Opinion
How Should We Respond to Trump’s National Guard Deployment Against the People of LA?
We cannot be silent in the face of Trump’s dictatorial move. Silence is acquiescence. We must be brave in resisting him. But we must not succumb to violence.
The Time Has Come to Establish the International Arctic Ocean Sanctuary
In addition to accelerating efforts to reduce global carbon emissions to reverse global warming, governments must urgently adopt strong, permanent protections for the entire Arctic Ocean.
Congress, Don’t Repeat the Mistakes of the 2017 Tax Cuts
The new House bill would disproportionately benefit the well-off—and harm the financial well-being of millions of working Americans, including Black women like me.
Pete Hegseth's Hateful War Against Harvey Milk
The Trump administration’s, and Hegseth’s, recent efforts to paper over and rewrite history suggests they don’t want the current and future generations to know about that movement, its accomplishments, and the persistent battle for LGBTQ equality.
What Must Universities Become Today in Face of Trump?
In sliding too close to the regime that now attacks them, too many universities have lost much of the leverage needed to marshal wider public support for their most noble agendas.
Imagine a World Without Your iPhone—I Dare You
Will turning off our smart phones—even for a few minutes or (gasp!) hours per day—make the future any different or better? We won't know unless we try.
The Next 48-140 Hours Are Critical for the Movement to End the Gaza Genocide
Within days, the Gaza Flotilla Sailboat with 12 onboard will reach the “Danger Zone.” How will the world respond?
Trump Is Dragging America Back to Pre-Civil Rights Norms
Permission to dehumanize comes from the top down. This is what the Trump era continues to teach us, as well as how politically convenient it is.
What We Can Learn From Trans People in the Fight for Dignity and Democracy
Given the position of exclusion and criminalization in society, trans people know how to fight and it’s a massive fight that we need to wage right now.
Universalism, Not Abundance, Is the Only Real Defense Against Authoritarianism
Universalism is the only governing strategy strong enough to rebuild what Trumpism has corroded—not as a slogan, but as a material commitment.
Elon Musk's Legacy Is Cruelty and Death
Of all the actions Musk and President Trump set in motion, nothing will hurt more people around the world than their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Judging Justices in the Era of Trump
Is the Court under Chief Justice Roberts more conservative than its predecessors?
It's the Bad Ideas—Not the Old Age, Stupid!
Don't count birthdays. Follow the money.
RFK Jr.’s Deadly War on Science
Kennedy is not a doctor or a scientist, but he got the job as America’s top public health officer. Now he’s making the wrong choices for all of us.
Israeli Lies and Western Complicity: How Deceit Became a Weapon of War
The people of Gaza are not only being starved, bombed, and murdered. They are being erased from global consciousness by a wall of deception.
Palestine And Its Metaphors
Palestine is not a symbol. It is a real place, under siege. And to see it clearly, we must burn the language that keeps us blind.
The Most Dangerous Thing About Trump's Fascism? Getting Used to It
This is how fascism seduces a nation: not by storming the gates, but by wearing down our ability to be outraged.
Reagan Was Wrong: Government Can Be Great, Actually
Study after study shows that government assistance with food, healthcare, and housing makes tangible, positive impacts on people’s lives, from newborns to the elderly.
When Will Western Support for Israeli Genocide Finally Crack?
The U.S., U.K., Canadian, and other governments remain deeply complicit in Israel's atrocities and violations of international law. But the rhetoric is shifting and protest movement is growing louder.
AI-tocracy Complete?
The AI regulatory moratorium threatens to obliterate America’s frayed social contract.
Medication Abortion Is Safe—Political Attacks on Healthcare Are Not
If the FDA further restricts access to abortion pills, more people, especially those in marginalized communities, will die.
Personal Wellness Isn’t a Substitute for Cap-and-Invest
I can pour hours of time and thousands of dollars into my wellness. But what use is it if the broader environment and climate is not being protected?
Why All Eyes Must Be Firmly on the Freedom Flotilla
Those sailing on the Madleen are engaged in a peaceful act of civil resistance, and should not be met with hostility by the Israeli authorities, and our attention on it can help to ensure it arrives in Gaza safely.
Walmart's DEI Rollback is Dangerous for Workers Like Me
That's why I'm calling on shareholders to step up.
Can We Stage a Jailbreak From the Grim Prisons Created by the Gaza War?
Life becomes limited when we accept that it must be a nightmare for the weak, when we confess that we are more addicted to comfort than we are to compassion.
The Courage and Necessity of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
“We are doing this because no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying," says humanitarian Greta Thunberg, "because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity."
WelcomeFest’s Billionaire Backers Reveal Its True Mission
Like Third Way and the Democratic Leadership Council before it, Welcome is yet another donor- and elite-driven operation seeking to drag the Democratic Party rightward on economic policy.
The Gaza Genocide Is Biden’s True ‘Original Sin’
Genocide is the worst crime human beings can commit. In the case, it’s also the one nobody’s talking about—even though it cost Democrats the 2024 election.
How the Right-Wing Supreme Court Uses the Shadow Docket to Boost Trump’s Agenda
Although the Supreme Court has a long history of entertaining emergency appeals, emergency requests in high-profile cases proliferated during Trump’s first term and continue in his second.
This New Dawn for Korean Democracy Must Center Feminist Peace
As the rising far-right threatens peace, stability, and democracy around the world, Lee Jae-myung and South Korea’s leadership must prioritize and support women’s leadership and peace building.
No, We Don’t Need a New Manhattan Project for AI
What we need is not a renewed arms race fueled by fear, competition, and secrecy, but its opposite: a global initiative to democratize and demilitarize technological development.
As Lies Abound and Divisions Deepen, Democracy Is Calling
Democracy requires our determination to create a more widely shared understanding of the dangers we face.
Why Save for Retirement If You'll Be Living in a Climate Hellscape?
Only by making investments in climate resilience and clean energy can asset managers like BlackRock truly protect the retirement savings of everyday Americans.
US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and Evictions of Farmers in Brazil
The 10 largest transnational landowners in the world control an area larger than Japan, according to a new report. This accumulation fuels human rights abuse, inequalities, and environmental destruction, and underlines the need for redistributive policies.
Trump’s Hawk Lands in Mexico
Ronald Johnson’s appointment as ambassador sparks outcry over U.S. interference.
Trump’s Animosity Is Bringing Europeans Closer Together and to the Rest of the World
There is an emerging consensus among European policymakers and experts alike that Trump wants to do to the E.U. what he is doing to the U.S.—destroy its civil society.
Let’s Not Use a Lone Crime to Justify Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity
The mainstream U.S. media has responded to the murder of two Israeli Embassy employees in D.C. by intensifying its campaign to associate the Palestine solidarity movement with antisemitism and violence.
Why Did DOE Axe $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Days After a Global Climate Alert?
This is not simply a policy mistake. It’s a calculated abdication of leadership for a fleeting political win.
The Ocean, Our Common Future: A Call For Legal Recognition
By sending a strong message to advance the rights of the Ocean everywhere in the world, the United Nations Ocean Conference would represent a historic turning point for the protection of marine life.
The Dystopia of the Border Security Expo Is Trump’s Response to the Climate Emergency
U.S. climate policy now boils down to this: Reducing fossil fuel extraction and consumption are far less important (if important at all) than the creation of a profitable border and immigration apparatus.
Prosperity Sharing: Not Just for the 10%
To win back voters, Democrats should propose a nationwide public fund through a Financial Transaction Tax.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Begins Voyage to Break Israel's Illegal Blockade
The ship is a symbol of the unyielding spirit of Palestinian resilience and the growing global resistance to Israel's use of collective punishment and deliberate starvation policies.
Fascism Is Here. Political Education Is How We Fight Back
As anti-education laws sweep the nation, political education offers communities the tools to resist authoritarianism, reclaim truth, and build collective power
The Right Is Risen: It's Time to Admit the US Constitution Has Failed
An 18th century white slaver’s rulebook has, unsurprisingly, failed to serve the interests of a modern, multi-racial democracy. We can do better.
No Tax on Tips? Democrats Could Learn Something From Effective GOP Pandering to the Working Class
If the Democrats ever hope again to be the party of the working class, they should never have allowed the Republicans to get credit for such a popular, if not flawed, proposal.
Economic Populism, Not Neoliberal Abundance, Is the Best Path to Defeating Trumpism
At a moment when Democrats’ efficacy in defeating Trumpism carries such existential stakes, new survey results demonstrate why many of us on the left have found the campaign to make abundance the new face of the Democratic Party so deeply concerning.
Radical Curiosity Versus the State
In this moment of disruption, to teach, to write, and to read critically are no longer normative acts expected of rigor and scholarship; they have become, in face of federal bullying, acts of defiance.
Why the US Must End Its Unconditional Support for Israel
This policy has tarnished America’s image as a champion of human rights and democracy, while trapping the Middle East in a cycle of violence.
Finally, a Development Financial Institution Has a Policy for Remedying Harm
This milestone is not only a leap forward for International Finance Corporation but also a hopeful sign for communities harmed by development projects around the world.
The Corporate Media's Refusal to Accurately Cover Genocidal Terrorist Benjamin Netanyahu
It is time to beyond time to examine the shortcomings of the U.S. mass media’s coverage of an out-of-control brutal Israeli regime, weaponized and funded daily first by Biden and now by Trump.
As Federal Leaders Are Failing on PFAS, States Must Step up—Here’s How
I encourage leaders to look to Maine as a model to follow: Maine has emerged as a national leader in addressing PFAS contamination through comprehensive state-level initiatives that demonstrate the urgent need for federal action.
After an Abortion Provider’s Murder, Clinics Became Safer; Let’s Not Undo That Progress
Rolling back protections in the name of political ideology puts lives at risk and undermines decades of work to keep patients and staff safe.
The Nuclear Trump Factor
The threat of nuclear war has never been greater than today. The self-proclaimed peacemaker in Washington is to blame.
Neoliberalism Cannot Be Rehabilitated
Deregulation. Privatization. Tax cuts. Free trade. Stagnant pay for most. A soaring stock market for the top. That’s the legacy of neoliberalism. It also brought us Trump. We cannot go back to that place. There's a better path.
Defunding Truth: Trump’s Attack on NPR and the War on Independent Media
The attack on NPR is not incidental. It is part of a broader, systematic effort to hollow out the institutions that sustain a shared civic life.
The Palestine Exception, Right-Wing Elite Capture, and New Student Visa Rules
Trump’s aim is a campaign of terror and intimidation against universities and colleges designed to suppress free speech and critical thinking.
Frozen Frog Embryos Could Deport Kseniia Petrova to Russia
Vermont Federal District Court orders ICE to free a Harvard scientist in the “most valued and needed field in current medical research,” but her fate remains uncertain.
Finding Hope for the Future in a Gaza Mother and Doctor
This is peace—this is love—standing in the aftermath of war, refusing to give up.
