The people’s Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day let us contemplate the moral injury we do to our nation every day in the never ending wars of the 21st Century.
Are you ready for corporate America’s robot economy?
Robots are not our enemy – the corporate bosses, bankers and BSers who own robots are the ones doing this to us.
Why are Democratic senators enabling one of Trump’s worst decisions?
Trump’s action has already begun to wreak havoc in the Middle East.
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...
The real lesson of Ukraine-gate: Trump will do anything to win in 2020
Amid the impeachment furor, don’t lose sight of the renewed importance of protecting the integrity of the 2020 election.
Four numbers that scream “Vote for Bernie!”
Bernie’s fight is for social justice, and for social responsibility. The beaten-down center of America will take the first step in the battle against inequality if it listens to him.
The real reason the economy might collapse
Closing our staggering wealth gap is crucial to the survival of both our economy and our democracy.
Why This New Overtime Rule Is A Big, Big Deal
Either we go with the business allies of Donald Trump who believe the extra time and labor of low-wage workers should be exploited without compensation, or we believe in restoring the bargain we used to have with lower-wage workers that they deserve the humanity of a 40-hour workweek and the fairness of time-and-a-half for working overtime.
Think #MeToo didn’t make a real difference? Think again
It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work.
Ivanka—Silence is Betrayal…and Judaism is More than Keeping Kosher
Consider Rabbi Heschel’s humble words on his return from the civil rights march on Selma; “I felt my legs were praying.”