Child poverty in the US could be slashed by monthly payments to parents—an idea...
Fifty years later, Congress and the nation are again debating a major boost in government support for families with children.
Bill McKibben: Green New Deal is a chance to ‘remake not just a broken...
"...if we don’t get action really soon, if we let it stretch out, those are the decades that will finish the work of breaking the planet. It’s why the urgency of something like the Green New Deal is so crucial."
Arizona’s uprising teachers build bridges, not walls
“It’s tough for those in power to penetrate these alliances.”
Media must stop asking youth activists to ‘save the world’
Why should it be the responsibility of teenagers to “save the world” in the first place?
Who polices the immigration police?
Claims of unjust arrests by ICE agents and cops often disappear into an overwhelmed immigration court system.
We are being out-evolved
As we have anointed our own species Homo sapiens, the wise men, I’d say it’s time to reassess. I’m thinking Stultus homines, Stupid men.
Picture the United States without student debt
Cancelling all student debt in this country would create millions of new jobs and increase the nation’s GDP. We can't afford NOT to do this.
How a black farming community found justice
Shirley Sherrod co-founded New Communities, a Black farming community in rural Georgia. But at one time, she wanted to leave farming far...
Peace Congress replaces Trump military parade on November 10 in Washington, DC
End U.S. wars at home and abroad. Reclaim Armistice Day.
The war on women: The view from China
Today, however, rather than seeing women as a key driver of economic advancement, China’s leaders have been cracking down on the feminist movement. Leta Hong Fincher, a scholar on women in China, explains why.