Older Americans descend into retirement without a golden parachute
The increasing economic burdens on older Americans are part of the growing rallying cry over wealth inequality among progressives.
New data paint an unpleasant picture of poverty in the US
The bad news is that poverty still exceeds the 11.3 percent rate of 2000 and far too many people are poor in a country that is so rich.
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.
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...
Reporting on global crises like Amazon fires, media need to focus on who’s fighting...
It doesn’t matter so much how many reports corporate media write; if the same people stay at the center of them, the story won’t change.
Student massacre survivors teach the country a lesson
They are embracing one of the strongest currents in United States history: the tradition of youth activism. And they are credited with getting the nation to its tipping point.
How the US treats foreigners reflects our humanity – or lack of it
America has proven that we are capable of greatness, but we are also capable of great darkness.
World Bank ramps up investments to fight climate crisis
"Climate change is an existential threat to the world's poorest and most vulnerable. These new targets demonstrate how seriously we are taking this issue, investing and mobilizing $200 billion over five years to combat climate change."
Valhalla awaits! After white terrorism at Oslo mosque, what if Trump spoke about supremacists...
Why don’t moderate white people denounce the extremists among them?
What is the World? Who are We? What are We Going to do About...
We are better people, individually and collectively, when we reject hubris and embrace humility, and we stand a better chance of making real progress when we better understand the world and our place in it.