Can recycling save the clean energy revolution?
It's necessary, but not sufficient.
The scary rise of private intelligence companies
In almost every aspect of life, things that used to be done by governments are being outsourced to the private sector with often predictably bad results.
Nepo babies and the myth of the meritocracy
Society’s top tiers are rife with nepotism. It’s past time to expose just how much unearned wealth and power has been accrued by elites.
Plastics recycling ‘does not work,’ environmentalists stress as U.S. recycling rates drop to 5%
The authors of the report hope it sheds light on the inefficiency and unsustainable nature of plastics and plastic recycling to inspire better, widespread policies moving forward.
A hospital’s secret coronavirus policy separated Native American mothers from their newborns
Pregnant Native American women were singled out for COVID-19 testing based on their race and ZIP code, clinicians say. While awaiting results, some mothers were separated from their newborns, depriving them of the immediate contact doctors recommend.
Americans deserve publicly owned generic drugs
Bold policies could have saved America’s largest generic drug plant, but it’s never too late to start putting communities first.
Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America’s unspoken crisis at Progressive Central 2024
At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.
University of Pennsylvania-led medical experiments harmed incarcerated women
Throughout the 1950s, ’60s, and into the early ’70s, Kligman and the University of Pennsylvania conducted tests on prisoners within the Philadelphia prison system to produce cosmetic and pharmaceutical items.
South Carolina police officer arrested after fatally shooting unarmed man
Dollard was charged with voluntary manslaughter and booked into the Georgetown County Detention Center.
Trump’s man with a plan … to suppress the vote nationwide
If Kris Kobach and his Republican allies get their hands on the data and succeed in suppressing the vote, then Trump may well be on his way to a landslide victory in 2020.