Trump’s Middle East Focus: From the Axis of Evil to the Axis of Plutocrats
Trump’s foreign policy trip marked a stark pivot away from what had long been a neoconservative version of Middle Eastern policymaking in Washington. Will the result be peace or just profit?
I Didn't Become a Teacher to Watch Public Education Be Sold for Scrap
When we shortchange teachers, we shortchange students. And when we underfund schools, we make inequality permanent. This fight is so much bigger than education budgets. We'll only win it if we all stick together and dig deep.
Why Are Veterans and Allies Fasting for Gaza?
Who will stop the genocide in Palestine, if not us? That is the question that the fasters are asking.
6 Truths About Medicaid Work Requirements the GOP Doesn’t Want You to Share
Republicans are spouting lies about a work requirement for Medicaid because they’re really trying to push eligible people off it—to help finance their big tax cut mainly for the rich.
Workers Built the Platform Economy, But They’re Not Seeing Its Rewards
By classifying workers as contractors, platform companies avoid paying core employment obligations while retaining tight control over how the work is done.
Fighting for the Planet Means Sovereignty for the Sahel
Any movement concerned with moving from an extractive to regenerative economy must stand against U.S. and Western intervention in the Sahel and for Pan-African projects and a multilateral world.
Libraries: the Frontline in the Fight for Abortion Access—and Against Misinformation
People from all walks of life use the public library, and all these people deserve to be there and have their information needs met—including those looking for accurate abortion resources.
What Can the Next Gaza Freedom Flotilla Expedition Expect?
Fifteen years ago I was on a Gaza flotilla mission that ended in the deaths of 10 and wounding of 50 by Israeli commandos… We ask how violent will they be when the flotilla sails again for Gaza.
C. J. Polychroniou on Socialism, Left Internationalism, and the Climate Crisis
The return of Left internationalism inspired by the vision of socialism needs a dramatic turnaround on the global ideological and political landscape.
American Fascism Descends and We Resist: Letter to a Japanese Friend
Things are not well here, but the good, if not happy, news is that millions here have not rolled over and played dead.
How Bad Does It Have to Get Before the Democratic Party Declares an Emergency?
The extraordinary national crisis Trump has created is made even more severe by Democratic leaders, including top congressional lawmakers and DNC brass, who refuse to acknowledge its magnitude.
Don’t Let Trump Toss Human Rights in the Dustbin of History
If America is to be more than a garrison state that bullies other countries and takes a what’s-in-it-for-me approach to international relations, the concept of human rights will have to be preserved and revived.
Ukrainians Need (and Want) an End to War
It’s time to end the suffering of the Ukrainian people, so they can heal and rebuild.
Trump and His Big Law Firms Keep Losing
As Trump’s courtroom defeats pile up, the Big Law firms that settled face new uncertainties about their attorneys, their clients, and their futures.
From USAID to US Harms
Donald Trump’s sharp cuts to this country’s humanitarian aid will ensure that its soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to its international standing.
Let the 2017 Tax Cuts Expire
It is high time for elected leaders to admit publicly that tax increases can sometimes be necessary to allow the government to continue or even expand vital programs.
Why Does the US Press Ignore the Trauma Experienced by Palestinians in Gaza? Racism
Because we don’t see Palestinians as fully human, we fail to understand how destroying their lives, denying them a normal present and a hopeful future can result in deformities in their sense of self.
By Calling More Than Half the Country ‘Scum,’ Trump Is Raising a Bright Red Flag
When political leaders use dehumanizing language to vilify their opponents, they’re in actuality laying the groundwork for authoritarianism, repression, and violence.
We Salute, Then We Abandon: The Betrayal of America’s Veterans
We’ve built a system that honors veterans with ceremony but abandons them in practice. The Trump administration’s spending priorities only make this worse.
A Dead World, Plastic-Wrapped to Preserve Freshness
If people who try to steer clear of plastics are still thoroughly enmeshed in them, what does that say for everyone else? And how worried should we all be?
When Trump Lies, Democracy Dies
Trump’s lies are no longer just words; they have deadly and costly effects and can soon produce calamitous consequences.
Staring Down the Abyss of 2025: A Reprise
We should do our best to accept that we are confronting a major collapse of a way of living that we had taken for granted.
Rio Grande LNG Expansion: a Lose-Lose Proposition
The project jeopardizes the health and environment of frontline communities, threatens local economies and endangered wildlife, and exposes investors to financial and reputational risks.
War No More: Veterans Reflect on the Meaning of Memorial Day
This Memorial Day, let us honor the memory of the dead by pledging to protect our precious planet, its people, and its environment.
A New Phase of Trump Neofascism
No holds barred. Nothing out of bounds. Rapacious, racist, nativist, vindictive, corrupt.
How Will We Respond to Immoral Laws Targeting Refugees Today?
The Republican Party now seeks to criminalize every aspect of helping a person who has fled a life of torture, violence, and suffering. Will we obey?
How Federal Workers Can Leverage Civil Disobedience as a Strategy to Win
In the face of Trump’s attack on federal unions, government employees have a unique, nonviolent, and powerful tool at their disposal: withholding their labor.
How a Movement-Based Opposition Can Take on Trumpism and Win
Social self-defense against the MAGA juggernaut can be the starting point for creating the world we want beyond MAGA.
How Can We Resist the Indifference to life?
What if we started collectively seeing weeds and discarded plastic straws not as simply an assault on our sense of order—clean sidewalks!—but as minute particles of the living planet?
Repressive Governments Never Let an Assassination Go to Waste
The murder of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C. has all the elements to enable increased persecution of U.S. citizens and residents who advocate for the safety and rights of Palestinians.
The Senate Must Tear Up the Cruel House Budget and Start Again
The House bill will drive up hunger and deepen poverty, including among children, and take access to life-saving healthcare away from millions of people. The Senate must reject it.
How to Meet with Trump: A South African Masterclass in Diplomatic Strategy
South Africa's president read Trump perfectly and knew exactly how to handle this obvious and simple man.
Invading Greenland Won’t Protect Us From the Climate Crisis
It is of course possible that further melting will lead to increased tensions in which Arctic territory becomes an especially valued possession. But other threats are far more urgent, including the one causing the melting.
The Left Needs a New Globalization Vision to Counter the Far-Right Surge
The way out of neoliberal globalization is by developing a new globalization that is democratic and free from the destructive tendencies of capitalist accumulation.
Trump and His Feral Crew of Wreckers Want to Kill America’s Future
The House budget is the Make America Immobile Act. Trump is doing his best to freeze things in place: on behalf of oil companies that want to keep pumping oil, on behalf of automakers that want to keep churning out SUVs.
Sen. Collins Must Do More to Truly Stand Up for Energy Assistance
In her questioning she did not challenge the nonsensical reasoning of the Trump administration. Instead, Sen. Collins, who certainly should know better, played along acting as if Trump was normal.
The Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza Must End Now
How does a genocide end? And specifically, how do people of conscience, acting with majority support of the U.S. public, organize to end it?
UK Foreign Secretary’s Empty Words: Weapons and Spy Flights Expose Hollow Promises
Lammy called Israel’s escalation of the genocide “morally unjustifiable.” But what is beyond unjustifiable is for Lammy to say this while directly arming and providing surveillance information for the genocide.
The Conquest of Gaza and the Dissolving of Humanity
Both Spanish officials in the Americans then and Israeli spokesmen now have openly declared their intention to “conquer” their enemies by forcing their removal from their homes and concentrating them in more controllable areas.
Trump’s Chaotic Tariffs Benefit His Best Buddy Elon (As We Predicted)
Musk’s proximity to the White House and Trump’s innermost circle has provided him with powerful new leverage to push his businesses on foreign governments.
The Tip Trick: How the Trump Budget Starves the Working Class
It takes programs that millions rely on—Medicaid, food assistance, student aid—and sacrifices them to fund tax breaks that primarily benefit those who already have the most. It’s a redistribution in reverse.
The House’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Only Beautiful If You’re Rich
The bill will cut 8.6 million people off Medicaid to pay for tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy, among other provisions that most Americans oppose.
A House Tax Break Would Help the Rich at the Expense of the Rest
Extending or increasing a deduction for pass-through businesses is likely to exacerbate economic inequality, while delivering no economic benefits in the long run.
Medicaid Cuts Put Services for Vulnerable People at Grave Risk
Medicaid doesn’t just provide healthcare. It is the single largest payer for the community-based services people with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to live, work, and thrive in our communities.
Laura Loomer: Trump Whisperer
Meet the influential right-wing conspiracy theorist who has U.S. President Donald Trump’s ear.
Abortion Pills Aren't Uncomfortable; Censorship Is
Here's my message to The Times-Picayune and every other institution that finds truth "uncomfortable": Get comfortable with discomfort. Because abortion pills aren't going anywhere.
Systematic Starvation: Genocide and the Engineered Collapse of Gazan Society
The deliberate destruction of food systems, water infrastructure, medical systems, and communal cohesion is not incidental, it is an intentional form of warfare aimed at inducing despair, division, and eventual displacement.
Trump and Co Are Doing Their Best to Make America White Again (As If It Ever Was!)
Along with overlapping groups, including immigrants, transgender and other LGBTQ+ folks, women, and union workers, Black Americans are clear targets for this administration.
From Power as an Aphrodisiac to Prostate Cancer: Democrats and the Fall of Joe Biden
The presidency is the ultimate source of power in American politics. But individuals lusting for power does not typically end well for the masses—especially the working class.
We've Endured a Half-Century of Kleptocrats' Plunder of People's Wealth and Health
Neoliberalism has spurred 45 years of financialization, as Wall St. pillages-for-profit every sector, from healthcare to housing.
Dear Refaat Alareer: A Letter of Gratitude
As per your wishes we’re striving to live—hopefully a deeper and more reflective life, including a life of action against the genocide in Palestine.
Is This the Beginning of the End for Benjamin Netanyahu's Political Career?
It remains uncertain how long Netanyahu will remain in power, but his political standing has significantly deteriorated as he faces widespread domestic opposition and international condemnation.
Don’t Be Fooled: the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Is a Corporate Land Grab
This project is a textbook case of environmental injustice. It would carve through preserved farmland and forests, pollute streams and wetlands, and destroy habitats for threatened species.
Attacks on ‘Political’ Graduation Speakers Are Craven Attacks on Intellectual Freedom
All students, faculty, and staff—and indeed all who care about public education—are threatened by the “The New Campus McCarthyism,” which continues to spread across the country and throughout the society at large.
How Many Dead Palestinian Children Are Enough?
This is ethnic cleansing, pure and simple. The goal is to eliminate Palestinians from both Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Jerusalem.
Trump’s America First Agenda Threatens the Fight Against Global Poverty
As it retreats from multilateralism, the Trump administration is rejecting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, which provide a blueprint to eradicate poverty and pursue inclusive and environmentally responsible economic development.
