What threatens Florida more, hurricanes or the rich?
Florida’s state government doesn’t call the shots. Florida’s rich do, and the continuing immensity of their after-tax incomes has turned out to matter far more to state policy than the well-being of Floridian families of modest means.
Cashing in on racist bail
Cash bail is racist. No wonder the GOP loves it and is relying on expanding it as a cynical election-year ploy.
Twenty-first century socialism: what it will become and why
Together these goals comprise an effective, attractive new vision to define and motivate a socialism for the 21st century.
Poor People’s Campaign marches on Washington to ‘blunt the political effects of wealth inequality’
West Virginia and Kentucky activists vow to continue pressing Manchin and McConnell on democracy and economic reforms.
LGBTQ advocates cheer historic victory after US House passes equality act
"This vote is a monumental step forward in the fight for true, lived equality for LGBTQ people."
Dakota Access Pipeline will remain operational during environmental impact study
Since beginning operations earlier this year, the pipeline has experienced leaks on three separate occasions.
Police presence on school grounds poses potential risks to kids
As school communities continue to wrestle with whether to have police on school grounds, I believe the most important thing to consider is not what people believe, but what the evidence shows.
Texas deputy fired after shooting teen suspect
The Precinct One Internal Affairs Unit, Houston Police Department, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office are conducting investigations into the officer-involved shooting. Constable Rosen has not disclosed the name of the fired deputy who shot Hannibal.
‘We’re feeding the kids’: Minnesota House passes universal school meals bill
"We give every kid in our school a desk. There are lots of kids out there that can afford to buy a desk, but they get a desk because they go to school," said the Democratic author of the bill, pushing back against GOP means-testing canards.
Appeals court denies Monsanto’s request for reconsideration post controversial Reuters story
"Like all of its other products and campaigns, Monsanto's motion is equal parts poison, deception and chutzpah."









