advocates Demand Senate Pass DC Statehood Bill After Historic House Vote

'Existential Moment for Our Country': Cori Bush Leads 90+ Dems in Calling for Abolition of Senate Filibuster

Justice Advocates Blast 'Dishonest and Barbaric' Majority Opinion by Kavanaugh in Juvenile Life Sentence Case

On Earth Day, Climate Justice Alliance Calls on US to Embrace 'Real Solutions' to Planetary Emergency

To Push for 'Big and Bold' Agenda, Bowman to Deliver Progressive Response to Biden's Congressional Address

'The Clock Is Ticking': 300,000+ Tell Biden to Act Boldly Ahead of Climate Summit

Revolving Door Watchdog Gives Biden White House 'B-' on Corporate Capture in First 100 Days

'Exactly the Person We Need': Senate Confirms Civil Rights Champion Vanita Gupta for Key Spot at DOJ

Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of NY Bill to Stop Disenfranchisement of Parolees

Privacy Champions Urge Passage of 'Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale' Act

To Confront 'Systemic Failures,' DOJ Announces Federal Probe Into Minneapolis Police Department

In 'Paradigm Shift,' Manhattan DA Will No Longer Prosecute Prostitution

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She Was A Child

Minutes before the Derek Chauvin verdict, a white cop in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, a black girl in foster care who was threatening another girl with a knife. Many details are unclear - it was reportedly Bryant who called police when older girls were attacking her - but goddamn why can't cops disarm a 16-year-old girl without pumping four shots into her chest within seconds of arriving? Just kidding. We know why.