The threat of political climate change
It’s time for a movement to counteract Bannon’s Movement, a global coalition that joins people and politicians in a united, international effort to respond to the true global problems – climate change, endless war, and economic inequality – that threaten to overwhelm us all.
SOTU recap: A few State of the Union promises I hope to see come...
If these State of the Union promises come true, the country will take some practical steps forward to a brighter future.
Ukraine
The significance of Ukraine’s struggle certainly doesn’t lie in educating Americans, but perhaps it is finally making us reckon with the costs of war, as we’ve needed to do for so long.
Naomi Klein: The US is in the midst of a ‘shock-and-awe judicial coup’
"The rolling judicial coup coming from this court is by no means over," warned the author of "The Shock Doctrine."
70% of Americans support deciding state abortion rights by ballot measure: Poll
After an "enormous victory" in Kansas, some progressives argue that ballot measures "are the next frontier" for protecting access to reproductive healthcare.
Trump’s Labor Day
Tragically, Trump was right. Now all of us are paying the price.
The sham of corporate social responsibility
The only way to get such laws enacted is by reducing corporate power and getting big money out of politics.
Why is Trump trying to kill a small agency with a big impact on...
Many Americans probably have never heard of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. But they’re safer because of it.
How Mitch McConnell flouts the will of the American people
Right now, one person—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—stands in the way of America’s fight against COVID-19.
The Sleaze, Guilt and Punishment of Don Blankenship
Lord Don has taken a great fall, as he was ousted as CEO in 2010, and then finally, last week, was convicted for the conspiracy that led to the needless deaths of those 29 miners.