NYC students strike to demand racial equity in nation’s largest—and most segregated—school district
“We, the students, have had enough. It is past time to integrate our school system, and we will not relent until the adults stop acting like children.”
‘Populist’ Trump punks his fans
In Trump's economy, there will be winners and – as he would say – losers. Can you guess which the bankers will be?
Courts to decide fate of climate lawsuits brought against fossil fuel companies by California...
“Fossil fuel companies knew 40 years ago that their products would lead to stronger storms, rising seas, larger wildfires, and other climate disasters."
Trump fires attorney general
The last president to fire an attorney general was Richard Nixon.
Let’s have a wealth tax to fund Medicare for All
The total amount of tax would be $8.426 trillion. At present, the federal government spends $4.407 trillion annually. The wealth tax would be nearly twice as large.
GOP and corporate Dems gain when Democrats run against Putin
Echoing the racket of blaming Russia for the U.S.' severe shortages of democracy plays into the hands of Republicans and corporate Democrats eager to block progressive momentum.
It’s time for Americans to fight like hell against the fascists that have infiltrated...
Even though it and our Constitution are still intact and working, they are under constant attack by these forces of evil.
For Future Summer Olympics, Climate Change Is No Game
At the U.S. Olympic marathon trials held in Los Angeles to choose the team for the Rio Olympic Games this year, 30 percent of the runners dropped out of the race due to the heat. It will be even worse 4 years from now.
‘Terrifying’: Rapid loss of biodiversity placing global food supplies at risk of ‘irreversible collapse’
"This should be at the top of every news bulletin and every government's agenda around the world."
What’s happened to ‘America the Beautiful?’ Autocracy, MAGA, ICE, heartless cruelty
It’s now become a country that seems to have lost its heart and soul, and is like a barren likeness of its former self.