Benefits of equality
“Billionaire wealth is surging at the same time that millions face suffering, hardship, and loss of life. This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. Society."
To scam an investigative reporter: The Trump and Woodward interview
It’s clear that Woodward, of course a superb investigative reporter, prepared well for the Trump interviews. He was ready.
Why I’m betting on Millennials, this November 6th
In my thirty-five years of teaching college students, I’ve not encountered a generation as dedicated to making the nation better as this one.
Standing Rock and the return of the nonviolent campaign
There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.
May Day, workers, refugees and the cracks in the left
“Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here.”
NAACP reveals tactics fossil fuel industry uses to manipulate communities of color
The report describes at length the health and financial harms that coal, oil, and gas bring to the communities they cross, and how these harms are disproportionately impacting people of color.
Weight loss drugs go hand-in-hand with junk food industry
Capitalism has built systems of inequality in food, health, and wealth and convinced us that the cause is individual failure, not systemic predication.
Republican Candidates Hate Trump But Will Support Him Anyway
GOP candidates that have previously said a Trump presidency would be devastating are admitting that they would support him if he won the nomination. At least, they're showing solidarity, sort of?
Map shows over 17 million people in US threatened by toxic fossil fuel pollution
"Living in close proximity to oil and gas development is a threat to public health."
RNC finance chair Steve Wynn resigns amid sexual assault accusations
As CEO of Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn allegedly established a pattern of sexual abuse toward his employees over several decades.