How one organization is helping to grow cooperative businesses in New York City
Green Worker Cooperatives nurtures co-op startups in the South Bronx.
Transitional times and the appearance of a new normal
The ‘old normal’ has had its day and is dying.
Nigerian journalist & activist Omoyele Sowore remains jailed for calling for peaceful protests
Journalist and pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore is entering his second month in jail for calling for peaceful nationwide protests against the government....
Americans love youth activism – but only when their children agree with them
Adults use young people far too often as props to take moral stands on issues.
Top 10 Ways Islamic Law Forbids Terrorism
This week Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all counts in the Boston Marathon bombings. However, there was not much Muslim recognizable in his and his brother's style of life. Here are 10 ways that the Tsarnaev brothers broke Muslim law, according to Juan Cole.
Papers owned by oligarchs unsurprisingly oppose a wealth tax
It’s true that judges, particularly those appointed by politicians backed by the wealthy, might put barriers in the way of a wealth tax
Horror at TX detention center: ICE guards separate fathers & sons after they had...
Authorities appear to have reseparated the parents and sons as retaliation for organizing a nonviolent protest.
Father’s lessons
Sometimes the personal overrides the burning political—just before it doubles back to connect. For me, I reflect on this day of my...
Media’s Email Hysteria: Why Are Republicans Exempt?
If a private email account is so shocking to mainstream media, why was there barely any talk about the millions of emails that disappeared during the Bush years? The current hysteria seems to reveal the intense press prejudice against Hillary Clinton by several well-placed Washington journalists.
Why the hell did the New York Times just hire a climate denier?
New columnist Bret Stephens writes drivel as the world burns.







