LS Politics Club

Minnesota court says activists can use climate change as a defense in trial The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that four climate activists can use a "necessity defense."

Weapons for Anyone: 
Donald Trump and the Art of the Arms Deal Trump wants to peddle arms to the hottest spots on Earth. It’s one of those stories of the century that somehow never gets treated that way. For an astounding 25 of the past 26 years, the United States has been the leading arms dealer on the planet, at some moments in near monopolistic fashion.

Massacre in Gaza leaves at least 15 dead, more than 700 wounded It marks the single deadliest day in the Israel-Palestine conflict since the 2014 war in Gaza.

Animal Abuse and Violence Against Women Are Linked—and We Need to Talk About It Victims of abuse often find themselves fearing for the safety of their pets. When I was 16, an older boy pinned my arm behind my back, shoved me face-first into a wall, pressed his body against mine and told me to, "Take it back." I'd just made a silly joke at his expense and he wouldn't let me go u...