Will teachers save our democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”
Should we entrust our schoolchildren to corporate profiteers?
The DeVos couple are pushing plutocratic policies that reject our country's one-for-all, all-for-one egalitarianism.
How technology is rewriting the way we write
As keyboards and touchscreens replace pens and pencils, the decline of handwriting raises questions about cognition, culture, and creativity.
2024: Dread and hope
Saving our civilization from impending environmental disaster is perhaps the one issue capable of uniting us.
Why your Chipotle burrito costs more
Instead of complaining about a so-called “labor shortage,” Republicans ought to be complaining about the shortage of jobs paying a living wage.
US double standard: Russia sanctioned for Ukraine occupation, but 4,000 new Israeli invaders of...
Washington is attempting to reshape the entire world so as to get Putin back out of Ukraine, and we see exactly what it looks like when an illegal Occupation is genuinely unacceptable to the White House.
Big Banks break their climate promises by propping up Big Meat
Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.
A Global Battle of Values and Ideals
Unity, cooperation and tolerance; such qualities necessitate and encourage a shift away from a narrow ‘me first’ approach to living to an awareness and responsibility for society more broadly and the natural world.
What if everyone voted?
Look what we could achieve if everyone showed up on voting day.
I went to see Superman as an escape from reality—reality was still there
At the end of the day, Superman is a story about hope—even when it feels like the world is against you.