Republicans Are Trying, But They Can’t Stop Abortion Pills
Despite RFK Jr.’s review of mifepristone, two things will remain true: Abortions pills will still be extremely safe, and abortion pills will still be available—everywhere.
A Graduation Message Amid the Trumpian Assault on Higher Education
Pick up the pieces and imagine the worlds of collective liberation that you have practiced building in classrooms where you worked across difference, where you learned to turn toward each other rather than away.
Trump Cares More About Growing Fossil Fuel Profits Than Shrinking Your Energy Bill
Many things the Trump administration does are simply designed to waste energy, because that is good for the incumbent producers, i.e. Big Oil.
Trump: the Kidnapper-and-Chief
How many other immigrants and refugees like Kilmar Abrego Garcia are now languishing in El Salvadorean prisons without the benefit of public pressure to challenge the conditions of their detention?
Trump’s Illiberal Democracy Threatens Our Foundational Moral Principles
This administration rejects American values as it embraces bribes from foreign dictators, harasses journalists, imprisons op-ed writers, and threatens judges.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden Is My Local Villain in the Trump-GOP Cult. Who Is Yours?
A brave legislator would break with the Republican policy to put more money in the pockets of the rich while children go hungry, but not Van Orden.
The Means, The Ends, and The Elephant in Israel's War Against a Free Palestine
What's the lesson? Focusing only on the tail or leg can get you trampled on or impaled.
Don't Blame the Bond Vigilantes—Just Tax the Rich!
The so-called “bond vigilantes” are easy scapegoats. They’re not the cause of this absurdity.
How to Fight Trump Without Caving to Corporatists
Can the progressive movement display leadership and vision in forming a united front at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere?
When We Stand Together…
Philanthropists and funders must show we are part of movements to protect the most vulnerable.
Abrego García’s Detention Opened a Window Into El Salvador’s Obscure Prison System
The basic rights Abrego has been denied in El Salvador—including to communicate with his family—are a stark reminder of the plight of thousands of Salvadorans.
Dynastic Wealth of Ultra-Rich American Families Wins Again With GOP Tax Bill
The Republican's policy will continue a decades-long effort to weaken a critical tool to prevent the hoarding of wealth from one generation to the next.
A Trillion Dollars for Wasteful Pentagon and No Money for Social Goods We Need and Want
Poll after poll show Americans would rather have their tax dollars spent on public services than on Pentagon contractors, and would prefer policymakers prioritize spending on healthcare, education, housing, and infrastructure—not the military.
Condemning Gaza Famine Denialism
The world shouldn’t waste another minute on this nonsense when the real focus should be on saving civilian lives now.
Unpacking the House’s Highly Regressive Tax Plan
Two-thirds of the tax cuts offered in 2027 would go to the top 20% of families, and 41% would flow to just the top 5% of families.
We Need a Coffee Party to Waken the People Being Strip-Mined by Dangerous Donald
As the marches, rallies, and town meetings swell, the demand that Trump be fired will boost popular support for his Impeachment and removal from office.
Trump’s Qatari Plane Deal Is Naked Corruption
The gift is just the most visible part of a new ethos of self-dealing, with lines between public purpose and private enrichment not just blurred but erased.
A National Single-Payer Healthcare System Would Be Good for Employers, Too
Job-based insurance poses health-related and financial burdens on company employers and employees. These burdens would disappear with universal healthcare.
Bobby Kennedy Jr. Makes Eugenics Great Again at Health and Human Services
RFK Jr. has embarked on policies that frighteningly resemble those of eugenicists: They seek to identify and disempower the underprivileged, they serve anti-immigrant and racist sentiment, and they embrace pseudoscience.
How Does Copaganda Work and Why Is It Harmful?
Copaganda contributes to a cycle in which the root causes of our safety problems never get solved even though people in power constantly claim to be trying.
Donald Trump: The Symbol of the Decline and Fall of Just About Everything
The reelection of Donald Trump seems to represent—explain it as you will—the enactment of a human death wish on a scale almost beyond imagining.
Americans Deserve Better Than What This Horrific GOP Budget Will Impose on the Sick, Hungry, and Poor
It's been clear for some time that House Republicans were headed down this harmful path, but to see the contours of this bill emerge is somehow still shocking: that they would hurt so many people who struggle to afford basic needs and whom they have promised to help.
GOP Medicaid Cuts Are a Dagger Pointed Directly at Our Most Vulnerable
Every moment that activists can delay the passage of these Medicaid cuts is more time to mount an opposition. Republicans might not want to admit it, but support for Medicaid is strong and deep.
Trump's Trade Deals Endanger Farmers and Our Food System
Trump's efforts to undo the previous administration’s policies set up our food system for disruption and crisis, subjecting farmers to the uncertainties of international markets and developments elsewhere.
How Donald Trump’s Legal Framework Mirrors the Historical Architectures of Genocide
The structural conditions that have historically preceded ethnic cleansing are now observable in the administration’s deportation efforts.
It's Time for Young Men to Be Allies in the Fight Against Online Misogyny
The fight against misogyny requires active engagement from all corners of society, including those who have the privilege and responsibility to challenge these harmful ideologies.
The GOP Hates You and Wants You to Have a Harder Life
Having a steady and reliable supply of cheap labor to maintain high profits requires widespread poverty, ignorance, death, and disease. So their policy agenda is built around creating that.
Voters Back Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants: Why Aren’t the Dems Pushing it?
A majority of voters are compassionate toward immigrants and understand that having 11 million people living and working without legal protections is not good for them or for working people in general.
Deleter in Chief: How Trump Is Waging War on Our Knowledge of Ourselves
The Trump administration is functionally acting to rewrite the prevailing narratives of our past—a past of progress toward equal rights, fact-based education, and lessons learned from mistakes and achievements.
We Must Reform Our Regressive Capital Gains Tax for the Sake of Our Democracy
The richer you are, the smaller the portion of your investment gains you pay in tax and the greater the portion of those investment gains converted to permanent wealth. That’s how wealth concentrates.
Big Law Deals With Trump Are Backfiring on Top Firms
The president's bullying was always about intimidation and deterrence. Here's the sound it makes when not one, but many, other shoes begin to drop.
The Trumpian Nightmare Must End Before It Gets Worse
A fascist monster who demonizes migrants, exacts revenge on his perceived foes, actively destroys the rule of law, and whose real agenda is not “America First” but rather “Trump First” is in charge of today’s United States.
Math Versus Musk: Closing the Tax Gap
The value of tax enforcement is such that just accounting for DOGE's cuts to the IRS, DOGE will likely increase the deficit, even if they hit their target of cutting $150 billion in spending.
Don’t Be Scared of Impeachment–This One’s an Easy Call
Impeachment is a slam-dunk signal to a representative’s constituents that they are upholding their oath to the Constitution and the American people.
Trump Is Trying to Spook States out of Suing Big Oil—Why They Shouldn’t Back Down
Given the shakiness of the administration’s lawsuits, what really matters is whether state and local officials have the courage to stand strong against Trump’s mafia-style threats.
Trump Is Escalating His Rendition of Democracy
Despite repeated legal setbacks demanding an end to these autocratic practices, the Trump administration continues its assault on the rule of law.
The Trump Coalition Wants to End Democracy as We Know It
Four groups aim to degrade our one-person-one-vote election system so a few billionaires and certain religious zealots can consolidate their political power.
Independence Day, Nakba Day, and the Starvation of Gaza
This year’s May 14 and May 15 will be remembered by a particularly horrendous proof that international law has been shattered: A state is intentionally starving an entire population.
Republicans Plan to Rip Medicaid Away from Millions of Seniors — All to Give Tax Cuts to Billionaires
It is impossible to cut hundreds of billions from Medicaid without hurting massive numbers of seniors. Unless we stop them, that is exactly what GOP lawmakers are about to do.
AI Could Be the Most Effective Tool for Dismantling Democracy Ever Invented
If we allow the far-right to continue merging political power with AI without guardrails, we will see the rise of a system where freedom is algorithmically rationed.
On the Frontlines: Hospitalists in Bellingham, WA Strike for Patients, Not Pay
As members of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, these clinicians are demanding the right to advocate for their patients without fear of retaliation.
Why Corporate Leaders Who Strip Companies for Parts Have No Business in Government
When corporations prioritize shareholder payouts over real investment, society loses—but when governments adopt the same model, the consequences are compounded.
Mass Media and the Spectacle of the Imperial Presidency
The revolution won’t be televised, but our national decline will be highly pixelated.
An Open Letter to Mahmoud Khalil and Noor Abdalla’s Newborn Child
The miracle of this moment is that even genocide cannot exterminate our will to live, nor the love that endures through the pain.
The New Frontline: How Technology Fuels Awakening—And Punishes Dissent
As the U.S. deepens its support for Israel, social media has become both a site of political awareness and a tool of control, where anti-war dissent is tracked, flagged, and punished offline as well.
Grifter-in-Chief Trump and the Grift That Keeps on Grifting
In case you haven't noticed, the bribes Trump is taking are getting bigger and bigger.
Trump's Greed New Deal
The Republican president's rampant mining and drilling could potentially be the ultimate act of destruction that the prophets have predicted.
Climate Policy on Thin Ice: A Lesson from Canada
Canada’s experience with its carbon price-and-dividend system for fossil fuels has important implications for the rest of the world, including the United States.
The Extinction Order: Trump’s Executive Order 14270 Doesn’t Deregulate; It Dismantles
Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” But wildness cannot survive without protection, and protection is what this order destroys.
The US Is in Free Fall, But We Can Turn Things Around by Valuing Our Neighbors Over Money
The United States’ version of capitalism has systematically failed its population through corporate greed and manipulation of the legislature. But don’t lose hope.
Advanced Recycling Is a Fraud—And the Big Oil Plastics Industry Knows It
This is just a new version of a sad and familiar story: the plastics industry's attempt to use the idea of recycling to protect its license to operate and continue producing ever-greater amounts of plastic.
Still Marching: 25 Years After the Million Mom March
We didn’t march 25-years ago because we wanted to. We marched because we had to—children were dying. They still are.
Meet the People Profiting from US Military Aid to Israel
A genocide backed by economic interests is a big problem involving powerful actors. However, many people are taking action to affect the status quo.
Trump's Tax Rate for Richest Would Affect Very Little of Their Income
Nobody should be deceived: The wealthiest taxpayers got enormous tax breaks from Trump’s 2017 law and are getting additional large tax breaks in what Trump and Republicans are proposing now.
The GOP Is Already Planning to Win the Midterms... by Suppressing Your Vote!
The party is taking no chances on the upcoming plebiscite and has hatched a plan to rig all future federal elections with the goal of transforming the United States into a one-party state.
Trump Is Robbing Public Health to Pay for His Deportation Conveyer Belt
For $40 billion-worth of health cuts to come as our government wants to spend $45 billion to become Amazon-efficient at shipping human beings to foreign prisons is establishing this nation as a beacon of cruelty.
