Saturday, November 7, 2026

Making national parks accessible to native people again

A violent, racist history has kept Native people off their ancestral lands for decades. How can we remove the barriers that still exist today?

America’s recovery depends on an infrastructure of care

We urge members of Congress and the administration to pass permanent paid family and medical leave as part of a larger investment in our nation’s care infrastructure.

The Various Shades of Black… and Green

The hit film of 2018 was Peter Farrelly's Green Book. The film takes place in 1962, and was based on a true story...

How COVID-19 showed America’s dependence on blue-collar workers

These workers are the lifeblood of the nation. They step up every day and keep America running—even during a pandemic.

Bill O’Reilly: “Abolishing the electoral college” is “all about race”

O'Reilly: "The left wants power taken away from the white establishment"

Our future and the survival of humanity

So let us have community. Let us have a more egalitarian society. That way, we can survive.

Getting poorer while working harder: The ‘cliff effect’

In addition to boosting wages, it will take major policy changes, like making child care more universally available and affordable, to offset the skyrocketing costs of living for American workers.

10 good things about a TERRIBLE year

As we head into the new year, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about for 2017.

Hit Piece on Sanders Proposals Relies on Pro-Clinton Economists Mislabeled as ‘Leftists’

NY Times runs hit piece on Sanders and his Medicare-for-all health plan, citing four supposedly independent "left-leaning" economists, all of whom actually worked for the Clinton and/or Obama administrations, are not "left-leaning" and who are actually Clinton backers.

How one cooperative is trying to develop an alternative economy in Oakland

Repaired Nations seeks to build wealth for the Black community in the East Bay through education and empowerment of its residents and youth.