Human gene editing and the CRISPR revolution
CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.
Now five men own almost as much wealth as half the world’s population
American billionaires all made their money because of the research and innovation and infrastructure that make up the foundation of our modern technologies.
Voting With Their Stone-Age Brains
Historian Rick Shenkman tells Bill Moyers that it's the voters and their emotions, not the candidates and their ideas, that will determine the outcome of the election in November.
Corporations have been salivating over this SCOTUS decision
"If agencies are stripped of their power to regulate, the big losers will be the American public."
How the rich and their right-wing cronies plot to break working people
They’re plotting to hijack democracy and put working people under the feet of CEOs, the ultra-wealthy, and other Republican fanatics.
When it comes to Guns, the US is a third world country run by...
Trump may have derided sh*thole countries, but he and his ilk are exactly the people who have turned America into one.
Why we need a new Democratic Party
Americans know a takeover has occurred, and they blame the establishment for it.
Democrats irritated by voters who elected them need an attitude adjustment
While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.
The worst president
“On Jan. 20, we can still presume Trump will be gone from the White House.”
How union workers are fighting for a life outside of the mill
A bill would limit mandatory overtime to no more than two hours per day and require employers to provide a week’s notice before mandating extra hours or changing a worker’s schedule.