Thursday, April 23, 2026

Right-wing politicians fear “invasion” of Europe & US by migrants and refugees

Governments like the U.S. are not changing harmful foreign policies that are driving conflict and persecution.

HuffPost and Washington Post Reporters Face Charges in Ferguson

Huffington Post's Ryan Reilly and Washington Post's Wesley Lowery were charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer a year after being detained during the Ferguson riots. This raises troubling questions about press freedom.

Memo to the media: How not to cover the president

What J-School never taught you.

Getting out of poverty shouldn’t be about luck

I grew up poor and undocumented. Here's what I've learned.

How to cover a revolution

The mainstream political press had all but ignored Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her groundbreaking campaign.

#BuyNothing: Greenpeace and partners ask people to make something instead this Black Friday

"With our throwaway lifestyles, we are fueling climate change, pollution and the destruction of people’s homes and irreplaceable natural wonders. MAKE SMTHNG Week offers a fun and creative way out of this wasteful consumerism."

Going to the Daytime Emmys

There was once a literate public. This is gone now, replaced by a vast burlesque.

Koch-funded groups mount PR and media campaign to fight carbon pricing

Worried about momentum for carbon taxes, climate deniers go on attack via right-wing media.

‘Shame on you!’ Protesters interrupt Trump admin promoting coal & fossil fuels at UN...

Protesters at the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, as they interrupted a Trump administration event promoting coal and other fossil fuels.

Bernie Sanders calls out Walt Disney Co. for poverty-level wages

"The time is now to have an economy that works for everyone, not just a handful of billionaires."