Trump and Republicans want taxpayers to fund their pet project: Private schools
A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to the rich at the expense of the rest of us.
How gerrymandering undercuts workers’ freedom
To me, this is the end of America, if we want to live in a democracy.”
America needs a Jubilee
In memory of the 30 victims of the Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX mass murders, we shouldn’t waste a moment before acting to bring about a Jubilee.
How a bird flu outbreak wiped out a generation of seals in Patagonia—and what...
An unprecedented avian flu outbreak in Argentine Patagonia devastated a stable elephant seal colony, highlighting the rising threat of infectious disease to wildlife in a warming world.
The future by committee
The collective "wisdom" of the U.S. intelligence community.
Now the putz has really done it, exposing the USA as trade pariah but,...
As a destroyer of global trade and hard-won allied trust, Trump mayhem in eight weeks tops the devastation Covid took two years to achieve.
Factory farms and the next pandemic: How industrial animal agriculture fuels global health threats
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.
Can we protect our children from the government?
As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against ICE arrests of students and their families.
UN Wants to Right-Size Maps; Would it have Saved Trump from Iran Catastrophe?
Juan Cole argues that map projections which shrink Africa and the Middle East help explain why Washington keeps misjudging the size of the countries it goes to war with.
Can Jeb Bush Even Spell Integrity?
This presidential wannabe campaigns as an ethics reformer and preaches against the corrupt influence on government. Yet, as former Florida governor, Jeb Bush cashed in big time from government-corporate corruption. Can you say hypocrite?