Saturday, May 24, 2025

Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...

Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.

‘Madness’: Ohio GOP passes bill to arm teachers

"We aren't trusted with the books we choose, but somehow we're supposed to be trusted with a gun in school?" asked one teachers' union leader.

On our climate-challenged planet, only some deaths really matter

Wealthy victims make headlines — while the wealthy still living stall the moves that could protect us all.

Where are the women CEOs? Should we care?

Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won't lead to greater equity.

‘Unbelievable’: Half of new drugs launched in 2020-2021 cost $150,000 or more per year

"Big Pharma's yearly price hikes have pushed already sky-high drug prices into the stratosphere," said one advocacy group.

For America’s wealthy, a sweet start to our 21st century

Greasing the way: three different — and massive — rounds of rich people-friendly tax cuts.

At March for Our Lives, a call for a nationwide strike of schools

“Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job.”

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.

Using white privilege to ban guns

A gun control organization run by women of color is putting white women on the frontlines of demanding a ban on guns.

A growing movement to reclaim water rights for Indigenous people

Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.