The tragedy of forced displacement
The solutions to this major crisis, and indeed many of our problems, would naturally flow from the recognition of the fact that we are brothers and sisters of one humanity.
Supreme Court Legalizes Influence Peddling: McDonnell v. United States
McDonnell completes Roberts’ cooptation of the liberal justices to the dark side.
Taxing the rich starts with knowing who they are
When we talk about the wealthy, who are we really referring to? Is it the billionaires on private jets? The neighbors up...
Tillerson present as Exxon signed major deal with Saudi Arabia during Trump visit
“The President's Saudi trip was a bizarre Art of the Deal-esque foreign policy disaster."
We Are The Empire
Of U.S. Military Interventions, Alien Disaster Movies, and Star Wars
EPA will not ban chlorpyrifos
President Trump’s EPA responded yesterday to a petition from public health and environmental groups who had pushed for a ban on the...
Seven Women Who Broke Glass Ceilings in U.S. Politics Before Hillary Clinton
It is a great moment for women’s rights in the US. But Hillary Clinton is not the first to break the glass ceiling for women in U.S. politics.
Companies can either make things or make CEOs rich
Making breakthroughs for consumers is hard, companies have found. But making fortunes for CEOs is easy.
Story Not Over in EpiPen Scandal
Americans should be asking candidates for Congress whether they support government intervention against obscene drug prices. Until that happens, this disgraceful story will not be over.
Growing my way out of dystopia
Can we stop feeling quite so helpless and hopeless in a world on the skids?