Celebrated to death
Memorial Day is killing us...
Four numbers that show America’s disdain for its most vulnerable people
Now, with a quarter of the population facing economic collapse, the need for a guaranteed income is magnified to a level last seen in the Great Depression.
What is the US.-Mexico border to Indigenous peoples who have lived there?
“The effect of a wall is already in us. It already divides us… It’s a psychological wall.”
Rethinking work—and life
People are rethinking where their story is going and how they can take it in a better direction.
NYT twists stats to insist we need more policing
A position that is, in fact, highly disputed, and worth debunking in detail, since it’s a popular one these days, both in the Times and in other prominent outlets.
After coal, a small Kentucky town builds a healthier, more creative economy
A complex network of local organizations helps neighbors support one another as they rebound from a dying industry.
‘The gig economy’ is the new term for serfdom
Corporate capitalism is establishing a neofeudal serfdom in numerous occupations, a condition in which there are no labor laws, no minimum wage, no benefits, no job security and no regulations.
The stubborn truth about employment and the defense industry
More money, fewer jobs.
California just legalized public banks. Will the rest of the nation follow suit?
The new law promises to take taxpayer money back from Wall Street and reinvest it in communities.
Media forget Afghan plight as US sanctions drive mass famine risk
Afghan citizens have been plunged into a humanitarian crisis due in no small part to U.S. sanctions, but where is the outrage?