Do good fences make good neighbors?
Why do we feverishly build more walls when they offer us less and less protection?
How a growing movement made impeachment politically feasible
As momentum for impeachment builds, By the People is working to ensure that Trump’s removal is a truly transformative moment in our history.
3 big ways that the US will change over the next decade
Hispanics and the other racial minorities will be the country’s main demographic engine of population change in future years; this is the most significant demographic change Americans will see.
Remembering Rev. Richard Deats, a life-long peace movement leader and influential teacher of nonviolence
A prolific writer and speaker, Rev. Deats strengthened grassroots movements by leading nonviolent action trainings in conflict zones around the world.
A huge victory for online privacy advocates
As AT&T and Time Warner plan to merge, new FCC rules on broadband privacy show how today “Big Media” also means “Big Data.”
Bill O’Reilly laughs at United Airlines passenger who was forcibly removed from plane
"I shouldn't be laughing, but it's just so bizarre."
American Journalism’s Ideology: Why the ‘Liberal’ Media Is Fundamentalist
If we were to step back from the diversionary label of journalism and evaluate the deeper ideological commitments that shape mainstream news, what are they really? Robert Jensen evaluates an organization’s coverage of environmental news.
Stephen Colbert raises $1 million for Puerto Rican disaster relief
Colbert managed to continue raising awareness for the hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico while raising $1 million in less than a week.
Dialogue: Women’s March leaders on anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism & more
Teresa Shook, one of the founders of the Women’s March movement, called for the removal of the four national co-chairs and accused them of allowing “anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric to become a part of the platform.”
Economy boom? Nearly half of all Americans still struggle to pay their bills
The 'booming economy' has done “little to narrow the persistent economic disparities by race, education, and geography.”