How to talk to your climate denier uncle this Thanksgiving
“Making America great again means denying Chinese hoaxes.”
A year of Resistance – and why I’m hopeful for 2018
Americans from all walks of life are now awake to the threats this administration poses to our democracy, our health, our climate and basic human rights.
Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica from its site after it ‘fraudulently’ collected data to help...
Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica from its site after the data analytics company openly admitted to helping the "Trump campaign pull off its narrow win in key swing states."
Ranks of notorious hate group include active-duty military
The involvement of current or former service members – often with sophisticated weapons training – in white supremacist groups has long been a concern.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 26
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, UN condemns U.S. for lack of universal health care, Montana judge restores grizzly bears' protection, and more.
Trump escalates economic attack on Cuba, banning Americans from educational, cultural trips
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed the ban is in retaliation for Cuba “providing a communist foothold in the region and propping up U.S. adversaries in places like Venezuela and Nicaragua.”
Should we worry about income gaps within or between countries?
At the beginning of classes every autumn, I tease my students with the following question: Is it better to be poor in...
SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own words
While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.
How has Covid-19 affected our day-to-day behaviors?
Coronavirus culture has forever changed our social and economic behaviors, and even had a permanent impact on our psyche.
The population implosion
A look at the changing global population.