Thursday, April 9, 2026

The key to feeding the world? It’s healthy soil

Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity’s ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run.

Sales taxes widen the racial wealth divide. States and cities have far better options.

There are some bright spots and plenty of options for reform that could make them more effective.
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A march to disaster: Noam Chomsky condemns Trump for pulling out of landmark nuclear...

Noam Chomsky talks about the significance of the INF treaty and the impact of Trump’s plan to pull out.

Democrats demand transparency on Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 secret plans

House Democrats push the Heritage Foundation to reveal the hidden Fourth Pillar of Project 2025, which could include extreme and dangerous policy actions under a potential second Trump presidency.

‘Civil society is pretty much gone’ in Puerto Rico as White House scrambles to...

"We have to think of this as societal collapse: no power, no water, no food, no nothing."

Using lunch to punish the poor

Nearly half of American school districts shame and stigmatize kids whose parents can't afford school lunches.

Trump wants socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest

Trump perfected the art of using bankruptcy to shield himself from the consequences of bad decisions – socialism for the rich at its worst – while leaving employees twisting in the wind.

Making sense of reactionary victim culture

Along with their portrayal of themselves as the real victims of made up or almost entirely online concepts like ‘cancel culture’, many on the right from politicians to pundits also excel at projection.

What Does Bernie Want?

No one likes a sore loser. But one of the hardest challenges in politics is to be a generous winner.

Solidarity Pours in for Birmingham Teachers Striking to Defend Victimised Union Rep

One teacher joined the NUT the day before the strike so they could join the action. Another filled out their NUT membership form on the picket line.