Juneteenth 2019: The US must repair historic and current racism
On this Juneteenth, we must confront the impacts of racism dating back to the founding of the United States with the slave...
The real Standing Rock victory is this: “Inevitable” is not what it used to...
The whole pipeline fiasco was a more appropriate story for the 19th century instead of the 21st. Now, the timing is ideal for a new beginning: #HealNorthDakota
2.2 million petition demanding Medicare for All
Yesterday, 2.2 million petition signatures were delivered to the U.S. House of Representatives to show support of Medicare for All.
America has unofficially declared war on the homeless
Anti-homeless laws are cruel, unconstitutional, and create more hardship for those targeted, making it harder for them to get back on their feet.
Mayor indicted on federal bribery and fraud charges
“The unearthing of allegedly blatant corruption at the top levels of government in the City of Taylor should disturb every citizen of our state."
‘Slap in the face’: As Bezos wealth jumps $30 billion amid pandemic, Amazon to...
“It just shows how very little regard Amazon has for its overworked employees.”
It’s not an immigrant tsunami we should fear, it’s a climate change one
It would make much more sense to take all that money that Trump wants to waste on walling off Mexico and apply it to at least pushing back the demise of America’s great coastal cities.
Five faces of dystopia
Never before has a government been so completely fused with business.
Chris Hedges explains the importance of ‘robust’ public broadcasting
Hedges elaborates on why airtime for these “dissident voices” is more crucial than ever before.
Death. Readiness is all
If it were better understood dying would no longer be dreaded as it so often is.