Tuesday, July 14, 2026

2024 word of the year: Genocide (as in, Gaza)

Many of those contesting the charge of genocide against Israel do not understand the current technical definition of the term.

The ‘Private Property’ Chokehold on Equality

How extraordinary that the glaring oppression of private property remains the invisible elephant in the room. Who doubts how many huge “private” fortunes accumulate by passing huge liabilities from “externalities” (pollution, waste, disease, ruinous landscapes) onto public shoulders? Hold manufacturing liabilities to impeccable business logic, not what lobbyist influence-peddling frees them to get away with. How long can the commons survive when our most affluent free-loaders are not only “too big to fail” but “too immune to pay their own way”?

Nonviolence and trust

This week I joined others from my town in a State Department initiative called City Pair; in this case, "pairing" Portland, Oregon...

Trump’s wildlife protection board supports trophy hunting

Although Trump had openly tweeted about being against hunting, some members of this advisory board have direct ties with the president and his family.

For immigrant children, empathy is not enough

These children deserve our tears, too.

Tribes find new ways to keep pipelines – and their oil – out of the Great...

The upcoming months promise intense new fronts of conflict as tribal nations are united as never before and taking action.

New App Aims to Level the Gender Wage Gap One Meal at a Time

EquiTable allows diners to pay their share of the bill based on gender and race.

Rogue Cop Indicted for Excessive Force and Cover-Ups

Officer Griffin has had at least 19 complaints filed against him, including six from last year. On Wednesday, Griffin was charged with four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, three counts of perjury, and two counts of destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations.

Officer Charged with Murder After Killing Unarmed Man with His Hands Up

After fellow officers admitted that a police shooting in Fairfax County was not clean, the officer who shot and killed the victim was recently fired and charged with murder. It's about time officers are being held accountable.

This is one of the best times in history to be an organizer

“Let us be those creative dissenters who will call our beloved nation to a higher destiny.”