Bring awareness and demand change: Immigrant families being forced to separate
Let's raise awareness, and demand change, of the tactics the Trump administration is utilizing when dealing with immigrant families.
Standing Rock’s surprising legacy: A push for public banks
A public bank is an institution owned by a governmental body, funded with taxpayer money, and mandated to serve the public interest.
What American media won’t tell us about the Putin/XI Meeting, Part II
An authoritarian approach to such a threat can never work – democracies have to lead.
Death by inequality: Poverty and racism are killing America’s children
While inequality makes the problem worse, the growing political power of the wealthy makes it more difficult to find solutions.
9 Black labor leaders and advocates reflect on the pandemic and what comes next
We asked nine leading Black labor organizers and policy advocates how to advance racial equity in the Covid recovery—and beyond. Here are their responses.
The terrorism of politicized religious zealots – where the ‘sacred’ end justifies ‘absolutist’ means
When absolutes wither, so would the politicized weaponization of “faith alone” that rejects compromise or demonizes dissenters as sinful.
Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans
Tribes – with celebrity help – are mobilizing members ahead of midterms.
Four numbers that show America’s disdain for its most vulnerable people
Now, with a quarter of the population facing economic collapse, the need for a guaranteed income is magnified to a level last seen in the Great Depression.
On Father’s Day: Poor Alphonse
“But other men were not my father. He never once stopped loving me his entire life.”
5 tips on how to talk climate change this holiday season
The trick is to use patience, tolerance, an optimistic tone – and last, but not least, a keen understanding of your audience – to nudge your climate-skeptic sister or father-in-law.