Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Actor Mark Ruffalo Joins Activists In ND To Protest Dakota Access Pipeline

Ruffalo opposes the DAPL and says Leonardo DiCaprio is likely to soon join him in North Dakota.

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.

Everybody does better when everybody does better

Populism – neither right nor left, Republican or Democrat – it is not based on ideology, but on two gut-level fundamentals.

“In this together”: Vietnam and New Zealand in the time of social distancing

One thing that’s striking about the examples being set by both Vietnam and New Zealand is how important social solidarity has been to successfully confronting this highly contagious disease.

Surprised? Donald Trump’s First Television Ad Focuses on Immigration

Trump's ad continues with his policy stance on immigration, specifically in regards to Muslims.

How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’

A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.

Life without limits: The delusions of technological fundamentalism

Playing god got us into this trouble and more of the same won't get us out.

Beyond the illusion of human rights

As precious as they are, “rights” can no longer protect us against the environmental, political, and economic degradation engendered by today’s global system.

How to argue with gun nuts

Understand that pro-gun advocates almost never argue the merits of specific legislation.
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‘What to the slave is the 4th of July?’: James Earl Jones reads Frederick...

On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.”