Your Designated Sports Break From Trumpalooza
Here are eight topics currently lost in the sauce to take our minds and emotions off the Trump-backed whale. Then it’s time to get back in the game and face down the bullies.
Scapegoating Wild Birds Won’t Solve Avian Flu: We Need Radical Farming Reform
As we reflect on the wonder of migratory birds, and the spotlight focuses on how our cities and communities can be made more bird-friendly, we must also consider how our food system is posing a threat to their very existence.
Instead of ‘Abundance,’ Let’s Have a Conversation About ‘Shared Prosperity’
“Abundance” without an eye for who the abundance serves runs the risk of exacerbating the problem at the core of our economic challenges—the hoarding of power and wealth by the people that already have a lot.
Starbase: the Future Trump and Musk Want for America
Starbase is a company town, and America is starting to look like one big national company town.
Pope Leo XIV Must Follow in Francis’ Footsteps and Stand up for the Environment and Against Nuclear Weapons
There is much that Pope Leo XIV can do to advance a better world. Following Francis, he has big shoes to fill.
Trump Is Making the Pentagon an Even Bigger Budget Buster, Purging Programs People Need
In the Republican’s budget, programs elevating lives in the working and middle class are sacrificed to enrich the wealthiest and the defense industry.
We Are the Evil Empire We’ve Been Looking for
The U.S. has the mega-weapons and the urge to dominate of Darth Vader and yet, miraculously enough, we continue to believe that we’re Luke Skywalker.
Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza?
History will not forgive our complicity. The time is long overdue for us to end our support for Netanyahu’s destruction of the Palestinian people.
The 2024 Election Was Smothered in Dark Money—How Do We Turn on the Lights?
A new Brennan Center study found that dark money groups spent almost $2 billion on the 2024 election, roughly double the total spent in 2020.
How Trump Promotes Grotesque Corporate Lawlessness
Dropping corporate cases en masse, as the Trump administration is doing, portends a return to recklessness and greed that fueled corporate catastrophes like Wall Street’s 2008 financial crisis.
Can We Build a World of Sanctuary Cities?
A sanctuary city is a place of reverence, committed to the enormous value that all people are fully human. This is the first step to true collective safety.
Why Ours Became the First US Pension Fund to Cease New Tesla Stock Purchases
Tesla no longer behaves like a company focused on innovation, customer loyalty, or product integrity. It behaves like a company driven by ego.
How Can the Global South Fulfill the Promise of Bandung in the 21st Century?
To celebrate the spirit of Bandung is not simply to mark 70 years since the Asia-Africa Conference, but to affirm what being faithful to its principles and ideals means today.
Missouri Puts Profits Over People's Lives With New Israeli Chemical Limited Facility
A new ICL facility would further establish St. Louis as a hub of militarization and an exporter of global death and destruction while threatening the health and well-being of residents.
What’s Behind Trump’s Decision to Cease Bombing Yemen?
The U.S. president appears to be heeding Saudi wishes ahead of a visit to Riyadh, with a potential eye on negotiations with Iran as well.
The Wealthy Don't Leave When States Tax the Rich, But It Sure Does Raise Revenue
Look at what happened in Massachusetts and Washington. Not only did millionaires not flee the states imposing new taxes, but the states became richer.
The Fetterman Exposé is a Testament to How Badly Democracy Needs Fearless Journalism
Without good reporting, negligence and abuse would go unchecked, and corruption’s roots in democracy would be deeper and wider.
Reject the Budget Bill That Sells off Alaska and Our Rights Along With It
Buried in Congress’ latest budget proposal is an unprecedented power grab that threatens both wild Alaska and the foundations of public oversight.
Pete Hegseth—Offense at the Defense Department
Pete, If you were to spend your time on our national defense—instead of “lethality” in attacking foreign nations with which we are not at war—you could probably rest easier about using your phone.
We Don’t Throw People Away: Why I Support a Harm Reduction Approach in LA
We have a moral responsibility to set an example for the rest of the nation: one that’s rooted in compassion, humanity, and data-driven approaches.
Climate Hope—and Wisdom—From Abroad
As Trump tacks tariffs onto films from “foreign lands,” we can still be inspired by other countries’ environmental visions, from China’s affordable electric vehicles to Germany’s balcony solar.
The Forests I Love Are Threatened—But Here’s Why I Still Have Hope
Working together, we can continue to advance a better, more sustainable vision for the South.
Pro-Israel Senators Show Their Hand By Opposing Free Speech Protections in Now-Delayed Antisemitism Bill
The Antisemitism Awareness Act has never been about countering antisemitism or protecting Jewish students from discrimination; it is about silencing pro-Palestine students and protecting the Israeli government from criticism.
Dems, Do the Right Thing and Stop Funding Genocide
Show us, your constituents—who overwhelming oppose more arms to Israel—that you hear us and are willing to stand against tyranny and lawlessness wherever it exists.
Greenland Will Never Be for Sale
My brief but deep immersion into Inughuit culture leaves me profoundly hopeful—believing that it will not come to pass that Trump’s rapacious nature shall determine the eventual fate of Greenland.
The Council on Foreign Relations’ ‘Climate Realism’ Is Anything But
A dangerous initiative smuggles in a blatantly imperial and morally bankrupt agenda in a grotesque attempt to curry favor with a nationalist and climate-denying American right.
America’s Safety Is Fragile; Trump Is Tearing Down the Systems That Protect It
The systems that protect our lives and our communities were built through years of tireless effort. They can’t be allowed to collapse overnight.
Even Republicans Want Trump to End US Support for the Gaza War
A new poll reveals that nearly 50% of GOP voters would back a withholding of military assistance to Israel in order to bring the carnage to a halt.
Trumpism Can’t Be Broken With the Hammer Of Reason—Because It’s Liquid
Rational arguments, fact-checking, and the forced “neutrality” of “both sides” journalism are now being drowned in the waves, currents, and whirlpools of half-truth, disinformation, and bullshit.
Trump's Plan for Workers: Make America a Sweatshop Again
The proof of the Republican Party's big lie to the working people of this country is written all over their actions: Reconfiguring the Labor Department into an anti-worker weapon designed to crush any further unionization in America.
3.5% and the Hopeful Math for Saving Democracy
The movement to defend democracy is pulsing with vitality. We are not helpless. We are not powerless. We are the reinforcements we've been waiting for.
Dear Media, Call It What It Is: Corruption
A potential conflict of interest? Please. This is corruption, plain and simple.
As Israelis Blockade Food to Gaza, 9,000 Children Have Been Admitted for Acute Malnutrition
Medical authorities have documented 57 deaths from malnutrition in Gaza during the current conflict.
Why GOP Attempts to Sanitize History Will Fail
History doesn’t disappear when you shut down a website, threaten a museum’s funding, or remove museum exhibits. We carry the past within us.
The ‘Deep Politics’ Behind Trump’s Rise
Donald Trump has shattered the political status quo. Liberals have raged over the dangers and damage; they need to pay more attention to the opportunities.
Nonprofits and Advocates Can’t Rely on Social Media Giants. Here’s How They Can Adjust.
Given all the upheaval in today’s landscape, organizations must ensure they can reach their audiences in a multitude of ways, without relying on a single platform.
Trump Lawyers Behaving Badly
The White House attorneys who drafted Trump’s executive orders targeting Big Law firms—and the Justice Department lawyers trying to defend them—should consider the oath they took to defend the Constitution.
What I’ve Learned from Chickens
Chickens are smart, emotional animals; they deserve our respect.
The Only Demand Trump Needs to Hear: ‘You’re Fired!’
Given his wreckage of lives, livelihoods, health, safety, and freedom of speech here and abroad in just 100 days, Trump invites daily the unifying command arising out of his declaration of war against the American people.
Trump’s Border Militarization Scheme Threatens the Rule of Law
As presidential overreaches pile up, they underscore the urgent need for Congress and the courts to reassert their roles as checks on executive authority.
7 and a Half Tips for Good Reporting as Trump Floods the Zone
It’s probably uncharitable to pick on journalists when they’re under attack from so many powerful and malign forces, but it’s still necessary to keep the news media true to their purpose.
Trump’s Budget Breaks His Campaign Promise to Help Those Struggling to Make Ends Meet
His partial budget fails to propose a serious agenda for the U.S. economy or for people who haven’t been included enough in the country’s overall prosperity.
The Mad, Mad Cosmic-Politics of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
The billionaire oligarchs have worked hard to detach themselves from care for this world and now they want others to join them.
The New START Treaty at 15: A Crossroads for Nuclear Disarmament
Rather than turning back from the brink of nuclear war, nuclear armed states are accelerating nuclear weapons spending. We must change course.
Will the World Speak up Against Israel’s Likely Attack on Humanitarian Activists?
The Conscience was carrying no weapons. It posed no threat. Its only crime was daring to challenge a brutal siege and slaughter that the United Nations itself has condemned as illegal and inhumane.
5 Ways Trump's Order to Eliminate NPR and PBS Is an Assault on American Democracy
The president's ongoing attacks on a free press are part of the administration’s concerted efforts to shut down journalism that displeases him.
After Two Setbacks For Google’s Monopoly, the Fight To Rein in Its Empire Continues
Long given an effective pass for its anti-competitive behavior, the company is finally getting its comeuppance in federal court, and not a moment too soon.
The Apocalyptic Don Takes a Hit out on the Earth
Trump’s immediate needs and desires, his urge to be the number-one person in this country and possibly the world, have functionally been wedded to the ultimate slow-motion destruction of this planet.
Beware the Trump-Musk Regime Weaponizing Social Security!
There is no Democratic Social Security and Republican Social Security. There is only one Social Security system that we all pay into and we all benefit from.
Europe’s 21st-Century Goal Should Not Be to Follow the US Path to Global Power
Europe needs to spend more on its welfare states and on making the green transition fast and fair, not boosting its military prowess.
What It Will Take to Stop Trump’s Assault on Coal Miners (and the Rest of Us)
How can we beat back the Trump administration’s assaults on working people, the environment, and democratic rights? The coal miners of 1969 offer us a strategic proposal.
Using ICE to Freeze Speech Isn't New, But Has an American Spring Arrived?
Mohsen Madhdawi is now free, but the fight for immigrant justice goes on for all those illegally detained for speaking their mind or asserting their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.
A May Day Letter to My Student Deportee
How the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and the wider community fought back against immigration injustice and won.
Do You Understand How Dangerous This Moment Is — How Far We've Drifted?
Once the government claims the right to strip anyone of due process, rights cease to be rights and become privileges, granted or revoked at the whim of those in power. That is not a constitutional democracy. That is the scaffolding of fascism.
'Mayday! Mayday!': It's May Day
Unless we stop the damage Trump and his band of billionaire oligarchs are doing to both our democracy and our economy before then, much of it will be irreversible.
