Student debt forgiveness is a win-win for our country
The majority of us support debt relief, but lobbyist-backed lawsuits are holding back Americans from achieving a better life.
‘Absolutely insane’: Greg Abbott seeks pardon for man convicted of murdering BLM protester
"Now the man who killed Garrett Foster, while Foster protested George Floyd's murder, will be pardoned. George Floyd's pardon is still stuck with the Board of Pardons. If a fiction author wrote this, no one would believe it."
Oil and gas worker survey sheds light on unstable and unsafe working conditions
Experiences with dangerous working conditions and instability in the oil and gas industry are echoed in a survey of 1,635 oil and gas workers in the United States.
Tennessee Republicans move to expel 3 Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led gun protests
“This is authoritarianism,” Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones says of attempts to remove him. “This is an assault on our democracy."
How union workers are fighting to save America’s beleaguered health care system
Health care workers who battled COVID-19 are fighting for the safe staffing levels needed to protect their communities on a daily basis and prevent the already-fragile care system from collapsing in the next pandemic.
The tragic US choice to prioritize war over peacemaking
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. - Matthew 5:9
Nashville students rally for gun control ahead of April 5 nationwide walkout
One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers "actually cared about protecting kids" they would "address what kills kids every single day" instead of banning books and drag shows.
Blockbuster exposé confirms H.G. Wells’ truism that “human history” is “a race between education and catastrophe.”
Gayle Greene’s “Immeasurable Outcomes” presents an impassioned manifesto to revive quality, democratic education that redeems college teaching and re-seeds enlightened, disaster-averting voters.
Wall Street bonuses decline but still dwarf worker pay increases since 2008 crash
Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.
‘Break up Big Ag,’ says Sanders after egg giant posts 718% profit increase
Sanders joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Katie Porter, and others in questioning Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices.