A Christmas confession
The U.S. economy depends on consumers consuming and the earth depends on us not consuming.
The personal is still political – and it’s planetary, too
I had an abortion and now I'm not ashamed.
The press is essential, whether presidents like it or not
If you want to make journalism better, subscribe to your local paper.
Striking West Virginia teachers revive a proud labor heritage
After nine days on strike, the teachers won!
Emilio Gutierrez Soto and the fight to protect journalists
Democracy depends on a vigorous free press, and it is up to all of us to demand it, and to defend it.
Martin Luther King, Jr., internationalist
His outlook went well beyond our borders.
“Libs of TikTok” and the right’s war on public education
This seems like the ultimate end game of all these attacks on public education.
Could ISIL Be Strengthened by U.S., French, Russian Bombing?
A conversation with longtime journalist Abdel Bari Atwan about how the bombings could backfire and help grow the Islamic State.
Rolling Up Some Common Sense with Willie Nelson
With legalization in some states, the prohibition on marijuana has ended and Willie Nelson is leading the way for weed quality and social responsibility with his own brand.
Trump’s war on the courts, the press, and the states
Trump doesn’t want any resistance. He wants total control.