Who really pays for corporate subsidies?
Beyond local business, our larger society pays a substantial cost for these subsidies.
Trump declares war on the media; a monumental mistake he will soon regret
Is he so arrogant and clueless that he doesn’t fathom the tremendous power that the media possesses and the massive damage that it can inflict on his presidency?
What LA teachers tell us about rising inequality
We ought to see their struggle as “a strike for democracy – against the plans of a tiny clique of billionaires to unilaterally impose their vision for the world.”
The quality (or inequality) of life
Poverty in history’s richest nation.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
America’s Shkreli problem
What, if anything, does Martin Shkreli’s downfall tell us about modern America?
When comedian Dick Gregory tried to bust the word
One afternoon in New York City in the spring of 1964, I marched at the head of a small civil rights demonstration,...
Burn the Barbies, pause the pink
The highly anticipated live-action film starring Margot Robbie is an attempt to redeem the problematic toy. But it’s really just an expensive ad campaign for an outdated doll.
Blistering U.N. report: Trump administration’s policies designed to worsen poverty & inequality
40 million Americans live in poverty, and 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty.
From fringe idea to law of the land — a look inside the creativity...
Beautiful Trouble examines the principles and theories guiding this growing insurrection in defense of Black lives.