The Rise of the Working Poor and the Non-Working Rich
There is a widening inequality between the working poor and the non-working rich. The ideal that America’s growing inequality is often justified doesn’t hold up—instead, it's undermining the moral foundations of American capitalism.
Free as you can afford to be
GOP leaders want to protect your "freedom" to be poor, powerless, sick, and uninsured.
GOP tax cuts won’t pass this year – or maybe even next
In Part 1 of a two-part interview, former Reagan economic adviser Bruce Bartlett says Trump is lying about tax reform: it will benefit the super rich and hurt everyone else.
The Most Important Neglected Middle East Stories of 2015
The past 12 months saw enormous political, economic and military shifts in the Middle East, changing its geopolitics for the foreseeable future.
The Man Who Drowned Democracy With ‘Sewer Money’
Today we can thank Justice Kennedy, who was either poorly informed or willfully ignorant, for turning American democracy into a stinking open sewer.
Divest, decarbonize and disassociate — inside the bold new push to get fossil fuels...
As pandemic restrictions fade, students are finding innovative ways to end higher ed's many ties to the fossil fuel industry.
For Future Summer Olympics, Climate Change Is No Game
At the U.S. Olympic marathon trials held in Los Angeles to choose the team for the Rio Olympic Games this year, 30 percent of the runners dropped out of the race due to the heat. It will be even worse 4 years from now.
Non-Candidates for President
Corporations and billionaires are able to fund their favorite presidential hopeful campaigns in order to have their candidate repeatedly exposed to the U.S. people. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has resulted in this unfair way of campaigning.
Testing Republican values
Progress towards the individual security of Americans and towards coordinated global achievement must continue.
Additional questions for James Comey
The FBI has a long history of secrecy and oppression, which those fighting for justice and democracy should never forget.








