How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality
For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...
College Bowl Games Become Corporate Money Games
College football bowl games are just another piece of our culture that's been purchased for the enrichment of corporate interests. Where did team spirit go?
Emilio Gutierrez Soto and the fight to protect journalists
Democracy depends on a vigorous free press, and it is up to all of us to demand it, and to defend it.
Facebook is no friend to democracy
If democracy is to survive in this brave new world, mass movements of people will need to organize together to restrain these corporate behemoths and protect our digital commons.
How rising inequality is stalling economies by crippling demand
A new agenda is needed. We have to recognize that economic growth inevitably involves economic transformation, based on innovation and technological change.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Monsanto found guilty, widespread sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, who Democrats are listening to, and more.
Rising politics of intolerance and the need for unity
Division in any form, including nationalism, and competition go against human nature.
Protest has helped define the first two decades of the 21st century – here’s...
The fortunes of popular protest may well depend on whether the collective leadership of the movements can provide answers to it.
Trump, the GOP and Media Pivot to ‘Normal’
Now that he has clinched the nomination, here comes the effort to shape Donald Trump’s image as a regular guy. But he remains “an existential threat.”
WATCH: Report Back on Militarized Police Raid of DAPL Resistance Camp
"Yesterday was a really shameful moment for this country and where we stand."