Culture

The bad news is that poverty still exceeds the 11.3 percent rate of 2000 and far too many people are poor in a country that is so rich.

Hillary Clinton seems to be building her campaign more and more on misleading alliances and distasteful attacks.

The persistence of racially biased policing means that unless American policing reckons with its racist roots, it is likely to keep repeating mistakes of the past.

Republican-dominated House in Tennessee voted to strip away $250,000 from Memphis’ bicentennial celebration next year in retaliation for removing the historical monuments.

Pandemic-related lockdowns have increased the risk of violence against women and girls. Many governments have made more resources for survivors available as part of their pandemic-relief efforts, but this assistance can do little to prevent future violence without programs to address its root causes.

It seems the only people not consulted for their perspective were those most powerfully affected by the crisis’ impact – the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction.

For Indigenous peoples, actions must be collective, not only individual.

Hope plus action and investment equals revolutionary muscle. Now is the time for the progressive majority to set the terms of the conversation.

This report analyzed coverage of campaign finance reform on Sunday morning talk shows and four nightly news programs.

As evident by the debates so far, setting rules in advance is not enough. We also need to make sure that breaking those rules is not rewarded.