Change and decay: A time of transition
Ancient divisions are being strengthened, new divisions fermented, injustices highlighted; under the action of cleavage all are being drawn to the polluted surface of human affairs.
ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members
ALEC has remained conspicuously silent about the dangerous and racist statements and ties of its legislative leaders.
NRA President-elect Oliver North smears Parkland survivors as criminals
“What they did very successfully with a frontal assault, and now intimidation and harassment and lawbreaking, is they confused the American people.”
3 creative solutions to protect water, wildlife, and a warming city
In the heat zone of Louisville, Kentucky, 170 residents have been trained as “citizen foresters.”
Yale law students protest alum Brett Kavanaugh, demand investigation of sexual assault allegations
Yale students will “continue speaking out, speaking to the press, until we feel there is a full and fair investigation.”
How Cuba beat the pandemic: From developing new vaccines to sending doctors overseas to...
For decades, Cuba has heavily invested in its medical and pharmaceutical system, in part because of the six-decade-old U.S. embargo.
Making American journalism great and different
The same miserable mob that mauled Main Street banks has plundered and pillaged newspapers across the country.
$1 an hour to fight largest fire in CA history: Are prison firefighting programs...
According to some estimates, California avoids spending about $80-$100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.
2020 has shown us the way forward
A new kind of social justice movement has risen above the misery of 2020, and it has taken root in our common humanity.
UN rights chief: Trump’s attack on press is “dangerous”
“Freedom of expression must be located within the domain of the law and take into consideration national interests and peace.”