Monday, June 15, 2026

The spread of global hate

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?

Breitbart and other right-wing outlets push claims that compare Parkland survivor David Hogg to...

This is just the latest in a string of attacks against the Parkland survivors, who have been maligned by conservative outlets and the National Rifle Association over their calls for stronger gun laws.
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Millions mark international Women’s Day as pandemic deepens inequality, violence around the world

We hear voices from protests in the Philippines, Mexico and Guatemala in a year where women have been disproportionately impacted by rising poverty, unemployment and violence during the pandemic.

Over 120 lawmakers call for an end to restrictions on gun violence research

The lawmakers want changes “that could help prevent gun violence while still protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.”

How to survive us

Young people need real information and analysis, survival skills and resources.

Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica from its site after it ‘fraudulently’ collected data to help...

Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica from its site after the data analytics company openly admitted to helping the "Trump campaign pull off its narrow win in key swing states."

The American Dream is alive and well – in China

In the 21st century, it is time to upgrade our economic model from one of feudal exploitation to a cooperative democracy that recognizes the needs, contributions and inalienable rights of all participants.

Better family planning can improve public health, inequality and the environment

Smaller, more sustainable families would create massive long-term savings and catalyze sustainable development.

Breakfast and beer

The sweeping shift from the $10-billion cereal market to healthier alternatives is, in fact, an enormous, grassroots victory, driven by the organic movement.

The roots of the Capitol insurrection

Allowing them and their followers to distance themselves from what happened would be the kind of strategic blunder we too often see from the centrist wing of the Democratic Party.