Congresswoman Jayapal misses the mark by saying Biden deserves an ‘A’ grade
To effectively confront the enormous problems facing our country and world, progressives need to soberly assess everything—good, bad and mixed.
Former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating rights of George Floyd
All four defendants were charged with deprivation of rights under color of law by willfully failing to aid Floyd, who was “in clear need of medical care.”
GDP versus lasting growth
What matters to individuals everywhere is not GDP growth, what matters, is the creation of happy, harmonious societies.
Appalling surge of anti-Asian violence—with historic roots
If ferocity against law-abiding citizens doesn’t quality as anti-American terrorism, the term needs rethinking.
Bill, Melinda, and the burden of grand fortune
All relationships, not just romantic couplings, tend to be twisted by wealth.
Pay a living wage or ‘flip your own damn burgers’: Progressives blast right-wing narrative...
"We do not have a shortage of willing workers in this country. We have a shortage of employers who are willing to pay workers enough to live."
USDA may allow genetically modified trees to be released into the wild
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
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.”