Behind a corporate monster: How Monsanto pushes agricultural domination
We must support ecological farming systems that do not need the inputs provided by Monsanto or any of the other pesticide, seed and GMO conglomerates.
The Top Nine Developments that Defined the Struggle between Democracy and Plutocracy in 2015
“Just as democracy and peace are mutually reinforcing, perpetual war and perpetual corruption are mutually reinforcing. The concentrated power involved in conducting war corrupts; corruption undermines democracy, the surest way to peace.”
Florida Inmates start month-long ‘laydown’ to protest ‘modern day slavery’
Inmates inside Florida's prisons are fighting back against "modern day slavery."
Florida deputy fired after DUI arrest
Off-duty Deputy Shelby Coniglio was arrested and charged with one count of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level of .15 or greater.
The Coddling of the Capitalist, White-Supremacist, Patriarchal American Mind
When does merely offensive speech becomes oppressive? When should one person’s freedom of expression, no matter how offensive, be defended and when does a pattern of abusive expression clearly undermine the ability of others to participate fully in a classroom discussion?
Interview with De’Andre Harris: Beaten by white supremacists in Charlottesville
“No, the terrorist attack on peaceful counter protesters Saturday in Charlottesville was not an isolated incident. Anyone who says that is lying to you.”
The Explosive New Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O’Reilly, Detailed
After complaining, a former Fox News host was banned from his show.
The transformative power of immigration court watch
More than providing frontline support to people facing deportation, court watch is a necessary primer on growing U.S. fascism.
Tax the rich? We did that once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
Illegitimate power, illegitimate violence: How nations are built on the backs of disenfranchised children
True justice begins at birth, not in systems that mask inequality with the language of freedom and hide civil erasure behind institutional power.