Graduating students boo Betsy DeVos during commencement speech
“For someone to come and speak at my commencement that cannot relate to me or know what I have been through is kind of like a slap in the face.”
4 signs we’re winning the battle against Monsanto
It’s no wonder Monsanto can’t wait to hand over the keys to Bayer. Things are getting messy. For consumers and environmentalists, it’s a beautiful mess.
The persecution of Steven Donziger
“Why am I the one being locked up? I helped hold [Chevron] accountable.”
Republicans should never again recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Republicans are not showing loyalty but, rather, clearly exhibiting disloyalty.
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.”
Donald Trump and OJ Simpson
"It can be hard to keep all these clearly guilty sociopaths straight.”
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.
The republican tax sham
The tax plan is dressed up as a way to make America more competitive. But underneath it’s just a typical Republican plan.
Major victory for California cities vs. Monsanto over PCB contamination
PCBs are harmful to humans, wildlife and the environment.
The hidden link between corporate greed and inflation
Don’t fall for the fear mongering about inflation. The real culprit here is corporate power.