Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ceasar: Grief and challenge

The intersection of guns, drugs, poverty, scant education, substandard health care, high unemployment, and corruption are literally producing conditions that invariably redound the hardest and worst on young people of color.

U.S. and UK reach ‘first of its kind’ agreement on renewable energy and AI

“The United States and the United Kingdom recognize Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform our societies and economies and share a commitment to the role of government action to unlock the opportunities and mitigate the risks arising from the rapid development of these technologies.”

The collective shame of global hunger

An estimated 700 million people go hungry every day.

Americans love youth activism – but only when their children agree with them

Adults use young people far too often as props to take moral stands on issues.

Will San Francisco be the second city to tax extreme CEO-worker pay gaps?

In November 2019, SF voters will decide the fate of a proposed tax on corporations that pay their top exec more than 100 times worker pay.

The Resistance needs better heroes

A movement is defined by its heroes. The Resistance can find better heroes than the ones some of its members have chosen – and it should.

Hollow promises of a better life: Modern day slavery

Like many of the issues facing humanity, modern day slavery demands a coordinated consistent approach, cooperation and commitment, nor just among governments, but between nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations.

New poll indicates Democratic women are most motivated voting group ahead of midterm elections

Experts are hoping that the group "most motivated" to vote above all others will "form the battle lines for this fall’s midterm elections."

America’s great strike waves have shaped the country. We can unleash another.

Erik Loomis’ "A History of America in Ten Strikes" is a powerful reminder of the need for worker militancy.