Where do we go from here?
Someone said I really should
I replied I surely would
If I only thought I could
So I left things as they stood.
How Americans Hate: 8-fold Increase in Islamophobic Crime Since 2000
We should never forget that hate is not just an emotion displayed by an ugly set of the mouth at a rally; it turns into broken noses and broken ribs and burned-down buildings.
60 years after Lyndon Johnson’s ‘daisy ad,’ the silence on nuclear war is dangerous
Today, a campaign ad akin to the daisy spot is hard to imagine from the Democratic or Republican nominee to be commander in chief, who seem content to bypass the subject of nuclear-war dangers.
It’s time Democrats change their stories about the deficit
Democrats should be talking about the type of society that we will be giving to our kids, not shaving a few dollars off the interest payments on the debt.
The US war in Iraq: 15 years and counting … the dead and displaced
Fifteen years after the calamitous invasion of Iraq, those who precipitated the war still walk free.
An economy in the fast lane – with no brakes
When the next recession hits, the working people of the United States will pay the steepest price.
How young workers are unionizing Starbucks
Starbucks Workers United is racking up victorious union votes in one branch after another of the iconic American coffee chain. A young California-based worker-organizer explains why this organizing campaign is different.
Donald Trump’s Flip-Flops Prove He’s The Worst Kind Of Politician
Everyone running for president is a politician. Trump is the most odious breed.
Tell the FCC not to end net neutrality!
There’s still time. Please help stop this corporate power grab over what we can say and do online.
Anti-abortionists played the long game, and they are winning
The U.S. is sliding toward a grim future where abortion is criminalized with little support for families. This “new normal” is disproportionately impacting low-income people of color.