Republican contradictions
Is it the anti-government nihilist position or the fascist position?
Fight for 15 day of action targets McDonald’s
“We are nothing without food workers. Period. I’m so thankful that you all are doing this because it’s important that we really talk about McDonald’s specifically.”
Funding of human needs must be front and center: Coalition asks presidential candidates to...
We need bold leadership to break the hold of what President Eisenhower deemed 'the military-industrial complex.'"
VIDEO: 6 Times U.S. Government Excluded Millions Based on Race or Religion
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other bigots on the far right are nothing new in American history.
Voter Asks Ben Carson: If You’re So Smart, Why Don’t You Accept Climate Change?
At his town hall meeting in Iowa City, Ben Carson was asked why he does not publicly accept climate change to which Carson replies climate science is “politicized.”
AOC and Bernie urge Senate to provide safer military cleanup for Puerto Rico
“After decades of bombing exercises by our military resulted in severe harm to Vieques, we owe it to our fellow U.S. citizens on the island to clean up after ourselves in a safe, responsible way.”
Air pollution now linked to degenerative eye disease and mental health problems in children
“While causation cannot be proved, this work suggests substantial morbidity from mental disorders could be avoided with improved air quality."
The double crisis of US foreign policy
U.S. hegemony is increasingly fragile, while U.S. exceptionalism is increasingly unsupportable.
Obama’s Nomination Insurance for Plutocracy
Obama can call Garland moderate and Republicans can call him liberal, but on the most important question of 2016 he is neither.
My breast cancer journey revealed the flaws of an unjust health system
Our ability to care for ourselves during a health crisis should not be dependent on generous employers or on our zip code.