Tuesday, September 15, 2026

‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism

A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.

Beyond COVID: The essential building blocks of a just world

The qualities inherent in this global cleansing are perennial principles that many hold dear: sharing, cooperation, tolerance, understanding.

Rebuilding US manufacturing is the only path to an economic renaissance

America cannot afford to jeopardize major industries for want of parts.

Colorado’s ‘MeatOut Day’ has started a meat war

A call for more plant-based eating draws battle lines over burgers.

Republicans: Against government of, by, and for the people

Don’t these control freaks understand that when a country like America is in the midst of a crisis it’s the job of the government to step in and use all the resources it has to bring it under control?

America the usual

The longer we have to wait, the actual threats to national security can and will destroy this country.

How employers punish workers for forming unions

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would better protect workers from illegal bullying and retaliation during the organizing process.

The emerging culture of compassion

"Take your brothers need as the measure for your actions."

Comeback for truth? Criminal comeuppance for Trump’s reign of terror, impoverished for lying?

A tsunami of criminal indictments, buoyed by massive civil penalties – who cares then if Trump ends up a jailbird?

Why the US manufacturing renaissance is essential for its survival

After decades of decline, the nation now seems “on the brink” of understanding that it’s let far too much manufacturing capacity slip away.