Wednesday, July 15, 2026

‘We are not taxing the very wealthy enough’: runaway inequality about to get worse

"Americans overwhelmingly prefer raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy and huge corporations to making cuts to critical programs like healthcare, medical research, and infrastructure," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Divest, decarbonize and disassociate — inside the bold new push to get fossil fuels...

As pandemic restrictions fade, students are finding innovative ways to end higher ed's many ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Why there is a growing student absentee rate—and how community schools can fix it

Experts call for cultivating better student relationships and providing families with more supports—exactly what the community schools approach is all about.

How urban planners disenfranchised black communities in west Oakland

“The planning profession has to reconcile that because they have been complicit in this whole issue, not only in Oakland, but in cities all across the country.”

Jury in civil case finds Trump sexually abused, defamed E. Jean Carroll

Lisa Bloom called on the New York Legislature to "extend the CRIMINAL statute of limitations for sex crimes so Trump can be criminally prosecuted for the sexual abuse that this civil jury found Trump committed."

A new Republican assault on children: Overturning labor laws

It seems unimaginable that we are backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that’s precisely what the GOP appears to be doing.

Amid growing anti-immigrant hate, 8 killed as driver plows into group near migrant shelter...

“I can only describe it as a hate crime. It was motivated by hate.”

Texas GOP’s top anti-groomer crusader resigns over sexual misconduct with teenage aide

The lawmaker was facing an expulsion hearing after an internal investigation found he had furnished a 19-year-old staffer with alcohol and later tried to intimidate her into silence about what transpired and their relationship.

Can the U.S. adjust sensibly to a multipolar world?

“Unless U.S. foreign policy is changed to recognize the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly to World War III.”

Study shows large minimum wage hikes boost both earnings and employment

In the absence of federal action, a record number of U.S. jurisdictions are set to raise their minimum wages in 2023—in many cases above $15 an hour.