Women approaching retirement face financial insecurity over healthcare and drug costs
"Those results underscore the reality of an uneven playing field for women in the American economy and the economic opportunity cost after years as mothers and caregivers and not wage-earners."
Is Big Tech too powerful? Chris Hedges & Ramesh Srinivasan debate Twitter & Facebook...
“To allow these companies to essentially function as de facto platforms for censorship and manipulation … harkens back to the way civil liberties were eviscerated in the wake of 9/11.”
10,000 striking John Deere workers demand ‘equitable’ pay & benefits as company sees record...
Thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages.
Why the Washington Post’s Attack on Bernie Sanders is Bunk
Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold says as President Sanders couldn’t get any of his ideas implemented anyway because Congress would reject them. But if Bernie Sanders is elected president, American politics will have been altered, reducing the moneyed interests’ chokehold over the public agenda.
Our movements are greater than Trump
Together, we can build popular power that will effectively challenge the elite power holders.
Delta Airlines helps National Park Service reopen MLK national park amidst the government shutdown
“As we celebrate his life and legacy this holiday weekend, we felt it was important we do our part to ensure that the historical landmarks be accessible to the public."
Native American voting rights take center stage at Standing Rock congressional hearing
In North Dakota, members of Congress will hear testimony about barriers to the ballot box.
‘It’s bad for business:’ CEOs speak out against attacks on reproductive rights, abortion bans
"As anti-choice politicians are escalating attacks on these fundamental freedoms we encourage the entire business community to join us in protecting access to reproductive healthcare in the critical months and years to come."
Benefits of equality
“Billionaire wealth is surging at the same time that millions face suffering, hardship, and loss of life. This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. Society."
Organizers are reeling yet determined following Supreme Court’s dangerous expansion of gun rights
After celebrating the Senate’s gun control legislation, advocates are planning new actions in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on concealed carry.








