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Inside story on how one little city slew an oil dragon

December 16, 2014 By John Wojcik

A dragon by the name of Chevron, breathing a fire fueled by Citizens United and $3.1 million in cash, succumbed to the people of the tiny city of Richmond, California.

With #ICantBreathe, new movement for justice inspires

December 15, 2014 By Joe Sims

In response to the police murders of Brown and Garner and the failure of grand juries to return indictments, a new movement for justice has emerged.

Calif. legislature will consider health coverage for undocumented

December 12, 2014 By Marilyn Bechtel

A bill to extend health coverage to all Californians regardless of their immigration status will be among items California's new legislature will consider.

UN officials demand prosecutions for U.S. torture

December 11, 2014 By John Heilprin

All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding must be prosecuted, top U.N. officials said Wednesday.

Subversion contractors an obstacle to U.S.-Cuba ties

December 11, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The focus so far has been on pushing Obama toward changes he is legally authorized to carry out. The missing link, however, may be popular pressure put on Congress.