Thursday, July 17, 2025

Maine becomes first state to ban Native American mascots at public schools and universities

"Our people, communities and understanding and respect for one another are Maine's source of pride, and it is time our symbols reflect that."

Journalist Launches Online Archive to Document Diversity of Rural India

While Sainath is known for his forceful critiques of people in power and the inequality built into contemporary economics and politics, he aims to show the dignity of ordinary people in the face of injustice in "People’s Archive of Rural India."

The time has come for a global minimum wage

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this June. In the wake of a devastating world war, its mission...

How young workers are being exploited in the COVID-19 economy

As employers increasingly look to prey on adolescents, the teens will need more protection rather than less.

The national prison strike is over. Now is the time prisoners are most in...

The fact is that men and women behind bars are in most in danger in the days, weeks and months after they have dared to protest.

Media can’t quit ‘Trump supporters support Trump’ stories

As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn...

Pocahontas is an inspiration, not a racial slur

If Trump were a reader of history, he might know that calling someone “Pocahontas” is actually a compliment, not an insult.

How inequality is killing off humanity

In the U.S., where wealth inequality is extreme and getting worse, the richest .01 percent are wealth-obese.
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Exclusive: Ex-Harvey Weinstein employee breaks silence on her memo that helped take down movie...

Lauren O’Connor was a literary scout at the Weinstein Company who worked closely with Weinstein. In 2015, she penned an internal memo about her boss that would later become famous.