Saturday, April 20, 2024

9 conservative myths about corporations

Capitalism and corporations are only as good as we design the system to be.

Survival of the richest

Real people in the real world, those not at the top, have experienced a decade of ever greater instability, while the inequality gap of this beyond-gilded age is sure to shape a truly messy world ahead.

As far right storms Capitol, media need to look at their own role in...

“Responsibility for this act of sedition lies squarely with the president, who has shown that his continued tenure in office poses a grave threat to U.S. democracy.”
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As camp fire death toll rises, meet the prisoners making $1 an hour to...

They make just a dollar an hour battling on the front lines but are rarely eligible to get jobs as firefighters after their release.

The right of return: Will Syria’s refugees be able to rebuild their country?

Western media continues to lend legitimacy to the extremists who have rampaged through Syria for 6 years.

US mass killers crucially abetted by nuts who won’t ban assault weapons and high-capacity...

If we don’t permit people to buy bombs and hand-held wire-guided anti-aircraft rockets, why do we permit them to buy semi-automatic assault rifles?

A shiny new tool to pad profits: Stealing

One entire group being victimized by corporate thieves are the 4.3 million Americans who make up our “tipped workforce.”

Late summer ’70

It is difficult for folks who live in a country that had never been invaded or occupied before, to suddenly rev up the passion needed for such action.

Can community schools rescue a ‘troubled’ district?

A contentious contract negotiation between teachers and a district in the Washington D.C. suburbs could foretell whether a transformative strategy for school improvement can dislodge entrenched leadership practices.

How can we build a better world?

Instead of insisting on capitalism, I think we should focus on how we can make compassion for others a centerpiece of our society.