Sunday, November 1, 2026

Of Rotten Apples and Rotten Systems

Shkreli may be a rotten apple, but hedge funds and the pharmaceutical industry are two rotten systems that are costing Americans a bundle.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign born again

Now, 50 years later, a coalition has formed anew to organize poor people in the U.S. into what King called "a new and unsettling force" to fight poverty and forge meaningful change.

Pity the Children

If we continue to ignore the hunger, poverty and desperate families and communities of our young, we guarantee there will be a huge, violent population plagued by crime, drug addiction and high incarceration rates. If we save the children, we save society.

New Massachusetts ‘Tax the Rich’ law raises $1.5 billion for public good

The amendment, applying a 4 percent annual surtax to individuals with incomes over $1 million, was passed via a statewide ballot initiative in 2022.

GMO arctic apples to hit shelves next month without clear labeling

Five hundred, 40-pound boxes of Arctic Goldens will be sold at 10 unnamed stores in the Midwest in February and March.
Photo by United Steelworkers (USW).

How 1.3 million Americans risk losing their pensions

Pensions aren’t perks or “extras.” Workers earned these benefits, and they rely on that money being there during their golden years.

Congress must investigate collusion between Monsanto and the EPA, now

If anyone inside the EPA has colluded with Monsanto to bury evidence that glyphosate causes cancer, Congress should investigate that collusion now.

University of California workers lead largest academic strike in US history

Academic workers at the University of California system are on strike for better working conditions — with other universities joining.

We can beat back the reign of Trump

It's up to us to stop playing along.

‘Wild and timely’ report details infiltration of far-right militias and white supremacist groups in...

"An especially harmful form of bias, which remains entrenched within law enforcement: explicit racism."