Can inequality be hardwired into our DNA?
We need more than a moratorium on making inheritable edits in our genetic code. We need a moratorium on people getting rich off of editing our genes.
The 5 biggest corporate lies about unions
Don’t believe the corporate lies.
Effects of domestic violence during Covid on children mind-set
I hope and wish that all do our very best to protect our kids and children from going through such experiences in the first place.
Trump’s FCC has paved the way for a giant, local Fox News
Relaxed media consolidation rules have allowed Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Tribune Media, creating a local news behemoth with a conservative bent.
Why the common good disappeared (and how we get it back)
The challenge is to turn all this into a new public spiritedness extending to the highest reaches in the land.
Refusing to hide: Migrants find power in caravans
No longer willing to collude in their oppression, Central Americans are coming to the U.S. in the open and en masse.
Trump’s Mexico tariffs are about white nationalism, not trade
There’s nothing “uncontrollable” about people applying for asylum. All the U.S. has to do is meet its obligations under international law.
Iran: How Bolton tricked clueless UK conservatives into confrontation with Tehran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Simon Tisdall at The Guardian explains the difference between Socialist Spain and the disorganized Conservatives in control of U.K....
‘The US culture of violence is reaping what it has sown’
The U.S. is in the midst of an epidemic of mass killings. In the 215 days so far this year, the U.S....
The rich get more aid after floods, new research shows
Wealthier counties receive more federal home buyouts in the wake of natural disasters than poorer areas, regardless of whether or not these...