Tag: human rights
How Barbara Ehrenreich exposed the ‘positive thinking’ industry
We can thank the late economic justice warrior for her groundbreaking contribution in showing that “positive thinking” is part of a whitewashing of economic inequality.
In refusing to prioritize drivers’ safety, UPS risks major strike
As UPS drivers around the country struggle to do their jobs in triple-digit temperatures—literally baking inside non-air-conditioned trucks—their wealthy employer refuses to take action.
Is the US legal system at war with its people?
Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the U.S. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.
How can we improve health care access for LGBTQ individuals in...
Doctors, nurses, administrators, lawmakers and voters should come together to make positive changes that transform medical spaces into inclusive environments for all patients.
How Alex Jones helped enrich the global elites he railed against
The bombastic conspiracy theorist paved the road of misinformation for decades, creating a perfect setting for Trump’s presidency, and ultimately benefiting the very elites he claimed were out to exterminate humanity.
The U.S. is a world outlier on abortion restrictions
The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.
8 billion humans? Population is a difficult conversation, but we need...
It’s time to rethink our broken and unfair family planning systems.
What pundit Ezra Klein doesn’t get about parenting in a looming...
It’s a matter of math: Bigger families mean more carbon emissions.
How corporate food monopolies caused the baby formula scandal
The fact that a handful of companies produce the majority of our food means that small disruptions will have big impacts. This time the impacts are borne by American babies.
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.
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Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings
State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.
How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.
What I saw in Cuba was resilience
It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.
The most dangerous country
From 2003 to 2026 and beyond.
From pollution to performance wear: Fair-trade clothes made from 100% ocean plastic
“My motto is: there’s already so much plastic out there, why are we making more? There’s so much we can be pulling from. It’s already a resource; we just have to get it.”