Why We’re All Becoming Independent Contractors
The most significant legal trend in the American workforce is “independent contractors,” which lessens companies' costs of having full-time employees. But is the trend contributing directly to low pay, irregular hours and job insecurity?
USA: Gun violence is ‘a human rights crisis’ – New Report
Amnesty’s report shows how all aspects of American life have been compromised by the availability of guns in a country lacking proper regulations and safeguards.
Single payer is on the national agenda – and it’s thanks to people’s movements
It’s up to grassroots movements to demand – and win – the health care system we need.
President Trump’s ‘arms for cops’ program just means more militarization of the police
Another sop to the gun nuts.
Outrage as Nikki Haley signs ‘finish them’ on Israeli bomb amid Gaza conflict
Humanitarians and activists condemn former U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley for writing a controversial message on an Israeli artillery shell during her visit to an IDF post.
Can monthly cash payments make our economy more equitable?
Two guaranteed income projects in New York City and Atlanta are showing how modest monthly cash payments to low-income women of color can make a huge difference in alleviating race and gender-based economic inequities.
Viruses can remain infectious on microplastics for three days
“It doesn’t take many virus particles to make you sick.”
Six areas where action must focus to rescue this planet
In the next three decades, the world must dramatically decrease greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to return to a more stable climate.
Our country is trading children’s lives for guns
Guns have become an intimate part of American culture, one that is fed by gun-makers and the gun lobby, the right-wing media and Hollywood, and of course the Republican Party. Our children are paying the price.
Biden administration announces new funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the nation
The administration will dedicate $8.2 billion in new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 to deliver world-class high-speed rail and launch new passenger rail corridors.