Tag: Opinion
How the American Legislative Exchange Council turns disinformation into law
State lawmakers introduced nearly 2,900 bills based on ALEC templates from 2010 through 2018. More than 600 of them became law.
How greedy corporations fuel inflation
“Companies make any kind of excuse to raise prices on everything."
Ugly side of Trump’s 2020 lies and bullying come before committee
Trump-directed mobs threaten officials who wouldn’t cheat for him.
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.
As coup evidence mounts, progressives eye Georgia to jail Trump, not...
The January 6 committee, Justice Department, and activists are diverging.
If poverty is a moral issue, then the U.S. is bankrupt
The Poor People’s Campaign, ahead of its June 18 gathering, is calling out the false pro-corporate rhetoric on poverty, wages, and inflation.
As January 6 hearings begin, poll finds many conservatives with open...
Younger Republicans, and Republican women, are not Trump cultists.
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.
Our country is trading children’s lives for guns
Guns have become an intimate part of American culture, one that is fed by gun-makers and the gun lobby, the right-wing media and Hollywood, and of course the Republican Party. Our children are paying the price.
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Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism
Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.
US intervenes as ICC mulls war crime warrants for Netanyahu
As the ICC prepares to potentially issue arrest warrants for high-ranking Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for war crimes, a closer look at the concerted efforts by the U.S. and Israel to prevent these legal actions.
American campuses erupt in protests over Gaza, drawing harsh police response and national outrage
As students across the U.S. demand university divestment and an end to military aid for Israel, aggressive crackdowns raise alarms about civil liberties.
Turning the tide: How global conservation efforts are curbing biodiversity loss
A decade-long scientific study reveals significant success in conservation actions worldwide, offering hope amidst the biodiversity crisis.
Eight drivers that springboard Trump’s nose-dive into humiliated loser
What makes even a lousy career criminal look bad? To be proved a blundering, hypocritical boob.