50 years later, a speech by King has lessons for a president
Difficult work remains for those in whom Martin Luther King Jr. had the most hope: the people, organizing grass-roots power for peace.
In the public schools, it’s been 1984 for quite awhile
Betsy DeVos is the face of corporate reform, displaying in stark, unlovely form the processes that have been eating away at public education since the beginning of this century.
The spoils of war: Trump lavished with media and bipartisan praise for bombing Syria
The one constant of American political life is that the U.S. loves war. Martin Luther King’s 1967 denunciation of the U.S. as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” is more accurate than ever.
The left is losing the war on education. Here’s how we can win again.
After years of retreat, it’s time for a different tactic in the war on education.
Why tax resistance under Trump needs its antiwar edge
Tax resistance – in all its forms – does matter.
Trump’s pick for FDA lead is neck deep in opioid industry cash
“Dr. Gottlieb has also said he wants the FDA approval process to move faster, and that FDA has too high of a standard for safety.”
Koch brothers’ operatives fill top White House positions, ethics forms reveal
The Koch brothers have much to celebrate with Trump in the White House.
Promises to coal country aside, Trump’s budget cuts will end an economic lifeline
The Appalachian Regional Commission helps to create jobs and improve economic fortunes of “distressed counties” in West Virginia and Kentucky.
Chomsky: Why Trump is pushing the doomsday clock to the brink of midnight
Noam Chomsky discussed Trump, Russia, history and the future at the University of Arizona.
The president of wrath trolls the politics of rage
Today, we’re stuck with not only a presidency devoid of joy but one powered by irresponsible, heartless rage and denial.