Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “unrestrained capitalism” made Harvey “catastrophe waiting to happen”
While the National Hurricane Center is now calling Harvey the biggest rainstorm on record, scientists have been predicting for years that climate change would result in massive storms like Harvey.
Utah’s new national monument marks big win for the protection of Indigenous cultural sites
By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.
The New American Order
Out of the chaos of this prolonged moment and inside the shell of the old system, a new culture, a new kind of politics, a new kind of governance is being born right before our eyes. Call it what you want. But call it something. Stop pretending it’s not happening.
April Fools
It appears that everything is upside down.
Trump and Musk ignore Pentagon waste while targeting Social Security and public services
As billions in Pentagon waste go unchallenged, the Trump administration and Elon Musk push for cuts to Social Security and public services, prioritizing corporate interests over working Americans.
Julian Assange and the increasing threat to freedom of the press
The continued persecution of Manning and Assange shows that while actual war criminals are showered with praise and given lucrative sinecures, those who reveal their crimes are the ones who will face punishment.
In powerful speeches to Congress, AOC & Rashida Tlaib demand accountability for Capitol attack
“Some are already demanding that we move on or, worse, attempting to minimize, discredit or belittle the accounts of survivors.”
The U.S. Senate is a global problem
The acquittal of Trump was bad, but the Senate's approach to foreign affairs over the years has been even worse.
Mass direct action might be the only way to stop Trump from stealing the...
The more quickly we nonviolently disrupt Trump’s plans — at scale — the less longer-term disruption to our country and our lives.
Growing my way out of dystopia
Can we stop feeling quite so helpless and hopeless in a world on the skids?