The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops
The persistence of racially biased policing means that unless American policing reckons with its racist roots, it is likely to keep repeating mistakes of the past.
Chomsky: Arrest of Assange is ‘scandalous’ and highlights shocking extraterritorial reach of US
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke to Noam Chomsky about Assange's arrest, WikiLeaks and American power.
My advice to the class of 2020
The multiple crises we’re facing are opportunities to remake this nation and the world, hopefully into more just societies.
My life with Maus
Or how I was banned (even if in a second-hand way) by a Trumpian world.
How grassroots activists made peace with North Korea possible
The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in Pyongyang this week to discuss the possibility of a peace treaty to end the decades-long conflict dividing the Korean Peninsula.
Alex Jones: There is a plot to install Robert Mueller as ‘the first king...
Jones: “Robert Mueller is attempting to kill the republic”
The shutdown causes some parents to pay twice for child care
Federal employees have child care fees to add to long lists of expenses for households that live paycheck to paycheck.
Goons in Gucci
The richest, most powerful, most privileged people in our land are intentionally savaging the well-being of America's majority and aggressively suppressing the democratic rights that make America, America.
Why America needs a national program of paid sick and family leave
America remains the only major industrialized country without a universal paid leave program.
New Fox News National Poll Shows Bernie Sanders Leading Hillary Clinton
The new poll is the first to show Clinton trailing Sanders. Similar polls show Bernie behind, but closing the gap.