Wal-Mart has announced it will raise its minimum wage to $9 an hour in April, and $10 next year, in a move that will impact … Wal-Mart Wage Hike Falls Far Short of Worker DemandsRead more
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U.S. Hegemony at Root of Ukraine Crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Ukraine crisis can be traced to a U.S. refusal to accept any … NewsRead more
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Catholic Bishops Call for End to Fossil Fuels A group of Catholic bishops attending the UN climate talks in Lima, Peru, have called for abandoning … NewsRead more
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New York Says No to Fracking New York has become the first state in the nation with major natural gas deposits to ban the oil … NewsRead more
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1 in 30 U.S. Children are Homeless A new report finds the number of homeless children in the United States surged 8 percent last year … NewsRead more
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Brazil Sending the U.S. a Strong Message About NSA Surveillance Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff doesn’t approve of the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance techniques. She’s … NewsRead more
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The Planet Just Had Its Hottest October On Record The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reports that last October was the hottest October in more than … NewsRead more
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Berkeley becomes the first U.S. city to pass a soda tax Berkeley became the first city in the U.S. to pass a tax on sugary … NewsRead more