Wednesday, October 22, 2025

This shelter gives homeless people what they really need – long-term jobs

The Fort Worth program focuses on building a strong foundation for guests to successfully end their homelessness.

NYT remembers David Koch more as ‘philanthropist’ than polluter

An obituary should memorialize a person, but some people’s legacies are darker than dinosaur exhibits.

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...
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Juneteenth: A celebration of black liberation & day to remember “horrific system that was...

Juneteenth is “much more complicated and much more complex than is traditionally presented,” increased recognition of the day “provides an opportunity to have a thorough remembrance of this horrific system that was slavery.”

“Not enough’: Critics say Walmart must go beyond corporate pr and half-measures on guns

Gun control groups on Tuesday praised Walmart after the company announced it would no longer sell certain firearm ammunition and would reduce its gun...

‘Shame on Uber:’ Drivers on strike worldwide protesting ‘poverty wages’

"This is an act of solidarity with drivers across the country, and really across the world, who are suffering with poverty wages."

How to face right-wing violence while defending the election — a conversation with George...

As Americans prepare to stop a coup, concerns for safety are rising. Longtime trainer George Lakey offers lessons on overcoming fear and minimizing violence.

Fighting for America’s soul

Progressives are fighting to save the values and institutions on which their country was founded.

Photo essay: Eight reasons students walked out over gun laws

“All of these students will be voting in the next four years. We will be in the driver’s seat.”

Ivanka—Silence is Betrayal…and Judaism is More than Keeping Kosher

Consider Rabbi Heschel’s humble words on his return from the civil rights march on Selma; “I felt my legs were praying.”