Police officer fired for hitting handcuffed woman on video
Recently released surveillance video footage revealed a Vermont police officer beating a handcuffed woman for no justifiable reason. After an investigation into...
The myth of the rugged individual
The American dream promises that anyone can make it if they work hard enough and play by the rules. Anyone can make...
On Medicare’s 54th birthday, another year closer to winning Medicare for All
The single payer movement has the power to win improved Medicare for All if it doesn’t back down.
Can inequality be hardwired into our DNA?
We need more than a moratorium on making inheritable edits in our genetic code. We need a moratorium on people getting rich off of editing our genes.
Rethinking Medicare for All – slightly
In running a social system, we really need to decide when and how wealth can be used to “buy your way” into a better level of treatment.
The great Trump contradiction: His rogue individualism vs. choice-denying, fascist rhetoric
Trump is neither disciplined, stable, nor smart enough to be a full-fledged, fascist autocrat, especially if checks and balances hold. The impeachment threat, dicey implementation aside, is...
TSA officers placed on leave after photo reveals racist behavior
Shortly after a racist photo was posted to social media, two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have been placed on administrative leave...
Where your tax dollars really go
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress claim that America spends too much on things like food stamps, welfare, and foreign aid.
Big Mac’s new Big Data “innovation”
Far from helping customers, McDonald’s snazzy, new AI ordering system will be helping the corporation by silently compiling personal information on you.
The future of industrial hemp and biofuels
Hemp is a low-cost alternative to a variety of products, and when you add that introducing would go a long way to reducing climate change, there is no question that we should be using it.