When it comes to the truth of opinion columns, it’s reader beware
Normally, there is at least the assumption, among professional journalists and readers alike, that the opinion pieces are held to some basic standard of factual accuracy.
Controversial Keystone XL pipeline gets green light from Trump
"The #KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline was a bad idea from Day One and it remains a terrible idea today."
National emergency? Here are the real emergencies an outraged nation tells President Trump
"Gun violence. Climate change. The fact that 40% of Americans don’t have $400 in savings. These are national emergencies. Do you know what's not? Trump’s manufactured border crisis."
Billions in fishing subsidies finance social, ecological harm, report finds
“There is urgency now, because even if we take action now, we still have some more years before we start to see the full impact of the agreement, and it also takes years for those overexploited fisheries to come back.”
Anti-Empire Report #156: Shakespeare said it best
The Russian-interference indictment is predicated, apparently, on the idea that the United States is a backward, Third-World, Banana Republic, easily manipulated.
We need a people’s response to coronavirus—and the Sanders campaign is uniquely poised to...
Our political revolution has an incredible opportunity because of our infrastructure, culture and leadership to seize this moment.
To address the climate emergency, foundations must spend big on movements
The only way philanthropy can spur the society-wide mobilization necessary to avert climate disaster is by betting big on social movements.
Yesterday’s ‘shithole countries’ can become classy places Donald, and vice versa
The shit's everywhere.
Dozens of House dems and progressive groups push Biden to curb militarization of police
Reforming the Defense Department's 1033 program "is a reasonable step towards demilitarizing our police forces while preserving the safety of our communities."
Temporary relief for millions of essential immigrant workers could be a reality—fingers crossed
Immigrant rights advocates will continue to take to the streets and pressure their elected officials to make good on their campaign promises for a pathway to citizenship.