Underfunding labor & delivery: A national disgrace that discriminates against women’s & babies’ rights...
Is getting born any less of a right than the “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” set piece that buttresses our opening national gambit?
Searching for Rojava
Rojava’s experiment is no more than a radical democracy, which grew out of a cult of personality. So why is an experiment in direct democracy under siege the best-kept secret in the Middle East?
General Motors to run Ohio, Indiana factories with 100% wind power
“Technology is driving solutions for mobility and safety in our vehicles, as well as the new energy solutions that build them.”
As 2015 Begins, Remember 2014′s Wins
The core message from last year’s elections wasn't that voters embraced the GOP’s right-wing values, it's that they didn’t want to elect namby-pamby Democrats. But there is now a chance to say “yes” to an array of progressive ballot initiatives.
Writing as Resistance
Doomed writers buried their accounts of the Warsaw ghetto in the hope that they could teach whoever unearthed the documents about good, evil, indifference and the importance of the truth as an act of resistance. They have left us a trove of papers on how to construct a life of meaning.
Arturo the World’s Saddest Polar Bear Dies in Captivity
At least 64 captive animals have died at the Mendoza Zoo in the last 7 months, reportedly due to bacteria outbreaks and overcrowding. Arturo died on Sunday due to a “blood circulation imbalance.”
The Bahamas Just Issued a Travel Warning to the United States
A travel warning was issued by the Bahamas about police violence occurring in the United States.
Philando Castile Shooting: What You Should Know
Gov. Dayton has requested that The Department of Justice open an independent investigation into Castile’s death.
Candidates backing Medicare For All come out victorious in primaries
Candidates supporting Medicare For All are beating their party-backed opponents in both red and blues states.
The left is already winning the 2020 presidential race
Democrats are embracing bold progressive policies – and setting the terms of the debate – for the first time in 40 years.







