Tag: politics
Whatever happened to the Republican Party that stood for limited government?
Today’s Republican Party, while still claiming to stand for limited government, is practicing just the opposite: government intrusion everywhere.
In Minnesota’s ‘most diverse city,’ schools are addressing the community’s deep...
Educators use the community schools approach to tackle underlying causes of disparities that show up in classrooms.
Corporate media politicize WHO investigation on COVID origins to vilify China
The lab leak hypothesis is, in fact, a literal conspiracy theory that is gaining traction due to constant media innuendo.
Why America needs union workers to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure
America has an unprecedented opportunity to harness that skill and passion to build not only better infrastructure but also a stronger, more prosperous country.
How a national infrastructure program would protect Americans from hurricanes
“I don’t subscribe to the idea that infrastructure is just bridges and roads.”
Joe Biden’s relapse into hallucinations about GOP leaders
In his recurrent search for cooperation, Biden seems eager for his Republican foes to like him. It’s a ridiculous and dangerous quest.
Why America needs union workers to drive the success of a...
Only America’s union workers have the skills and passion necessary to deliver historic, top-quality returns on the nation’s infrastructure investments.
Trump trash-talk lying backfires, replaying his disgraces while confirming our need...
You can’t lie your way out of a contagion, nor substitute bad faith for vaccine cures.
Why the U.S. must bolster retraining for workers harmed by unfair...
Relative to the size of its economy, the United States spends far less on worker training programs than many other industrial countries.
A simple rule change could trigger mass vaccine demand plus head...
What property-driven, rights-oriented society allows protesters to both spread disease AND violate sacred boundaries?
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.