Rethinking work—and life
People are rethinking where their story is going and how they can take it in a better direction.
Marijuana is on the ballot in four states, but legalization may soon stall, researchers...
Strong public support and successive waves of state-level legalization in election years has led many policy analysts to argue that marijuana has reached a tipping point in the United States.
All life is created equal
Our task going forward must be to learn how to preserve and protect our planet, making it fair and equal, so that all of us – men and women and children of all races and colors – shall not perish from the Earth.
How the wealthy destroy public schools, one gift at a time
They’re certainly doing a good job of burning down public education.
Carmelo Anthony Issues A Powerful Plea To Fellow Athletes In The Wake Of Violence
"We can't worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or going to look at us crazy."
Both-sidesing democracy to death
Six months later, Trump has solidified his grip on the right, and elite journalists have largely returned to their perfunctory both-sides reporting.
Amped-up Age of Anxiety weaponized into Age of Nostalgia
Today, alas, confirms the truth of Pete Hamill’s quip, “The most powerful force in American politics is not anger, it's nostalgia.”
Readers didn’t give up on local news. Corporations did.
It’s not that people have given up on local news, but that corporate-owned papers did.
Demanding House vote on net neutrality, open internet defenders gear up for nationwide day...
"The overwhelming majority of Americans understand that strong net neutrality rules are the prerequisite for an open and citizen-friendly internet."
When less is more
We must look critically at all the forms of consumption that could be eliminated to the ultimate benefit of all.