Blaming Trump Tariffs Alone for 20,000 Laid Off UPS Workers Hides Key Factor: Stock Buybacks and Wall Street Greed
Blaming the Trump tariffs for every sin imaginable may be emotionally satisfying, but while it may end up being a factor, it is not the whole story here.
Trump's Rogue Deep-Sea Mining Order Endangers Our Ocean and Our Future
We must defend international law. We must defend the oceans. And we must reject a broken economic model that gambles our planet's future for corporate gain.
How the Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About US Leaders
Emerging generations learned that moral concerns about their country’s engagement in faraway wars meant little to policymakers in Washington.
Trump's First 100 Days of Unchecked Power
It's been a lawless few months, but there's some good news here. Through times like these, we can identify ways to make our democracy work better — and for the first time in our country’s history, make it work for everyone.
The International Finance Corporation’s Dubious Defense of Factory Farming
Instead of funding industrial agriculture the IFC should help small-scale farmers move to agroecology and regenerative farming which can boost yields, reduce the use of expensive inputs, and improve livelihoods.
A Nation of Laws, Not Men: Why Lawyers Are Taking a Stand This Law Day
The oath we took upon joining the bar wasn't a one-time ceremony but a lifelong commitment. On May 1, we renew our promise to the Constitution en masse.
The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago. People Still Get It Wrong.
Based on subsequent events, sadly it appears that America did not learn much from the Vietnam experience.
Tariffs Won't Help US Workers. A Job Guarantee Would.
As we confront what some are expecting to be the third once-in-a-generation economic downturn in less than two decades, we need to be ready with real solutions.
Our Healthcare System Is Broken. Medicare for All Can Fix It.
Would a Medicare-for-all healthcare system be expensive? Yes. But it would be $650 billion cheaper than the for-profit system we have—and 1000% less cruel.
Canada Rebukes Trump—But That May Just Be the Start of Mark Carney's Role in History
I’ve been watching Carney for a long time and there's a few things you should know about this man, especially as the U.S. president tries to drag the world back onto the dead-end street of fossil fuels.
Your Key Constitutional Rights Are on Trial in Vermont
The Ozturk and Mahdawi cases are scheduled soon in the U.S. District Court of Vermont, but only you get to decide the verdict in the court of public opinion.
When Given a Chance, Voters Choose to Increase Equality and Redistribute Wealth
A recent report on citizen-driven initiatives found that people in red and blue states vote for policies that are egalitarian and economically redistributive.
Trump’s Policies Will Worsen the Military’s Sexual Assault Crisis
Particularly in a hierarchical institution such as the military, the leadership exemplifies the values that the institution expects all members to uphold.
How Do You Know Trump’s Minions Won’t Come for You?
We have descended into darkness and, at the moment—unless and until others take action to stop them—an aspiring dictator and his followers will decide exactly how far we go.
Why David Hogg (Almost) Gets It, and the DNC Still Doesn’t
DNC Vice-Chair David Hogg is right to call out do-nothing Democrats but fails to articulate a bold, unapologetically populist vision that names the enemy.
What Other Countries Can Teach Us About Defending a Democracy in Crisis
In recent years, autocrats have been defeated in Brazil, Poland, and South Korea. What can we learn from the brave people who stood up to the dragon and saved their villages?
The US Leads the Global Race to the Bottom—and Still Pretends to Be the Victim
Trump’s tariffs are not a departure from business as usual; they are an extension of it and will overwhelmingly benefit the world’s financial elite.
The Bond Vigilantes vs. Trump's Economic Chaos
Do not use Google to research bond vigilantes. Read this instead.
Establishment Democrats Are Blowing the Fight Against a Fascist Trump
Much of the 2025 Democratic Party leadership seems willing to once again pursue the tried-and-failed strategy of banking on Trump to undo himself. That path is a failure and failure means the realization of a fascist dictatorship in the United States.
How to Avoid Trade Wars—and World War III
Under the influence of the neocons, Democrats and Republicans alike have marched America into one disaster after another, in a vain effort to defy the economic tides by which all great powers rise and fall. Trump and his team are no exception.
At This Rate, We Won't Survive Trump's Next 100 Days
The nation is tottering on the edge of dictatorship.
Pro-Semitism as an Antidote to Bigotry and Bombing
Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot and Israelis were being eradicated and driven towards expulsion.
Hitler's First 100 Days — And Trump's
The parallels between the first months of both tyrannical regimes are striking and chilling, with one big exception.
Pope Francis' Mission Was Rooted in Deep, Traditional Christian Principles—So Why Did It Feel So Radical?
One would have thought that this tradition was dead. When he was installed as pope, Francis seemed poised to continue the Catholic Church's conservative line of John Paul and Benedict. But instead, he lifted the interdictions against the theology of hope.
Heal This Sick Country: ‘Hands Up’ for the National Day of Action for Single Payer
Over 70 local and national organizations have endorsed the National Day of Action. On May 31, focus the outrage to move the engine of change and put single payer on the nation’s agenda and remove profit from healthcare.
Trump Is Straining Our Mental Health Then Gutting Support Services
Despite the administration’s cuts, there appears to be surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.
The DOGE Days Are Over: Elon Musk and the End of the Techno-Fantasy
For all his bluster and noise, Musk never figured out how to meet people where they are. Utopian tech visions rarely do.
To End Trumpism: A Tale of Three Reactions
There is a cure for shock-and-awe that is meant to bulldoze us into passivity.
Now Is Not the Time to Kneel—It's Time to Rise
Donald Trump didn’t just bring darkness: he’s a goddamn black hole, a gravity-well of cruelty sucking the light out of everything he touches. If we don't act—if you don't act—who will?
Pope Francis: A Nonviolent Revolutionary
A good way to honor Pope Francis’s peacemaking life and his death at Easter is to rise to the occasion as he did, to claim our power as public peacemakers.
First They Came for the Arabs... Because They Knew No One Would Speak Out
From Reagan to Trump, when a U.S. president or Congress has sought to take measures curtailing a range of civil liberties, they have exploited the perception of the danger posed by Arabs to justify their actions.
Why We Should Speak Out Against Trump’s Crackdown on ‘Illegal’ Immigration
Those of us who are citizens are the most protected. So, it’s up to us to do all in our power to sound the alarm bells before it’s too late.
Why the Black Community Can't Let 2024's Betrayal Keep It From the Anti-Trump Fight
If we don't join together in this current crisis and the battles to come but sit on the sidelines licking our wounds, continuing to feel offended and betrayed, then the forces of oppression win.
Forgive Me, Gaza...
I can hold my daughter, while you can’t even retrieve yours from beneath the rubble—can’t gather enough of her remains for one final embrace.
Trump's MAGA Wants To Kill US Public Broadcasting Because It Symbolizes a Better World
Anything representing the idea that the state could in any way contribute to the greater good is horrific and must be crushed.
Care About the Climate Crisis? The World Is With You
People who support climate action are implicitly told—by their elected officials, by the fossil fuel industry, by news coverage and social media discourse—that theirs is a minority, even a fringe, view. That is not what the new research finds.
To Honor the Earth, Let Us Tear Down the Walls in Our Hearts
Let Earth Day push our awareness beyond the invisible borders we have created and beyond the invisible money god who holds us hostage.
The American Public Must Resist Trump’s ‘Papers, Please’ Politics
We must reject the idea that entire populations can be stripped of rights simply because of how they look, where they were born, or what kind of documentation they carry.
Rebalancing Checks and Balances: How to Curb Executive Abuse
President Trump has conclusively demonstrated that the executive branch cannot be trusted to police itself in following the law. Congress must act to prevent future overreach.
How a Professional Bully Is Winning Control of the Media
Major media outlets from CBS to The Washington Post have “bent the knee” to President Trump’s specious demands.
Pope Francis’ Legacy of Love and Peace
He spoke out against war, militarism, and the ravages of climate change.
What Is To Be Done? Take Hold of Our History
We must lay claim to or, better, reclaim America’s past and—without discounting the terrible tragedies and ironies that have marked the lives of so many Americans—articulate the truly radical story of America.
The DOGE Budget: Money for War... and Not Much Else
The Trump and Musk hollowing out of the civilian government, while keeping the Pentagon budget at enormously high levels of funding, means the United States is well on its way to becoming the very “garrison state” that Eisenhower warned against.
The Teacher: Filmed From the West Bank with Love and Rage
The movie tests its characters in ways most of us never will be challenged, leaving us wondering what we would choose if we lived under occupation.
Fighting for All Our Lives: How Queer Resistance Protects Everyone’s Freedom
Queer politics does not simply advocate for inclusion; it challenges the very structure that renders certain lives less liveable in the first place.
What’s to Blame for the American Dictator? It’s Neoliberalism, Stupid
The 50-plus years of neoliberal policies have undercut unions, deregulated industry, enabled wild corporate profits, padded the pockets of politicians, and enabled corruption.
Pope Francis: A Humble Advocate for Sharing the World's Resources
Again and again, Pope Francis railed against our collective indifference to widespread suffering and urged humanity, especially world leaders, to do better. It's not too late to heed his call.
Social Justice and Eclipse: Predicting and Preparing For Change
It is best to approach social justice the same way the world prepares for an eclipse—with foresight, community, and coordination.
I Returned Home From Prison With Nothing; Here’s What Helped Me Rebuild
Programs like the Returning Citizens Stimulus don’t just improve lives—they reduce unnecessary incarceration and save public funds.
Trump’s Drive to Undermine Our Progress on Clean Transportation Will Erode Our Health
Instead of making our health a priority, the administration has chosen to delay progress in order preserve a pollution-producing and car-centric status quo.
Trump Is No Peace President. Call Him the Proliferation President
Weapons contractors could not be happier, but for the rest of us the state of world affairs is beyond alarming.
We Are All Harvard Now
Government intrusion into the micromanagement of universities or, even worse, into the contents of courses and curricula, will almost always be counterproductive to student learning and to academic excellence.
Playing With Fire: What Trump—and the Left—Still Don’t Understand About Coal Country
Trump’s coal rhetoric taps into a collective memory where coal once formed the bedrock of community and identity—a memory that has been relentlessly mocked, even as it continues to shape political reality.
Genetic Technology Is No Solution for Species Loss
Rather than celebrating emerging and untested technology attempting to recreate animals that have long since been extinct, our focus must be on the real, present-day threats to existing species facing extinction.
It Is Time to Build a World Based on Solidarity
We are at a crossroads in human history. We will either figure out how to share, or we will tear apart the fabric of the world that supports us.
As Broadway's Redwood Soars, Real Forest Canopies Are Vanishing
Broadway's spotlight on redwoods helps us understand why what happens above our heads matters so much for our future below.
On This Earth Day, Get Out and Fight Against Trump’s Greed and Destruction
Americans who oppose Trump’s actions can get out and peacefully protest this Earth Day and call on their congressional representative and senators to fight back and rein in this lawless administration.
