Wednesday, June 10, 2026

How Consumer Culture Is Killing Citizenship

We live in a society where market values spread without limit, in which we are branding and selling ourselves along with everything else, including public office. How do we stop it?

How Native American children benefit from trauma-informed schools

Students in these communities are disproportionately affected by trauma. When they act out, adults with training ask, “Is there anything I can do to help you?” rather than “Why are you acting this way?”

The real reason American workers have it so hard

No wonder they’re unhappy. The system is working against them.

Associated Press Declared Victory for Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders

Mainstream media is jumping the gun when announcing Hillary is the winning DNC nominee.

How has Covid-19 affected our day-to-day behaviors?

Coronavirus culture has forever changed our social and economic behaviors, and even had a permanent impact on our psyche.

Hanoi Jane will save us all

As most people already know, Jane Fonda at age 81 moved to Washington, DC, and almost immediately began her #FireDrillFridays against climate...

Lawmakers are finally starting to pay attention to the epidemic of missing and murdered...

Lawmakers are moving to pass legislation that would create clearer systems of data collection and response in cases of MMIW.

2018 update: More evidence that half of Americans are in or near poverty

By any rational definition of poverty, half of our country's households are dealing with it.

More than a dozen banks finance gun manufacturers and the assault weapons industry

More than a dozen banks support five of the largest gun manufacturers connected to countless shooting tragedies in America.