How union members pay it forward
More and more workers want to join unions amid the high grocery prices, spiraling health care costs and other failures of today’s uncertain economy.
Louisiana’s $21 billion LNG tax breaks: Corporate welfare or economic catalyst?
Louisiana communities bear the brunt of $21 billion in LNG tax breaks, losing vital public revenue while corporations profit.
Greta Thunberg and 11 other volunteers set out on mercy mission to Gaza
A crowd of supporters gathered at the port with Palestinian flags to encourage the 12-person crew. The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla organization.
10 years after Supreme Court gutted voting rights, advocates say Congress must reverse damage
At least 29 of the voter suppression laws passed since the Shelby v. Holder County decision would have been subject to the preclearance provision that the ruling ended.
The ‘law and order’ party is packed full of criminals
The Republican Party has been packed full of criminals for decades, and the past several election cycles show that the rot has only gotten worse.
Not as simple as 1, 2, 3: Humanity has a surprisingly diverse understanding of...
Language plays an important role in understanding the concept of numbers.
The myth of the free market
Regulation is not the enemy of incentive, invention, or innovation. Nor is it incompatible with progress, profits, or personal gain.
White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Breaking things: A proposal of resistance
A proposal of resistance seeking people to think about what can be done, and what is required from local governments to response to the viciousness and brutality of ICE and other federal agents occupying our cities and towns.
Musk’s $10 million Senate donation reignites debate over billionaire influence in elections
Elon Musk’s $10 million super PAC donation to a MAGA challenger seeking Mitch McConnell’s seat renews scrutiny of campaign finance law and billionaire influence in U.S. elections.