Close the US Military Bases in Asia
With America’s 750 or so overseas military bases in around 80 countries, it’s high time to close these bases, pocket the saving, and return to diplomacy. Our bases across Asia are a good place to start.
Big Oil Is Abusing the Law to Silence Water Protectors; It Won’t Succeed
What to do? Stand our ground. Make the solutions. And keep working together.
The Rights of Nature: A Paradigm Shift for Environmental Protection
This revolutionary legal framework moves beyond traditional environmental laws and acknowledges that Nature itself has inherent rights, much like human beings and corporations.
Honoring Pope Francis, Who Championed the Glorious World Around Us
Francis’s project for the Earth—a recovery of fellow feeling, with a special attention to the poor—is the only thing that can save us over time.
Earth Action Day: Unleashing Our Power for Our Planet
Last year was a disaster for the planet and its people. In 2025, we must all strive to do so much better.
The Rich Want You to Think They Pay A Lot in Taxes—But It's a Lie
Please ignore the tales of horror that apologists for the ultra-rich concoct to advocate against any meaningful tax increases on their deep-pocketed friends.
Trump's Lawlessness Comes From Seeds Planted by Bush-Cheney
The federal government’s willingness to violate federal and international law with impunity didn’t begin with Trump.
Opinion
How Should We Respond to Trump’s National Guard Deployment Against the People of LA?
We cannot be silent in the face of Trump’s dictatorial move. Silence is acquiescence. We must be brave in resisting him. But we must not succumb to violence.
The Time Has Come to Establish the International Arctic Ocean Sanctuary
In addition to accelerating efforts to reduce global carbon emissions to reverse global warming, governments must urgently adopt strong, permanent protections for the entire Arctic Ocean.
Congress, Don’t Repeat the Mistakes of the 2017 Tax Cuts
The new House bill would disproportionately benefit the well-off—and harm the financial well-being of millions of working Americans, including Black women like me.
Pete Hegseth's Hateful War Against Harvey Milk
The Trump administration’s, and Hegseth’s, recent efforts to paper over and rewrite history suggests they don’t want the current and future generations to know about that movement, its accomplishments, and the persistent battle for LGBTQ equality.
What Must Universities Become Today in Face of Trump?
In sliding too close to the regime that now attacks them, too many universities have lost much of the leverage needed to marshal wider public support for their most noble agendas.
Imagine a World Without Your iPhone—I Dare You
Will turning off our smart phones—even for a few minutes or (gasp!) hours per day—make the future any different or better? We won't know unless we try.
The Next 48-140 Hours Are Critical for the Movement to End the Gaza Genocide
Within days, the Gaza Flotilla Sailboat with 12 onboard will reach the “Danger Zone.” How will the world respond?
Trump Is Dragging America Back to Pre-Civil Rights Norms
Permission to dehumanize comes from the top down. This is what the Trump era continues to teach us, as well as how politically convenient it is.
What We Can Learn From Trans People in the Fight for Dignity and Democracy
Given the position of exclusion and criminalization in society, trans people know how to fight and it’s a massive fight that we need to wage right now.
Universalism, Not Abundance, Is the Only Real Defense Against Authoritarianism
Universalism is the only governing strategy strong enough to rebuild what Trumpism has corroded—not as a slogan, but as a material commitment.
Elon Musk's Legacy Is Cruelty and Death
Of all the actions Musk and President Trump set in motion, nothing will hurt more people around the world than their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Judging Justices in the Era of Trump
Is the Court under Chief Justice Roberts more conservative than its predecessors?
It's the Bad Ideas—Not the Old Age, Stupid!
Don't count birthdays. Follow the money.
RFK Jr.’s Deadly War on Science
Kennedy is not a doctor or a scientist, but he got the job as America’s top public health officer. Now he’s making the wrong choices for all of us.
Israeli Lies and Western Complicity: How Deceit Became a Weapon of War
The people of Gaza are not only being starved, bombed, and murdered. They are being erased from global consciousness by a wall of deception.
Palestine And Its Metaphors
Palestine is not a symbol. It is a real place, under siege. And to see it clearly, we must burn the language that keeps us blind.
The Most Dangerous Thing About Trump's Fascism? Getting Used to It
This is how fascism seduces a nation: not by storming the gates, but by wearing down our ability to be outraged.
Reagan Was Wrong: Government Can Be Great, Actually
Study after study shows that government assistance with food, healthcare, and housing makes tangible, positive impacts on people’s lives, from newborns to the elderly.
When Will Western Support for Israeli Genocide Finally Crack?
The U.S., U.K., Canadian, and other governments remain deeply complicit in Israel's atrocities and violations of international law. But the rhetoric is shifting and protest movement is growing louder.
AI-tocracy Complete?
The AI regulatory moratorium threatens to obliterate America’s frayed social contract.
Medication Abortion Is Safe—Political Attacks on Healthcare Are Not
If the FDA further restricts access to abortion pills, more people, especially those in marginalized communities, will die.
Personal Wellness Isn’t a Substitute for Cap-and-Invest
I can pour hours of time and thousands of dollars into my wellness. But what use is it if the broader environment and climate is not being protected?
Why All Eyes Must Be Firmly on the Freedom Flotilla
Those sailing on the Madleen are engaged in a peaceful act of civil resistance, and should not be met with hostility by the Israeli authorities, and our attention on it can help to ensure it arrives in Gaza safely.
Walmart's DEI Rollback is Dangerous for Workers Like Me
That's why I'm calling on shareholders to step up.
Can We Stage a Jailbreak From the Grim Prisons Created by the Gaza War?
Life becomes limited when we accept that it must be a nightmare for the weak, when we confess that we are more addicted to comfort than we are to compassion.
The Courage and Necessity of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
“We are doing this because no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying," says humanitarian Greta Thunberg, "because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity."
WelcomeFest’s Billionaire Backers Reveal Its True Mission
Like Third Way and the Democratic Leadership Council before it, Welcome is yet another donor- and elite-driven operation seeking to drag the Democratic Party rightward on economic policy.
The Gaza Genocide Is Biden’s True ‘Original Sin’
Genocide is the worst crime human beings can commit. In the case, it’s also the one nobody’s talking about—even though it cost Democrats the 2024 election.
How the Right-Wing Supreme Court Uses the Shadow Docket to Boost Trump’s Agenda
Although the Supreme Court has a long history of entertaining emergency appeals, emergency requests in high-profile cases proliferated during Trump’s first term and continue in his second.
This New Dawn for Korean Democracy Must Center Feminist Peace
As the rising far-right threatens peace, stability, and democracy around the world, Lee Jae-myung and South Korea’s leadership must prioritize and support women’s leadership and peace building.
No, We Don’t Need a New Manhattan Project for AI
What we need is not a renewed arms race fueled by fear, competition, and secrecy, but its opposite: a global initiative to democratize and demilitarize technological development.
As Lies Abound and Divisions Deepen, Democracy Is Calling
Democracy requires our determination to create a more widely shared understanding of the dangers we face.
Why Save for Retirement If You'll Be Living in a Climate Hellscape?
Only by making investments in climate resilience and clean energy can asset managers like BlackRock truly protect the retirement savings of everyday Americans.
US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and Evictions of Farmers in Brazil
The 10 largest transnational landowners in the world control an area larger than Japan, according to a new report. This accumulation fuels human rights abuse, inequalities, and environmental destruction, and underlines the need for redistributive policies.
Trump’s Hawk Lands in Mexico
Ronald Johnson’s appointment as ambassador sparks outcry over U.S. interference.
Trump’s Animosity Is Bringing Europeans Closer Together and to the Rest of the World
There is an emerging consensus among European policymakers and experts alike that Trump wants to do to the E.U. what he is doing to the U.S.—destroy its civil society.
Let’s Not Use a Lone Crime to Justify Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity
The mainstream U.S. media has responded to the murder of two Israeli Embassy employees in D.C. by intensifying its campaign to associate the Palestine solidarity movement with antisemitism and violence.
Why Did DOE Axe $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Days After a Global Climate Alert?
This is not simply a policy mistake. It’s a calculated abdication of leadership for a fleeting political win.
The Ocean, Our Common Future: A Call For Legal Recognition
By sending a strong message to advance the rights of the Ocean everywhere in the world, the United Nations Ocean Conference would represent a historic turning point for the protection of marine life.
The Dystopia of the Border Security Expo Is Trump’s Response to the Climate Emergency
U.S. climate policy now boils down to this: Reducing fossil fuel extraction and consumption are far less important (if important at all) than the creation of a profitable border and immigration apparatus.
Prosperity Sharing: Not Just for the 10%
To win back voters, Democrats should propose a nationwide public fund through a Financial Transaction Tax.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Begins Voyage to Break Israel's Illegal Blockade
The ship is a symbol of the unyielding spirit of Palestinian resilience and the growing global resistance to Israel's use of collective punishment and deliberate starvation policies.
Fascism Is Here. Political Education Is How We Fight Back
As anti-education laws sweep the nation, political education offers communities the tools to resist authoritarianism, reclaim truth, and build collective power
The Right Is Risen: It's Time to Admit the US Constitution Has Failed
An 18th century white slaver’s rulebook has, unsurprisingly, failed to serve the interests of a modern, multi-racial democracy. We can do better.
No Tax on Tips? Democrats Could Learn Something From Effective GOP Pandering to the Working Class
If the Democrats ever hope again to be the party of the working class, they should never have allowed the Republicans to get credit for such a popular, if not flawed, proposal.
Economic Populism, Not Neoliberal Abundance, Is the Best Path to Defeating Trumpism
At a moment when Democrats’ efficacy in defeating Trumpism carries such existential stakes, new survey results demonstrate why many of us on the left have found the campaign to make abundance the new face of the Democratic Party so deeply concerning.
Radical Curiosity Versus the State
In this moment of disruption, to teach, to write, and to read critically are no longer normative acts expected of rigor and scholarship; they have become, in face of federal bullying, acts of defiance.
Why the US Must End Its Unconditional Support for Israel
This policy has tarnished America’s image as a champion of human rights and democracy, while trapping the Middle East in a cycle of violence.
Finally, a Development Financial Institution Has a Policy for Remedying Harm
This milestone is not only a leap forward for International Finance Corporation but also a hopeful sign for communities harmed by development projects around the world.
The Corporate Media's Refusal to Accurately Cover Genocidal Terrorist Benjamin Netanyahu
It is time to beyond time to examine the shortcomings of the U.S. mass media’s coverage of an out-of-control brutal Israeli regime, weaponized and funded daily first by Biden and now by Trump.
As Federal Leaders Are Failing on PFAS, States Must Step up—Here’s How
I encourage leaders to look to Maine as a model to follow: Maine has emerged as a national leader in addressing PFAS contamination through comprehensive state-level initiatives that demonstrate the urgent need for federal action.
