Friday, July 11, 2025

The US is ‘out of step’ on primate research with the rest of the...

While the European Union votes to phase out animal research, the United States wants more.
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6 reasons for hope in Trump times

First, Donald Trump has been a giant wake-up call that we can’t take democracy for granted.

Think tipping is out of control? Watch this.

From tipping to living wage: The fight for economic justice in the service industry.

Hold the panic—Two positive Dem scenarios emerge from the Biden debate debacle 

Either Biden reassures voters that exposed defects won’t impair four more years in power – or approval numbers plunge and he withdraws, thus opening the field.

Time for a united front against Trump and realism about Harris

This is certainly not the presidential election that we want, but it’s the one we have. Progressives could make the difference.

First step down a dangerous path

Have Republicans – or hawkish Democrats – learned anything from the military and diplomatic history of the past two decades?

Why We Shouldn’t Pay for the Political Spending of Federal Contractors

When government contractors spend money, the American taxpayer has to foot the bill. There should be a restriction on all political activities by corporations getting more than half their income from the federal government.

What’s the point of subsidizing fossil fuels?

The industry fights to keep going and not to have to bear the cost itself of the environmental harm which it causes.

Can we measure inequality without tallying the wealth of our wealthy?

Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.

How activists can fight through doom and gloom to be more effective

When the biggest changes seem impossible, activists can still take important steps to empower themselves and build for long-term success.