McCarthyism, then and now
When it comes to this era’s McCarthyism, don’t for a moment think that the debt ceiling is the only ceiling that could end up in the dust of history.
Sanders proposes ‘New Deal for journalism’ to ensure media serves public interest
His proposal to ensure the news media acts in the interest of the general public and not wealthy corporations and powerful interest groups.
Asking the oppressed to be nonviolent is an impossible standard that ignores history
"Only after the threat of black violence emerged did civil rights legislation move to the forefront of the national agenda."
The lesson we need to teach our nation’s rich
We will not let your wealth come at the expense of our children’s future.
Investigation shows rail giant donated to Ohio governor a month before toxic crash
If Norfolk Southern "can pay for lobbyists and politicians, they can pay to clean up the mess they made in our community," said one local group.
Northwest climate activists fight a new front in the movement to stop fossil fuels
Climate groups and Indigenous nations are working to add the GTN Xpress pipeline expansion to a long list of defeated fossil fuel transportation projects in the Northwest.
A realistic ‘energy transition’ is to get better at using less of it
Being an early adopter of solar technology has given me personal insight into some of the practical limitations and difficulties of the energy transition.
Comic relief from Mike Pence, as if delusion, deflection, and cowardice will redeem lost...
Pence looks more like the walking, even staggering dead, having now neutralized his one and only courageous Senate action.
‘Egregious’: DOL finds US meatpacking plants illegally employed 100+ children
The federal probe revealed that Packers Sanitation Services had children as young as 13 "working with hazardous chemicals and cleaning meat processing equipment including back saws, brisket saws, and head splitters."
Electric ‘wallpaper’ could warm homes with radiant heat
Offering a more sustainable heating solution could help more homes transition away from gas-powered heat sources and help the UK move toward its climate goals.