After an Abortion Provider’s Murder, Clinics Became Safer; Let’s Not Undo That Progress
Rolling back protections in the name of political ideology puts lives at risk and undermines decades of work to keep patients and staff safe.
The Nuclear Trump Factor
The threat of nuclear war has never been greater than today. The self-proclaimed peacemaker in Washington is to blame.
Neoliberalism Cannot Be Rehabilitated
Deregulation. Privatization. Tax cuts. Free trade. Stagnant pay for most. A soaring stock market for the top. That’s the legacy of neoliberalism. It also brought us Trump. We cannot go back to that place. There's a better path.
Defunding Truth: Trump’s Attack on NPR and the War on Independent Media
The attack on NPR is not incidental. It is part of a broader, systematic effort to hollow out the institutions that sustain a shared civic life.
The Palestine Exception, Right-Wing Elite Capture, and New Student Visa Rules
Trump’s aim is a campaign of terror and intimidation against universities and colleges designed to suppress free speech and critical thinking.
Frozen Frog Embryos Could Deport Kseniia Petrova to Russia
Vermont Federal District Court orders ICE to free a Harvard scientist in the “most valued and needed field in current medical research,” but her fate remains uncertain.
Finding Hope for the Future in a Gaza Mother and Doctor
This is peace—this is love—standing in the aftermath of war, refusing to give up.
Trump’s Middle East Focus: From the Axis of Evil to the Axis of Plutocrats
Trump’s foreign policy trip marked a stark pivot away from what had long been a neoconservative version of Middle Eastern policymaking in Washington. Will the result be peace or just profit?
I Didn't Become a Teacher to Watch Public Education Be Sold for Scrap
When we shortchange teachers, we shortchange students. And when we underfund schools, we make inequality permanent. This fight is so much bigger than education budgets. We'll only win it if we all stick together and dig deep.
Why Are Veterans and Allies Fasting for Gaza?
Who will stop the genocide in Palestine, if not us? That is the question that the fasters are asking.
6 Truths About Medicaid Work Requirements the GOP Doesn’t Want You to Share
Republicans are spouting lies about a work requirement for Medicaid because they’re really trying to push eligible people off it—to help finance their big tax cut mainly for the rich.
Workers Built the Platform Economy, But They’re Not Seeing Its Rewards
By classifying workers as contractors, platform companies avoid paying core employment obligations while retaining tight control over how the work is done.
Fighting for the Planet Means Sovereignty for the Sahel
Any movement concerned with moving from an extractive to regenerative economy must stand against U.S. and Western intervention in the Sahel and for Pan-African projects and a multilateral world.
Libraries: the Frontline in the Fight for Abortion Access—and Against Misinformation
People from all walks of life use the public library, and all these people deserve to be there and have their information needs met—including those looking for accurate abortion resources.
What Can the Next Gaza Freedom Flotilla Expedition Expect?
Fifteen years ago I was on a Gaza flotilla mission that ended in the deaths of 10 and wounding of 50 by Israeli commandos… We ask how violent will they be when the flotilla sails again for Gaza.
C. J. Polychroniou on Socialism, Left Internationalism, and the Climate Crisis
The return of Left internationalism inspired by the vision of socialism needs a dramatic turnaround on the global ideological and political landscape.
American Fascism Descends and We Resist: Letter to a Japanese Friend
Things are not well here, but the good, if not happy, news is that millions here have not rolled over and played dead.
How Bad Does It Have to Get Before the Democratic Party Declares an Emergency?
The extraordinary national crisis Trump has created is made even more severe by Democratic leaders, including top congressional lawmakers and DNC brass, who refuse to acknowledge its magnitude.
Don’t Let Trump Toss Human Rights in the Dustbin of History
If America is to be more than a garrison state that bullies other countries and takes a what’s-in-it-for-me approach to international relations, the concept of human rights will have to be preserved and revived.
Ukrainians Need (and Want) an End to War
It’s time to end the suffering of the Ukrainian people, so they can heal and rebuild.
Trump and His Big Law Firms Keep Losing
As Trump’s courtroom defeats pile up, the Big Law firms that settled face new uncertainties about their attorneys, their clients, and their futures.
From USAID to US Harms
Donald Trump’s sharp cuts to this country’s humanitarian aid will ensure that its soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to its international standing.
Let the 2017 Tax Cuts Expire
It is high time for elected leaders to admit publicly that tax increases can sometimes be necessary to allow the government to continue or even expand vital programs.
Why Does the US Press Ignore the Trauma Experienced by Palestinians in Gaza? Racism
Because we don’t see Palestinians as fully human, we fail to understand how destroying their lives, denying them a normal present and a hopeful future can result in deformities in their sense of self.
By Calling More Than Half the Country ‘Scum,’ Trump Is Raising a Bright Red Flag
When political leaders use dehumanizing language to vilify their opponents, they’re in actuality laying the groundwork for authoritarianism, repression, and violence.
We Salute, Then We Abandon: The Betrayal of America’s Veterans
We’ve built a system that honors veterans with ceremony but abandons them in practice. The Trump administration’s spending priorities only make this worse.
A Dead World, Plastic-Wrapped to Preserve Freshness
If people who try to steer clear of plastics are still thoroughly enmeshed in them, what does that say for everyone else? And how worried should we all be?
When Trump Lies, Democracy Dies
Trump’s lies are no longer just words; they have deadly and costly effects and can soon produce calamitous consequences.
Staring Down the Abyss of 2025: A Reprise
We should do our best to accept that we are confronting a major collapse of a way of living that we had taken for granted.
Rio Grande LNG Expansion: a Lose-Lose Proposition
The project jeopardizes the health and environment of frontline communities, threatens local economies and endangered wildlife, and exposes investors to financial and reputational risks.
War No More: Veterans Reflect on the Meaning of Memorial Day
This Memorial Day, let us honor the memory of the dead by pledging to protect our precious planet, its people, and its environment.
A New Phase of Trump Neofascism
No holds barred. Nothing out of bounds. Rapacious, racist, nativist, vindictive, corrupt.
How Will We Respond to Immoral Laws Targeting Refugees Today?
The Republican Party now seeks to criminalize every aspect of helping a person who has fled a life of torture, violence, and suffering. Will we obey?
How Federal Workers Can Leverage Civil Disobedience as a Strategy to Win
In the face of Trump’s attack on federal unions, government employees have a unique, nonviolent, and powerful tool at their disposal: withholding their labor.
How a Movement-Based Opposition Can Take on Trumpism and Win
Social self-defense against the MAGA juggernaut can be the starting point for creating the world we want beyond MAGA.
How Can We Resist the Indifference to life?
What if we started collectively seeing weeds and discarded plastic straws not as simply an assault on our sense of order—clean sidewalks!—but as minute particles of the living planet?
Repressive Governments Never Let an Assassination Go to Waste
The murder of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C. has all the elements to enable increased persecution of U.S. citizens and residents who advocate for the safety and rights of Palestinians.
The Senate Must Tear Up the Cruel House Budget and Start Again
The House bill will drive up hunger and deepen poverty, including among children, and take access to life-saving healthcare away from millions of people. The Senate must reject it.
How to Meet with Trump: A South African Masterclass in Diplomatic Strategy
South Africa's president read Trump perfectly and knew exactly how to handle this obvious and simple man.
Invading Greenland Won’t Protect Us From the Climate Crisis
It is of course possible that further melting will lead to increased tensions in which Arctic territory becomes an especially valued possession. But other threats are far more urgent, including the one causing the melting.
The Left Needs a New Globalization Vision to Counter the Far-Right Surge
The way out of neoliberal globalization is by developing a new globalization that is democratic and free from the destructive tendencies of capitalist accumulation.
Trump and His Feral Crew of Wreckers Want to Kill America’s Future
The House budget is the Make America Immobile Act. Trump is doing his best to freeze things in place: on behalf of oil companies that want to keep pumping oil, on behalf of automakers that want to keep churning out SUVs.
Sen. Collins Must Do More to Truly Stand Up for Energy Assistance
In her questioning she did not challenge the nonsensical reasoning of the Trump administration. Instead, Sen. Collins, who certainly should know better, played along acting as if Trump was normal.
The Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza Must End Now
How does a genocide end? And specifically, how do people of conscience, acting with majority support of the U.S. public, organize to end it?
UK Foreign Secretary’s Empty Words: Weapons and Spy Flights Expose Hollow Promises
Lammy called Israel’s escalation of the genocide “morally unjustifiable.” But what is beyond unjustifiable is for Lammy to say this while directly arming and providing surveillance information for the genocide.
The Conquest of Gaza and the Dissolving of Humanity
Both Spanish officials in the Americans then and Israeli spokesmen now have openly declared their intention to “conquer” their enemies by forcing their removal from their homes and concentrating them in more controllable areas.
Trump’s Chaotic Tariffs Benefit His Best Buddy Elon (As We Predicted)
Musk’s proximity to the White House and Trump’s innermost circle has provided him with powerful new leverage to push his businesses on foreign governments.
The Tip Trick: How the Trump Budget Starves the Working Class
It takes programs that millions rely on—Medicaid, food assistance, student aid—and sacrifices them to fund tax breaks that primarily benefit those who already have the most. It’s a redistribution in reverse.
The House’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Only Beautiful If You’re Rich
The bill will cut 8.6 million people off Medicaid to pay for tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy, among other provisions that most Americans oppose.
A House Tax Break Would Help the Rich at the Expense of the Rest
Extending or increasing a deduction for pass-through businesses is likely to exacerbate economic inequality, while delivering no economic benefits in the long run.
Medicaid Cuts Put Services for Vulnerable People at Grave Risk
Medicaid doesn’t just provide healthcare. It is the single largest payer for the community-based services people with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to live, work, and thrive in our communities.
Laura Loomer: Trump Whisperer
Meet the influential right-wing conspiracy theorist who has U.S. President Donald Trump’s ear.
Abortion Pills Aren't Uncomfortable; Censorship Is
Here's my message to The Times-Picayune and every other institution that finds truth "uncomfortable": Get comfortable with discomfort. Because abortion pills aren't going anywhere.
Systematic Starvation: Genocide and the Engineered Collapse of Gazan Society
The deliberate destruction of food systems, water infrastructure, medical systems, and communal cohesion is not incidental, it is an intentional form of warfare aimed at inducing despair, division, and eventual displacement.
Trump and Co Are Doing Their Best to Make America White Again (As If It Ever Was!)
Along with overlapping groups, including immigrants, transgender and other LGBTQ+ folks, women, and union workers, Black Americans are clear targets for this administration.
From Power as an Aphrodisiac to Prostate Cancer: Democrats and the Fall of Joe Biden
The presidency is the ultimate source of power in American politics. But individuals lusting for power does not typically end well for the masses—especially the working class.
We've Endured a Half-Century of Kleptocrats' Plunder of People's Wealth and Health
Neoliberalism has spurred 45 years of financialization, as Wall St. pillages-for-profit every sector, from healthcare to housing.
