US media can’t think how to fight fires without $1-an-hour prison labor
The main difference: Unlike prison laborers, regular citizens have to be paid more than pittance wages.
The real reason American workers have it so hard
No wonder they’re unhappy. The system is working against them.
How do we cover Iran better in the news? Include more Iranians
“Without an Iranian to parse out information—who truly understands that identity—the American consumer is not getting the story. And their opinions and voting habits will be swayed in a direction that is misinformed.”
How CEOs behave like closet socialists
To deal with the many challenges we face today, the democratic principle must be extended from the political realm to the economic.
Victory for workers: Connecticut passes legislation raising state’s minimum wage to $15
Connecticut now joins New Jersey, Illinois and Maryland by passing a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023.
Climate crisis: What we can learn from indigenous traditions
By ignoring what Indigenous people know about how to protect their forests, we lose potential solutions to the climate crisis.
Scientists Collaborate to Sort Fact from Fiction In Media’s Coverage of Climate Change
Climate Feedback is a global network of scientists who sort fact from fiction in the media’s coverage of climate change.
Our new art ‘appreciation,’ billionaire-style
Fine art has never been more financially lucrative — or less central to our culture.
The deadly cost of pipelines in Native land: Winona LaDuke on missing and murdered...
Indigenous activists say the influx of male workers in Native communities has corresponded with a spike in the kidnapping and murder of indigenous women.
In the New Gilded Age, Social Protest Dominates Academy Awards Ceremony
Oscar winners at the 87th Academy Awards took advantage of their stage time by making statements on behalf of minorities and the discriminated-against. It's being hailed the most politically progressive Oscars ever.