A regime of austerity versus the common good
Today's Powers that Be (economic, political and media) are wrongly forcing a regime of austerity on our nation.
Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the first person to understand climate change — more than...
As the world burns — and as kids sound the alarm — the original environmental scientist is worth revisiting.
Why the time-honored White House protest needs defending
There is a lot for us to do, and unless we have public space, we can’t do the work of building a different kind of society and a different kind of world.
There’s fake news on your television, too
There’s fake news on your television, too. And there’s about to be more of it, unless something is done to stop an upcoming merger.
Mainstream media’s moral cowardice: Time for the Times (and everyone else) to stand against...
In covering Trump, media too often defaults to lazy what-aboutism. History tells us cowardice will be punished.
6 reasons for hope in Trump times
First, Donald Trump has been a giant wake-up call that we can’t take democracy for granted.
10 indigenous people whose statues should replace Columbus’
Who should we be honoring?
From excess to simplicity of living and social justice
As the global crises grow and deepen, there are signs, tentative but strong, that such a collective shift is underway; a growing awareness that something fundamental needs to change
You’re fired!
With his Muslim ban, Trump lets a longtime public servant go.
Chris Hedges explains the importance of ‘robust’ public broadcasting
Hedges elaborates on why airtime for these “dissident voices” is more crucial than ever before.