John Lewis Stands Up for Human Dignity Once Again
A sit-in by the civil-rights icon on the floor of the House of Representatives is a powerful statement against gun violence.
Clinton Should Tell Obama To Withdraw TPP To Save Her Presidency
Clinton has stated her opposition to TPP, but has not asked Democrats to join her in opposition.
On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Fighting hate speech as an excuse for censorship
Legal action and internal policy changes on the social media should be undertaken in order to tackle the problem of hate speech online.
The slow-motion equivalent of a nuclear war?
A "new Cold War" on an ever-hotter planet
Low-paid workers are unionizing. Corporations are spending a ton to stop them.
A record number of workers are trying to form labor unions, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows. Corporate America is alarmed.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines Nordic environmental prize saying “the climate movement does not...
“I have received the Nordic Council’s environmental award 2019. I have decided to decline this prize.”
Clash over the Bayou Bridge pipeline ratchets up after Louisiana pipeline explosion
Both sides drew their battle lines on the Bayou Bridge pipeline deeper in the sand at the second permit hearing.
Study shows excess corporate profits in the US have become ‘widespread’
A new research paper finds that corporate price markups and profits jumped to their highest levels in seven decades last year.
“Debt shaming” has dampened democracy
As crucial steps to reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancelation of student debt.