‘This is horrendous’: US military confirms bayonets were issued to troops responding to George...
"It is difficult for us to imagine a circumstance which could necessitate or justify the deployment of bayonets against American civilians."
Packing the Supreme Court
Mitch McConnell’s long-term strategy of packing the Court in order to entrench the Republican Party is becoming an obscene reality.
Vulture capitalists circle above Puerto Rico prey
As people in Puerto Rico are dying and President Trump lashes out at San Juan's mayor, Bill talks with social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla about the challenges Puerto Ricans face in the wake of the storm.
Nickel and Dimed in 2016
It seems wrong in a society as wealthy as ours that a person working full-time can't get above the poverty line. You can't earn a living on the minimum wage.
Making sense of Florida’s nonsensical history curriculum
‘Slavery wasn’t so bad; white men are the real victims’: these are the messages that appear to stem from the right-wing war on history. It’s part of a bigger picture rooted in the politics of fear.
The Pain of Modern Life
Suicide is the third highest cause of death in the world. The pressure of life, causing extreme emotional distress, is the common denominator. Has suicide become a worldwide epidemic?
Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining...
A federal judge found the department’s own records disturbing and ordered the names of the accused agents made public. Now, DHS has taken its fight against doing so to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
‘To hell and back’: At Jan. 6 hearing, officers describe facing brutal attacks &...
“The fact that you had law enforcement officers from all backgrounds and walks of life who were being … treated in that manner is another example of white supremacy.”
U.S. churches are using donations to pay off millions of dollars in medical debt...
These churches have partnered with an amazing non-profit to put a dent in the outrageous amount Americans owe in past due medical bills.
Why targeting corporate Democrats is part of the fight against Trump
Social movements have every reason to oppose this tendency, to create the political will to filibuster, and to bolster politicians who will break with the discredited neoliberal center.