How the built environment is damaging children’s connection to nature
Profit-driven urban development has disconnected us—particularly children—from the wilderness. The effects are unhealthy.
New Saudi King to Obama: Lower-Price Oil Policy Won’t Change
Oil prices continue to plummet, hurting states in the U.S. such as North Dakota, where fractured petroleum can't compete with the prices. Yet, King Salman refuses to change the policy or give up Saudi Arabia's oil market share.
A chance to hold Israel—and the US—to account for genocide
As the first hearing approaches, Israeli officials have doubled down on explicit statements of genocidal intent behind the massacre in Gaza, while U.S. efforts to insulate itself from them remain unconvincing.
State Terror Against People of Color
Too many families are unable to find social justice because they are rendered invisible by the media and crushed by poverty. And this nightmare they are living will only grow as poverty and inequality expand.
Four Marines Dead: Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons Are a Security Problem for the US
Now that four Marines have died at the hands of a civilian who was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, is it time we discuss a ban on such weapons? Assault weapons are a significant source of mayhem and security problems in the U.S.
Five Prerequisites for War Against ISIS
As we move toward war against ISIS, we must be vigilant – to fairly allocate the burdens of who’s called on to fight the war, to protect civil liberties, to protect innocent civilians abroad, to avoid hate and bigotry, and to fairly distribute the cost of paying for war.
Monsanto’s Boot Camp
If much of today's news seems unreal to you, that's because corporations are spoon-feeding it to the media. Big food companies are now sponsoring "boot camps" for reporters on the issues of “feeding the world’s growing population.”
The “creator” of American politics is on the left
The “center” is not halfway between what most Americans want and what big corporations, Wall Street, and the super-wealthy want.
The Upsurge in Uncertain Work
In this “irregular” economy, the result is the same: no predictable earnings or hours. But could the majority of the American labor force become fungible, sought only for reliability and low cost?
Debt Collectors or Pick Pockets?
Predatory collection agencies are filing bogus lawsuits against hard-hit consumers. This is no minor scam — a third of all adults in the United States are under pursuit by debt collectors.