The GOP’s Pro-Corporate Prescription
Tax credits for working families are a better deal than corporate tax breaks.
Building a new political, economic and social structure
“We’re glad to see Trump go, but we don’t have a lot of hope in Biden. We really need something new, different, and better.”
Climate change will force Native Americans to adapt religious rituals yet again
Global climate change affects everyone. But for many indigenous peoples, natural resources are closely linked to religious beliefs and practices.
Miners fight to keep their pensions as the coal industry collapses
While the Trump administration is making moves, like replacing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan rule that was created to regulate carbon...
FDA Bans Three Chemicals Linked to Cancer From Food Packaging
The FDA is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances, including PFCs, which are linked to cancer and birth defects from use in food packaging.
TSA Checklist Exposed: 'Suspicious Signs' Include Throat Clearing, Whistling and 'Exaggerated Yawning'
There are certain behaviors that are listed as "suspicious signs" on a checklist used by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to identify potential terrorists. But does this controversial behavior-based program really work?
Firing squads, poison gas, electric chair: Trump moves to expand ways to kill prisoners
“When you give absolute power over life and death to government officials, they can really do what they want.”
MLK called for a “radical revolution of values.” The movement for black lives delivers...
50 years ago, King blasted militarism, racism and poverty in his “Beyond Vietnam” speech. The new Beyond the Moment campaign carries forward his radical vision.
World unites against Trump on climate
Donald Trump is learning the hard way that he cannot thwart the entire world on climate change and expect to continue with business as usual.
Iowa declines federal summer food aid, sparking backlash
Critics argue that the state's stance implies mistrust in low-income families' ability to make healthy food choices for their children, which they consider demeaning and counterproductive.