Thursday, November 5, 2026

Minneapolis teacher strike brought unity, victory and a reminder of the threats facing public...

Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.

Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’...

Can government programs that provide financial support to parents offset the motherhood penalty in earnings?

These Indigenous women are reclaiming stolen land in the Bay Area

“We want to be able to figure out how to give the land back to Indigenous people.”

Can Native American tribes protect their land if they’re not recognized by the federal...

State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.

How one organization is helping to grow cooperative businesses in New York City

Green Worker Cooperatives nurtures co-op startups in the South Bronx.

Major US outlets withheld reporting on Trump-approved Venezuela raid

Semafor reports leading newsrooms delayed publication after warnings that coverage could endanger U.S. troops.

The retired General who stopped a Wall Street coup

General Smedley Butler blew the whistle on a millionaire-led effort to oust FDR and the New Deal.

The essentials of life

Humanity must find ways to make itself more humane and less human.

Will teachers save our democracy?

A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”

AP Smears Trump

“This AP article is extremely vague about what it is alleging, or who was behind the allegations, but it does provide several hints regarding whether its main sources were from the Trump campaign, or from the Clinton campaign, or both equally.”