Tag: social justice

Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.

Recently surfaced writings of Alex Epstein, a favorite intellectual of the oil industry and GOP politicians, reveal past statements about “inferior” cultures.

The federal government has for years enabled the private market to make money off our housing needs. Now, as home prices and rents skyrocket, there is a simple solution: offer people a public option for housing.

Green Worker Cooperatives nurtures co-op startups in the South Bronx.

Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne say a healthier political culture and more representative government will result when all eligible citizens vote.

The growing global outcry against the destruction caused by the oil and gas industry has pushed leaders to address their actions to...

New research on the 2020 election confirms that mailed-out ballots boost turnout—especially when there are no bureaucratic hurdles for voters.

Competing state constitutional amendments go to different lengths to enshrine voting rights and target anti-voter legislation and court rulings.

Megacorporations tend to dominate food contracting with schools and other large facilities in America. In Chicago, Black formerly incarcerated people are prepping locally sourced meals for schools, nursing homes and transitional housing facilities.

Despite the pro-climate rhetoric of the insurance industry—and warnings by the world’s climate scientists calling for an end to fossil fuel exploration—leading...