What will it take to end Trump’s ICE raids?
Our reliance on armed agents of the state has led to fascism. The only way out is to abolish policing and militarism.
Discovering racism and then discovering it anew
Charlottesville was an awakening.
The Economy in 2016: On the Edge of Recession
Congress is still in the thralls of austerity economics. Chances are, therefore, the next president will inherit an economy teetering on the edge of recession.
Inside China-focused Congressional hearings, panic, paranoia, and hypocrisy reign
China is not a threat because it’s threatening our security—China is a threat because it’s successful.
Why Hillary Should Fulfill Bill’s Promise on Pay
Hillary Clinton has proposed penalizing pharmaceutical companies like Mylan that suddenly jack up the prices of crucial drugs. But she could take it even farther.
‘Astonishing’ Texas legal Win tops decades of clean-water heroism
Precedents Set: Big $$ Penalty Fueled by Key Citizen Evidence
Sometimes, unstoppable anti-pollution champions must get their feet...
The real spirit of giving
This time of year, I remember my dad's motto: Everybody does better when everybody does better.
Ranking Colleges
Public universities are the major vehicles of upward mobility in America—educating 73 percent of all college students. But do these public universities provide a higher-quality education than the private elites?
How America Invites Terrorism
Maybe it's time we inform our soldiers of their likely roles in the killing machine, because war does not bring freedom. Instead, it invites young men and women to start on their own personal worlds of terror.
What’s behind inflation? Greedy corporate executives
Hocus Pocus—this is how the rich get richer and inequality “happens.”