Donald Trump and the Extreme Vetting of Muslims
Trump hopes for a bounce in the polls via this ugly religious bigotry. Here's to hoping that Americans are better than that.
Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by $140 billion a year—enough to wipe out Medicare premiums
"Medicare Advantage is just another example of the endless greed of the insurance industry poisoning American healthcare," says a new report from Physicians for a National Health Program.
Respect existence or expect resistance
“It’s time that we take responsibility for our own lives … that we create a world which gives us the power to act, instead of hoping that other people will solve problems.”
Why disability rights advocates are pressing the Senate to allow an internet voting option
The push for voters with disabilities, and for overseas and military voters, pits civil rights activists against cybersecurity advocates.
Canada may approve an oil pipeline that threatens the world’s most endangered killer whales
The Trans-Mountain project would almost triple the amount of tar sands oil flowing to a port near Vancouver, British Columbia.
The true shocking driver of crime in America
So how does inequality provoke criminality?
What the Parkland teens can teach Medicare for All campaigners
Successful campaigns will feature faces of the vulnerable with whom we can identify, bold and passionate action, and a movement-building strategy of nonviolent direct action campaigning.
How extensive is the privatization of security?
While attention has been brought to the privatization of warfare, the growing privatization of policing continues to progress globally.
New FDA Import Ban Means GMO Salmon Won’t Be Sold in U.S. Anytime Soon
AquaBounty’s product likely won’t be available to consumers until a federal labeling standard is established.
Mobilize for system change
We too can choose whether we want a future of solidarity where human needs and protection of the planet come before profits or whether we will continue down the path where corporations and the politicians they fund deny access to basic needs.