Train derailment leads to toxic chemical exposure in Ohio
"Experts are voicing doubt that the pollution levels are safe for humans, animals, and natural environments in the area."
Harnessing the enormous untapped power of celebrity to help social movements
Organizers should recognize that many performers come from creative subcultures which are generally progressive and bohemian, or from countercultures that celebrate non-market values.
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Civilization at risk?
Is frenzied religiosity a luxury that democracy, let alone civilized order can no longer...
Hypocrisy prize winner: a compassion-, life-inspired faith now hawks an intolerant parade of death trips
Though quests for religious...
Sanders-Warren plan would tax the rich to increase social security by $2,400 a year
"Right now, a Wall Street CEO who makes $30 million pays the same amount into Social Security as someone who makes $160,000 a year," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Our bill puts an end to that absurdity."
Mental health illness: a global tragedy by design
The world we are living in, with its constant noise, demands and pressures; the destructive ideologies, divisions and unjust systems, works against such inner quiet and mental well-being.
Enbridge paid millions to Minnesota police and government agencies to quell Line 3 pipeline...
“Law enforcement is supposed to protect and serve the people. They work for Enbridge.”
The dark side of sports stadiums
When it comes to stadium deals, the only winners are billionaires.
How books can be used to build up America or to divide it
The assault on classroom libraries represents one front in DeSantis’s scorched-earth campaign to divide communities and marginalize certain Americans.
‘We’re feeding the kids’: Minnesota House passes universal school meals bill
"We give every kid in our school a desk. There are lots of kids out there that can afford to buy a desk, but they get a desk because they go to school," said the Democratic author of the bill, pushing back against GOP means-testing canards.