Democrats vow to oppose Betsy DeVos as education secretary
DeVos is being highly criticized for her lack of experience and her advocacy aimed at privatizing the public education system.
Who’s Driving Climate Denial? Big Companies and Conservative Media
Companies which signed the environmental pact and then gave political donations to climate deniers are PepsiCo, Dupont, Mondelez, Google, AT&T, Verizon and GE.
Sen. Merkley tries to gain access into migrant shelter for kids, but was denied;...
"We still have no idea what’s happening in the detention center where reportedly up to a thousand children are being held, since they refused the senator’s request to go inside.”
It was the rage of the age
Was Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a private research facility in Suffolk County, pivotal to the spread of eugenics through the United States and world?
Blood from Jacksonville is partially on Ron DeSantis’ hands
He should not speak, but rather listen to members of marginalized populations, who he has directly harmed with his policies and rhetoric.
Trump’s trickle-down populism
Trickle-down economics dressed in populist garb is still trickle-down economics.
America wasn’t a ‘gun-loving country’ until a $13.5 billion industry made it so
Historian Pamela Haag’s The Gunning of America refocuses the gun debate on the moguls who made America into the land of guns – and mass shootings.
6-year old Hind Rajab’s final hours: A Gaza tragedy unfolds amidst conflict’s chaos
The search for 6-year-old Hind Rajab in war-torn Gaza culminates in profound sorrow, as her fate intertwines with those of fallen rescue workers.
Looming fascism and the question of hope
Let’s make the most of it, no matter how much hope we have. What we need most of all is not optimism, but determination.
Not fit for purpose: Neoliberalism and Covid 19
At this time of crisis, we will still need to raise our voices to call on governments to use their resources to care for ordinary citizens, not cater to the whims of industry and the wealthy.