Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Why Wages Won’t Rise

The key strategy of the nation’s large corporations and financial sector has been to prevent wages from rising. And if you didn't already notice, corporations and Wall Street are calling the shots.

Jeff Sessions sets back the clock

How low can he go? And how far back can this Attorney General take us?
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Why Trump’s revised executive order is still a racist Muslim ban

It is shameful, and will cost America in science, medicine, engineering and entrepreneurship.

Biden signs ADVANCE Act to boost nuclear power amid controversy over safety and regulation

President Biden’s signing of the ADVANCE Act aims to accelerate nuclear power development for clean energy and jobs, but critics warn of safety and regulatory issues.

The real spirit of giving

This time of year, I remember my dad's motto: Everybody does better when everybody does better.
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The biggest political party in America you’ve never heard of

Non-voters — those Americans eligible to vote but don’t — are in effect America’s biggest political party.

Political attack ads become fixture of politics in US

Political ads are now appearing far more than ever. 

Conservation innovations: How sustained resistance is saving one of the Earth’s most critical rainforests...

As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it.

Joe Biden’s voting rights strategy comes into focus

Laying down markers and filing lawsuits against states that cross lines.

Ethiopia: Death and despair as divisions erupt into violent conflict

Ethiopians are killing one another in the Tigray region of the country where an armed conflict is raging between the Ethiopian military and forces loyal to the regional government.