Here’s Elizabeth Warren’s plan to close the wage gap for women of color
"It’s time to build an America that recognizes the role that women of color play in their families and in the economy."
While Politicians Talk About Banning Syrian Refugees, Pope Francis Washes Their Feet
"His actions mean to tell us that it is important to pay due attention to the weakest in this historic moment."
Jane Fonda leads climate protests at US Capitol for fifth week in a row
“We cannot leave it to young people to fight this fight for their future by themselves.”
‘Impeach Justice Clarence Thomas’ petition nears 1 million signatures
"He has shown he cannot be an impartial justice and is more concerned with covering up his wife's coup attempts than the health of the Supreme Court," reads the petition.
Biden-Harris admin announces $428M for former coal communities to expand clean energy manufacturing
Led by small- to medium-sized businesses, the projects will address crucial vulnerabilities in the country’s energy supply chain.
Fight for $15 plans massive workers’ strike
"There's no separation between the moral battle for voting rights and participation in democracy and the moral battle against systemic poverty. Those battles go together."
Climate change: endless words, where’s the action?
There is virtually no time left, many believe we are already too late to do much to arrest climate change and the...
Citizen Mike: The Bloomberg campaign is a threat to the Democratic Party’s 2020 chances
If the 2020 U.S. presidential election does become the ‘battle of billionaires’, the real losers will be the country’s working people.
Climate activists victorious after using a necessity defense
“Zenith Energy Corporation, and the city’s inability to shut it down, is the poster child for what is wrong with our system.”
McMahon confirmation exposes Trump’s plan to dismantle public education
Educators, unions, and civil rights advocates warn that the Trump administration’s agenda would devastate public schools, privatize education, and gut federal oversight.