The government is expanding its social media surveillance capabilities
But social media monitoring programs and the algorithms that power them aren’t effective — and may be discriminatory.
Save our endangered cartoonists
Right before our eyes, an invaluable American species is fast disappearing from view: Kartoonus Amerikanas.
These are the newspaper...
The new age of protest
Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the...
US media can’t think how to fight fires without $1-an-hour prison labor
The main difference: Unlike prison laborers, regular citizens have to be paid more than pittance wages.
‘A Thurgood Marshall Plan for Public Education:’ Bernie Sanders unveils 10-point education plan
"The United States, as the wealthiest country in history, should have the best education system in the world...sadly, that is not the case today."
Trophy hunting – can it really be justified by ‘conservation benefits’?
Killing animals for fun is an activity which divides opinion. It can also be a highly emotive issue, with high profile cases...
Why retirement insecurity is the new American epidemic
Under the current, broken system, the rich feather their own nests at everyone else’s expense.
Burning books (or rather book companies)
Think of this as the modern capitalist version of burning books, though as with those fossil-fuel companies, it is, in reality, more like burning the future.
What is the World? Who are We? What are We Going to do About...
We are better people, individually and collectively, when we reject hubris and embrace humility, and we stand a better chance of making real progress when we better understand the world and our place in it.
‘Tired of being unsupported and messed with,’ teachers stage a bold protest that scores...
“Teachers want to have fair ways for us to ensure the public education system continues to provide access to well-supported schools for all kids.”