Tag: history
Our bodies, societies and planet are inflamed for the same reasons
Raj Patel and Rupa Marya coauthored the book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice to highlight the connections between health and structural injustice.
Election subversion is replacing voter suppression as new GOP threat
Pro-Trump Republicans are building new paths to subvert future election results, numerous analyses find.
Minneapolis teacher strike brought unity, victory and a reminder of the...
Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.
Unclear federal law allows logging, farming and mining to threaten America’s...
No version of “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS), part of the Clean Water Act, adequately protects the nation’s natural areas.
Are Iowa’s days as the nation’s first presidential nominating contest numbered?
The jockeying has begun over which mix of states might take part in a series of coordinated opening primaries for 2024’s Democratic nominee.
New book argues mandatory voting will fulfill America’s promise of democracy
Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne say a healthier political culture and more representative government will result when all eligible citizens vote.
Florida may soon use digital images of ballots in recounts—will all...
As Florida updates its recount rules, election transparency advocates worry about losing public trust.
Michigan initiatives clash on how to stop GOP’s election deniers
Competing state constitutional amendments go to different lengths to enshrine voting rights and target anti-voter legislation and court rulings.
This Black History Month, don’t ban our history—teach it
May we instead “seize the opportunity” to honor Black Americans, as President Ford urged—from past to present.
Top 6 ways our world changed in 2021
It is time to look back at 2021 and consider the most consequential developments.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.