Who really pays for corporate subsidies?
Beyond local business, our larger society pays a substantial cost for these subsidies.
The racist origin of the Second Amendment and the rise of black gun ownership
Throughout history gun control laws have been used against people of color.
The ‘jobs for everyone’ fantasy
For the CEOs, soothing talk about a surging economy is a lot easier than actually investing in the country that made them rich.
Building MLK’s beloved community in 2019 and beyond
By taking up positive political and environmental activism, many citizens, in the U.S. and around the world, are still working to make Dr. King’s beloved community a reality.
We need publicly owned utilities
California’s wildfires and blackouts show the dangers of entrusting our power to for-profit corporations.
White nationalism and public health
We can start small—sign a petition calling for equity in health care—and think big as we consider the stakes of the 2020 election.
Nationwide looting and arson as urban poor lose fear and pent-up rage at cops...
Redistribution by another name...
Trump calls Howard Zinn’s work ‘propaganda.’ Hear the legendary historian in his own words.
Zinn believed the opposite, that teaching the unvarnished truth about history was the best way to combat propaganda and unexamined received wisdom.
How the women of Standing Rock inspired the world
“A nation isn’t defeated until the hearts of the women are on the ground.”
We are being out-evolved
As we have anointed our own species Homo sapiens, the wise men, I’d say it’s time to reassess. I’m thinking Stultus homines, Stupid men.