Thursday, December 4, 2025

Tag: media

When corporate media fail, independent media rise up

Corporate media outlets have often furthered racist narratives, and do so even today. In contrast, independent media outlets have centered racial justice, offering platforms to marginalized communities.

This Pride month let’s remember: corporations are not allies

The Target company’s capitulation to homophobes and transphobes is a testament to the dangers of relying on corporations to uphold social justice.

For media, giving in to debt limit blackmail was a triumph...

When Congress passed the debt ceiling deal hammered out by President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, centrist media celebrated.

The move toward a four-day workweek obscures low pay

Of course Americans deserve to work fewer hours. But unless the move to a four-day workweek is accompanied by a massive pay raise, it merely frees up time to work more.

Republicans want to defund our libraries

Claiming to protect children, Republicans are going after libraries and librarians instead of the police, gun manufacturers, and actual child sexual abusers.

The game-changing promise of an OTC birth control pill

The U.S. appears likely to legalize over-the-counter contraception—a critical step in increasing women’s bodily autonomy and economic independence.

A new Republican assault on children: Overturning labor laws

It seems unimaginable that we are backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that’s precisely what the GOP appears to be doing.

The real reason Disney is defying DeSantis

A corporation does not have morals—it has a bottom line. Disney’s lawsuit against Florida is more about being able to reap profits while underpaying workers than it is about protecting LGBTQ communities.

Michigan opens the door to restoring union power

For the first time in nearly 60 years, a state is poised to reverse its “right to work” law and begin to undo the damage of a corporate-driven anti-union trend.

What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me

The late civil rights activist and author didn’t let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.

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Republican bill seeks to eliminate dual citizenship and force Americans to choose

A new proposal from Sen. Bernie Moreno would require millions of Americans to renounce either their U.S. citizenship or their foreign citizenship within one year.

Apocalypse soon?

Returning a final time to Cheyenne Mountain.

Republicans shaken after narrow win in deep red Tennessee district

A narrow Republican win in a Trump +22 district exposes voter anger over costs, healthcare, and abortion ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Trump DOJ backs Bayer in Supreme Court fight over Roundup cancer lawsuits

A move by the administration aligns federal power with pesticide manufacturers as thousands of cancer patients fight for their day in court.

How Trump fueled an affordability crisis

While everyday Americans struggle, Trump prefers to party with the rich.