How to turn neighborhoods into nubs of resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence.
‘The time is now:’ Over 200 economists send a letter to Congress endorsing Medicare...
"We encourage Congress to move forward with implementing a public financed Medicare for All plan to achieve the equitable and affordable universal health care system that the American people need."
When Barbara Lee doesn’t speak for me
Lee now seems to have cast aside her beliefs expressed in her historic 2001 speech.
Desperate People, Hazardous Escapes
Conditions in some countries are so abysmal, its residents are deciding to flee their homelands for the possibility of opportunity and freedom. Unfortunately, upon arrival to the U.S., a ‘migrant detention center’ awaits them with horrible treatment.
‘Huge victory’ for grassroots climate campaigners as NY lawmakers reach deal on sweeping climate...
Grassroots climate campaigners in New York applauded on Monday after state lawmakers reached a deal on sweeping climate legislation, paving the way for the...
Hillary Clinton lost the November election because she blew off Sanders activists and voters
The anger among Sanders backers by the time of the convention at the end of July was palpable.
America’s Addiction to Firstism — Delusion Decoyed as ‘Greatness’
For GOP primaries, Firstism is a universal affliction. Imagine the delightful firsts beaming from a Trump-Sanders presidential contest!
Don’t let our ‘hair-trigger president’ start a nuclear war
The U.S. nuclear system was already dangerous, irresponsible, insane. It can only get worse with Trump holding his finger on the trigger.
The bottomless, MAGA Trump indecency swamp
But what reforms come without great pains?/The status quo sneers at balls and chains.
Climate migrants might reach one billion by 2050
“Unless we change the way we manage our land, in the next 30 years we may leave a billion or more vulnerable poor people with little choice but to fight or flee.”








