A nation of the walking dead
The corporate state will expand our access to a variety of opioids and numbing situations to temporarily alleviate our stress, financial dislocations, depression and anxiety.
As if it couldn’t get worse, Trump budget would cut all funding for arts,...
The White House says the cuts are part of the elimination of "wasteful or unnecessary spending."
How collectives are empowering people to understand the tricky financial side of life
Removing the taboo around talking about money, two collectives are helping people work toward securing their financial well-being.
As Coasts Flood, Why Isn’t the Corporate Press Asking Candidates About Climate Change?
It is also possible that corporate capitalism, which both runs the candidates and runs the so-called “news” companies, is about as good at dealing with a rapidly changing environment as the dodo was.
Transitional times and the appearance of a new normal
The ‘old normal’ has had its day and is dying.
How the spirit of the indigenous occupation of Alcatraz lives on, 50 years later
In 1969, indigenous activists occupied Alcatraz Island, demanding that their treaties be honored. Fifty years later, they’re still fighting.
Renters get one step closer to home ownership with this innovative program
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 14
15 groups account for nearly all dark money, Trump claim Democrats rigged hurricane death toll, Bezos commits fraction of $163B fortune to help homeless, and more.
EU investigates Meta for addictive effect social media has on children
The European Commission—the executive arm of the EU—opened “formal proceedings” against Meta last week to see if the company violated the Digital Services Act’s (DSA) protections for minors.
Spurned reporters should dump Trump briefings and turn to investigative journalism
We need less advertising (or “public relations” in some versions), and a helluva lot more journalism these days.