Yearly Archives: 2021
The beginning of the end for nuclear weapons
Few antiwar activists ever thought they'd see nuclear weapons banned, but thanks to dedicated organizing, a historic UN treaty goes into effect today.
Media allow Republicans to use ‘unity’ as tool of division
The new president seeks bipartisanship, but he is caught between Republicans who want tangible concessions and Democrats who are in no mood to compromise.
Budget chair Sanders dares GOP to criticize him for using reconciliation to ‘protect ordinary...
"You did it, we're gonna do it, but we're gonna do it to protect ordinary people, not just the rich and the powerful."
Biden announces actions to address the growing hunger crisis facing 29 million Americans during...
Biden's actions are described as "equitable emergency economic relief" that would "help Americans persevere through the pandemic," according to a White House statement.
As we heal and move forward, watch out for aftershocks
The Trump presidency may finally be over, but the damage it did will persist and echo—even as President Biden takes rapid action to repair some of his predecessor’s environmental damage.
Two major Pacific Northwest fossil fuel projects dealt massive setbacks in one day
Could this severely dim their prospects of ever moving forward?
Here are Biden’s day one actions on the climate and environment
Hours after his inauguration, Biden signed a total of 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations.
Nonviolent activists laid the groundwork to oppose a coup. They may have saved the...
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
Reports of racial disparities in COVID vaccines distort science
Out of context numbers and percentages only create public misunderstanding of the scientific results.
35 House democrats join Reps. Bush and Pressley in calling on Biden to end...
"We believe that rebuilding the dignity of America requires that we recommit ourselves to the tradition of due process, mercy, and judicial clemency when it comes to matters related to the criminal legal system."