A new way to equal pay for all women
There are a number of reasons for the pay gap that don’t have anything to do with qualifications or education.
Restrictions on Syrian Refugees Driven by Fear, Xenophobia
Interview with Congressmember Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim member of Congress. “We’ve had 750,000 refugees come into this country since the year 2001. None of them – not one – has been engaged in terrorism,” Ellison says.
Tariq Ali: The Time Is Right for a Palace Revolution
The devolution of the political system through corruption has led to “the death of the party system” and the emergence of what Tariq Ali, part of the royalty of the left, called “an extreme center.” “One is doomed if nothing happens in the U.S.”
How the pandemic’s unequal toll on people of color underlines US health inequities –...
From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general...
In France, ‘us and them’ amid elections
Many residents of France are in fact wondering how the country reached its current stage, with an extreme-right candidate again making it to the second round of French presidential elections.
How Exxon lobbyists led push to deepen U.S. ports and increase natural gas exports
Companies such as ExxonMobil, BP, Sempra Energy, BG Group, Chevron, Koch Industries, and others all lobbied for H.R. 3080/S. 601.
The age of anger
As we sleepwalk into the future, the steady deterioration of the ecosystem will ultimately lead to total systems collapse.
To the millions who have stood up to the Trump administration: Thank you
My gratitude goes out to the millions of Americans who launched a resistance that has slowed or stopped many of Trump’s policies.
How the National Infrastructure Program boosts workers across the economy
The life-changing impact of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure program.
How Your Used Clothes Can Help Malala Change Girls’ Lives
Donated garments are helping aid the Malala Fund’s efforts to ensure girls around the world get the education they deserve.