Peru Declares State of Emergency as Mercury Contamination From Illegal Gold Mining Poisons People...
Despite Peruvian President Ollanta Humala calling a state of emergency on Monday, Survival International says that the government has known about the contamination since 2014 and has done little to address the problem.
Majority of College Kids Go Hungry—Even With Jobs and Financial Aid
Over half of college students are facing food insecurity despite assistance programs.
Corporate team of rivals: Harris now in top tier with Biden to prevent a...
No matter how distasteful or repugnant, the electoral process is an opening for progressive forces to be influential and potentially decisive.
Trump would cut TANF by $21 billion, impose harmful spending restrictions
This budget would halt states’ progress and encourage them to withdraw critical supports to families in poverty.
Four Reasons Why the Wall Street Journal’s Attack on Bernie Is Bogus
The Wall Street Journal recently dumped on Bernie Sanders' expansion of government based on misinformation and distortion. Now, Robert Reich is responding to the recent article by spreading the truth.
Who’s behind the billionaire PAC targeting Elizabeth Warren?
Politicians like Warren and Sanders have so far proven resilient against the politics of negativity.
What media like best about Elizabeth Warren: She’s not Bernie Sanders
When the Washington Post‘s Paul Waldman (9/18/19) recently attempted to explain Elizabeth Warren’s rise in the Democratic primary polls, he attributed it in part to...
It’s a Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake World
Discussion on how the data for “economic recovery” is manipulated, and how true capitalism has morphed into crony capitalism, casino capitalism and cruel capitalism.
Amazon fires explained: what are they, why are they so damaging, and how can...
Addressing these challenges requires integrated national and global actions, collaboration between scientists and policy makers, and long-term funding – approaches that the current Brazilian administration seems intent on destroying.
Bill McKibben on US withdrawal from Paris Accord, California fires, climate refugees & more
“The decision of the United States to be the only country on Earth …"








