Why care about undocumented immigrants? For one thing, they’ve become vital to key sectors...
These workers play vital roles in the U.S. economy, erecting American buildings, picking American apples and grapes, and taking care of American babies. Oh, and paying American taxes.
Inequality is literally killing us
Again and again, studies show that the richer wealthy Americans become, the shorter the rest of us live.
Why riot? Toward a typology of social unrest
It is not fair to expect oppressed people to answer violence with nonviolence, but it’s what actually works far more often.
Trump’s FCC has paved the way for a giant, local Fox News
Relaxed media consolidation rules have allowed Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Tribune Media, creating a local news behemoth with a conservative bent.
We-are-not-them exceptionalism
The making of a lost generation.
Three years after the first global school strike, signs of the youth climate movement’s...
Instead of succumbing to the challenges of the past few years, young climate activists are learning to adapt and build on their past actions.
Trump’s attack on the freedom of the press
Historically, these 4 techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.
A new bill could help protect the sacred seeds of indigenous people
Clayton Brascoupé has farmed in the red-brown foothills of New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains for more than 45 years. A Mohawk-Anishnaabe originally...
Dinner versus the truth: The problem with Facebook’s content warnings
The decision to prioritize our own comfort and convenience by looking away might feel easier, but it comes at a terrible cost.
There’s nothing more powerful than people taking back democracy
“They might outspend us, but there’s nothing more powerful than people deciding it’s time to take back democracy – and they know it.”