The real problem with Bill Gates and neoliberal optimism
The progressive left needs to confront the fact that plutocratic philanthropists like Gates care much more about preserving the systems that continue to multiply their wealth.
Ban of three bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides holds up in EU court
“The Court of Justice has reaffirmed that protecting nature and people’s health takes precedence over the narrow economic interests of powerful multinationals..."
The Clean Transit for America Plan unveiled to Senate
“Too many buses spew dirty diesel. That hurts the workers, that hurts the commuters, that hurts everyone.”
2 Denver police officers suspended for use of force during George Floyd protests
“Once I dispersed the fogger, the female immediately put her window up and put her head down to read her phone. I realized that I made a mistake and walked away from the female and her car.”
Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this...
You might expect the gender ratio of people quoted in the news would mirror the gender split of our society. But that's not the case.
Squad & Co: Unite as a block to downsize Biden’s military budget
This is the moment to demand a substantial cut in military spending that defunds new nuclear weapons.
Senate passes resolution to reinstate pollution standards for methane emissions from oil and gas...
The White House is in full support of the resolution calling it "an urgent and essential step" to protect Americans.
South Africa ends captive lion breeding industry
“It’s a real win for wildlife. I think commitment for change is the most courageous step and the most important one.”
Where the Federal government’s charter school program went wrong
The program gives millions to schools that disrupt rather than improve a system of public education that needs to serve all students.
Clueless Santorum perpetrates ‘second genocide’ of Native Americans
Thus do racists defend “manifest destiny,” the delusion that God endorsed genocide, the greatest single theft of land, freedom and property in history.