7 Million Graduates Not Paying Student Loans
In 2016, former students are being burdened by student loan debt stronger than ever before. It is time to make a change.
‘My Flag’s Bigger Than Yours’ and Other Patriotic Myths
Some say the Democrats flipped the script at last month's convention by recapturing the flag from Republicans. The thing is, writes Lynn Sherr, that stuff belongs to all of us.
2020 Vision: Four Steps to Get There
The progressive vision for 2020 is focused on the needs of average working people, on the strength of society rather than on winner-take-all individualism, on the cooperative efforts of underpaid people who have been forced out of the middle class.
WikiLeaks: Alcohol Industry Bribed Congress To Denounce Cannabis
Newly leaked information reveals that officials in some of the top alcohol companies in America spent money on persuading members of Congress to pay attention to the alleged problem of “marijuana-impaired driving."
The Greatest Show on Earth
How Billions of Words, Tweets, Insults, and Polls Blot Out Reality in Campaign 2016
Chicago Officials Release Footage Showing Police Misconduct That Led To Unarmed Black Teen’s Death
A police review chief called the footage "shocking and disturbing.”
The Quiet Revolution
In areas where things like fresh water and electricity that most North Americans take for granted are still luxuries a revolution quietly continues, providing some hope for the future.
Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony Reminds World That Climate Change is Very Real
The Opening Ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games centered on climate change and its effects.
Will Trump ‘Pull a Palin,’ Jump Overboard to Avoid Epic Shipwreck?
“Trump will never lack for defensive justifications, whatever he does and whatever happens to him.”
Pan African Parliament Endorses Ban on FGM
Pan-African Parliament (PAP) representatives and the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) put forth a movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM).