We need more than ‘thoughts and prayers’
Our political paralysis enables terrorists of any stripe to acquire as many weapons as they want.
Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal plan
Yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his version of a Green New Deal proposal which seems to be the most aggressive plan compared...
I am a 30-year veteran scientist from the US EPA: I can’t afford to...
As scientists, we must stand up for science and ensure that it is not tossed aside in public policy and decision-making.
Solving our financial problems
Does the U.S. have enough assets to solve some of its financial problems?
How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in democracy
John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.
Founding Fathers’ fateful decision gives Trump a free pass; the way to evade removal
While Trump has been acquitted by controlled Republicans, in no sense of the word has he been exonerated.
Monsanto secretly funded glyphosate studies, watchdog finds
"Citizens, media and decision-makers should know who pays for studies on subjects of public interest."
Border Patrol SUV hits Native American man on video
“We do not tolerate misconduct on or off duty and will fully cooperate with all investigations of alleged unlawful conduct by our personnel.”
‘The old order is disappearing:’ How progressive grassroots movements are sweeping the UK &...
"It’s not just the candidates, which is exciting, but there are movements outside the Democratic Party which are competing to take over the Democratic Party."
An all-American nightmare
This is the fate envisioned by the architects of the deportation machine for America’s “tired,” its “poor,” its “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”