The terrorism of politicized religious zealots – where the ‘sacred’ end justifies ‘absolutist’ means
When absolutes wither, so would the politicized weaponization of “faith alone” that rejects compromise or demonizes dissenters as sinful.
An unlikely city in the South could be home to a public education renaissance
Advocates for school improvement in Jackson, Mississippi, want investments in education infrastructure, not more charter schools and privatization.
Living in an age of desire and anxiety
What is causing this epidemic?
Los Angeles changes Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
“This gesture of replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day is a very small step in apologizing and in making amends.”
Red alert: The First Amendment is in danger
If anyone believes that under the First Amendment gagging the media can’t happen here, the answer is that it already has.
There’s a way to make corporations work for workers, too
Citizens have the right, and arguably the responsibility, to change the rules under which corporations operate.
Inequality is feeding America
It's time to treat all farm workers with the respect due to the people who really are essential to our food security.
NBA Superstar Ray Allen to Open Organic Fast-Food Restaurant
Ray Allen and his wife, Shannon Allen, are launching an organic fast-food restaurant in Miami called Grown.
Why are there more mass killings on Trump’s watch than before?
If there are more right-wing extremists, then the Trump rhetoric is promoting their violent acts, not dissuading them.
Staying hopeful in turbulent times
Which is why we have to keep up the fight even when feeling deeply discouraged.