Jerry Brown didn’t invite grassroots activists to his Climate Summit – they came anyway
The youth, indigenous, and climate and environmental justice groups gathered that morning were largely excluded from official programming. So, they created their own.
Happy ThanksGetting Day
This column is just about one tiny example of the unfairness of this current corporate/capitalist system.
How a growing movement made impeachment politically feasible
As momentum for impeachment builds, By the People is working to ensure that Trump’s removal is a truly transformative moment in our history.
The NYT’s six percent solution for student debt
The NYT claims that student loan debt forgiveness already exists.
Making America unsafe again
Whether it’s Russian hackers, deadly viruses, or unscrupulous investors, the Trump administration has made it much easier for some foreign agents to destabilize the United States.
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.
Lift Us Up: Meet the activists on the front lines of the battle for...
We look at the criminalization of black and brown students that has led to what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline.
Australian telecommunications company pays phone bills for volunteer firefighters
"We want to do this to show our thanks to firefighters for their efforts in helping keep communities safe."
The other Mexican migration
Instead of building a senseless border wall to keep people out of the US, our leaders ought to be looking across the border for ideas on how to build a better healthcare system.
Native American communities bear brunt of shutdown with medicine shortages & suspended food programs
Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native communities.