Dear Refaat Alareer: A Letter of Gratitude
As per your wishes we’re striving to live—hopefully a deeper and more reflective life, including a life of action against the genocide in Palestine.
Is This the Beginning of the End for Benjamin Netanyahu's Political Career?
It remains uncertain how long Netanyahu will remain in power, but his political standing has significantly deteriorated as he faces widespread domestic opposition and international condemnation.
Don’t Be Fooled: the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Is a Corporate Land Grab
This project is a textbook case of environmental injustice. It would carve through preserved farmland and forests, pollute streams and wetlands, and destroy habitats for threatened species.
Attacks on ‘Political’ Graduation Speakers Are Craven Attacks on Intellectual Freedom
All students, faculty, and staff—and indeed all who care about public education—are threatened by the “The New Campus McCarthyism,” which continues to spread across the country and throughout the society at large.
How Many Dead Palestinian Children Are Enough?
This is ethnic cleansing, pure and simple. The goal is to eliminate Palestinians from both Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Jerusalem.
Trump’s America First Agenda Threatens the Fight Against Global Poverty
As it retreats from multilateralism, the Trump administration is rejecting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, which provide a blueprint to eradicate poverty and pursue inclusive and environmentally responsible economic development.
Republicans Are Trying, But They Can’t Stop Abortion Pills
Despite RFK Jr.’s review of mifepristone, two things will remain true: Abortions pills will still be extremely safe, and abortion pills will still be available—everywhere.
A Graduation Message Amid the Trumpian Assault on Higher Education
Pick up the pieces and imagine the worlds of collective liberation that you have practiced building in classrooms where you worked across difference, where you learned to turn toward each other rather than away.
Trump Cares More About Growing Fossil Fuel Profits Than Shrinking Your Energy Bill
Many things the Trump administration does are simply designed to waste energy, because that is good for the incumbent producers, i.e. Big Oil.
Trump: the Kidnapper-and-Chief
How many other immigrants and refugees like Kilmar Abrego Garcia are now languishing in El Salvadorean prisons without the benefit of public pressure to challenge the conditions of their detention?
Trump’s Illiberal Democracy Threatens Our Foundational Moral Principles
This administration rejects American values as it embraces bribes from foreign dictators, harasses journalists, imprisons op-ed writers, and threatens judges.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden Is My Local Villain in the Trump-GOP Cult. Who Is Yours?
A brave legislator would break with the Republican policy to put more money in the pockets of the rich while children go hungry, but not Van Orden.
The Means, The Ends, and The Elephant in Israel's War Against a Free Palestine
What's the lesson? Focusing only on the tail or leg can get you trampled on or impaled.
Don't Blame the Bond Vigilantes—Just Tax the Rich!
The so-called “bond vigilantes” are easy scapegoats. They’re not the cause of this absurdity.
How to Fight Trump Without Caving to Corporatists
Can the progressive movement display leadership and vision in forming a united front at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere?
When We Stand Together…
Philanthropists and funders must show we are part of movements to protect the most vulnerable.
Abrego García’s Detention Opened a Window Into El Salvador’s Obscure Prison System
The basic rights Abrego has been denied in El Salvador—including to communicate with his family—are a stark reminder of the plight of thousands of Salvadorans.
Dynastic Wealth of Ultra-Rich American Families Wins Again With GOP Tax Bill
The Republican's policy will continue a decades-long effort to weaken a critical tool to prevent the hoarding of wealth from one generation to the next.
A Trillion Dollars for Wasteful Pentagon and No Money for Social Goods We Need and Want
Poll after poll show Americans would rather have their tax dollars spent on public services than on Pentagon contractors, and would prefer policymakers prioritize spending on healthcare, education, housing, and infrastructure—not the military.
Condemning Gaza Famine Denialism
The world shouldn’t waste another minute on this nonsense when the real focus should be on saving civilian lives now.
Unpacking the House’s Highly Regressive Tax Plan
Two-thirds of the tax cuts offered in 2027 would go to the top 20% of families, and 41% would flow to just the top 5% of families.
We Need a Coffee Party to Waken the People Being Strip-Mined by Dangerous Donald
As the marches, rallies, and town meetings swell, the demand that Trump be fired will boost popular support for his Impeachment and removal from office.
Trump’s Qatari Plane Deal Is Naked Corruption
The gift is just the most visible part of a new ethos of self-dealing, with lines between public purpose and private enrichment not just blurred but erased.
A National Single-Payer Healthcare System Would Be Good for Employers, Too
Job-based insurance poses health-related and financial burdens on company employers and employees. These burdens would disappear with universal healthcare.
Bobby Kennedy Jr. Makes Eugenics Great Again at Health and Human Services
RFK Jr. has embarked on policies that frighteningly resemble those of eugenicists: They seek to identify and disempower the underprivileged, they serve anti-immigrant and racist sentiment, and they embrace pseudoscience.
How Does Copaganda Work and Why Is It Harmful?
Copaganda contributes to a cycle in which the root causes of our safety problems never get solved even though people in power constantly claim to be trying.
Donald Trump: The Symbol of the Decline and Fall of Just About Everything
The reelection of Donald Trump seems to represent—explain it as you will—the enactment of a human death wish on a scale almost beyond imagining.
Americans Deserve Better Than What This Horrific GOP Budget Will Impose on the Sick, Hungry, and Poor
It's been clear for some time that House Republicans were headed down this harmful path, but to see the contours of this bill emerge is somehow still shocking: that they would hurt so many people who struggle to afford basic needs and whom they have promised to help.
GOP Medicaid Cuts Are a Dagger Pointed Directly at Our Most Vulnerable
Every moment that activists can delay the passage of these Medicaid cuts is more time to mount an opposition. Republicans might not want to admit it, but support for Medicaid is strong and deep.
Trump's Trade Deals Endanger Farmers and Our Food System
Trump's efforts to undo the previous administration’s policies set up our food system for disruption and crisis, subjecting farmers to the uncertainties of international markets and developments elsewhere.
How Donald Trump’s Legal Framework Mirrors the Historical Architectures of Genocide
The structural conditions that have historically preceded ethnic cleansing are now observable in the administration’s deportation efforts.
It's Time for Young Men to Be Allies in the Fight Against Online Misogyny
The fight against misogyny requires active engagement from all corners of society, including those who have the privilege and responsibility to challenge these harmful ideologies.
The GOP Hates You and Wants You to Have a Harder Life
Having a steady and reliable supply of cheap labor to maintain high profits requires widespread poverty, ignorance, death, and disease. So their policy agenda is built around creating that.
Voters Back Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants: Why Aren’t the Dems Pushing it?
A majority of voters are compassionate toward immigrants and understand that having 11 million people living and working without legal protections is not good for them or for working people in general.
Deleter in Chief: How Trump Is Waging War on Our Knowledge of Ourselves
The Trump administration is functionally acting to rewrite the prevailing narratives of our past—a past of progress toward equal rights, fact-based education, and lessons learned from mistakes and achievements.
We Must Reform Our Regressive Capital Gains Tax for the Sake of Our Democracy
The richer you are, the smaller the portion of your investment gains you pay in tax and the greater the portion of those investment gains converted to permanent wealth. That’s how wealth concentrates.
Big Law Deals With Trump Are Backfiring on Top Firms
The president's bullying was always about intimidation and deterrence. Here's the sound it makes when not one, but many, other shoes begin to drop.
The Trumpian Nightmare Must End Before It Gets Worse
A fascist monster who demonizes migrants, exacts revenge on his perceived foes, actively destroys the rule of law, and whose real agenda is not “America First” but rather “Trump First” is in charge of today’s United States.
Math Versus Musk: Closing the Tax Gap
The value of tax enforcement is such that just accounting for DOGE's cuts to the IRS, DOGE will likely increase the deficit, even if they hit their target of cutting $150 billion in spending.
Don’t Be Scared of Impeachment–This One’s an Easy Call
Impeachment is a slam-dunk signal to a representative’s constituents that they are upholding their oath to the Constitution and the American people.
Trump Is Trying to Spook States out of Suing Big Oil—Why They Shouldn’t Back Down
Given the shakiness of the administration’s lawsuits, what really matters is whether state and local officials have the courage to stand strong against Trump’s mafia-style threats.
Trump Is Escalating His Rendition of Democracy
Despite repeated legal setbacks demanding an end to these autocratic practices, the Trump administration continues its assault on the rule of law.
The Trump Coalition Wants to End Democracy as We Know It
Four groups aim to degrade our one-person-one-vote election system so a few billionaires and certain religious zealots can consolidate their political power.
Independence Day, Nakba Day, and the Starvation of Gaza
This year’s May 14 and May 15 will be remembered by a particularly horrendous proof that international law has been shattered: A state is intentionally starving an entire population.
Republicans Plan to Rip Medicaid Away from Millions of Seniors — All to Give Tax Cuts to Billionaires
It is impossible to cut hundreds of billions from Medicaid without hurting massive numbers of seniors. Unless we stop them, that is exactly what GOP lawmakers are about to do.
AI Could Be the Most Effective Tool for Dismantling Democracy Ever Invented
If we allow the far-right to continue merging political power with AI without guardrails, we will see the rise of a system where freedom is algorithmically rationed.
On the Frontlines: Hospitalists in Bellingham, WA Strike for Patients, Not Pay
As members of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, these clinicians are demanding the right to advocate for their patients without fear of retaliation.
Why Corporate Leaders Who Strip Companies for Parts Have No Business in Government
When corporations prioritize shareholder payouts over real investment, society loses—but when governments adopt the same model, the consequences are compounded.
Mass Media and the Spectacle of the Imperial Presidency
The revolution won’t be televised, but our national decline will be highly pixelated.
An Open Letter to Mahmoud Khalil and Noor Abdalla’s Newborn Child
The miracle of this moment is that even genocide cannot exterminate our will to live, nor the love that endures through the pain.
The New Frontline: How Technology Fuels Awakening—And Punishes Dissent
As the U.S. deepens its support for Israel, social media has become both a site of political awareness and a tool of control, where anti-war dissent is tracked, flagged, and punished offline as well.
Grifter-in-Chief Trump and the Grift That Keeps on Grifting
In case you haven't noticed, the bribes Trump is taking are getting bigger and bigger.
Trump's Greed New Deal
The Republican president's rampant mining and drilling could potentially be the ultimate act of destruction that the prophets have predicted.
Climate Policy on Thin Ice: A Lesson from Canada
Canada’s experience with its carbon price-and-dividend system for fossil fuels has important implications for the rest of the world, including the United States.
The Extinction Order: Trump’s Executive Order 14270 Doesn’t Deregulate; It Dismantles
Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” But wildness cannot survive without protection, and protection is what this order destroys.
The US Is in Free Fall, But We Can Turn Things Around by Valuing Our Neighbors Over Money
The United States’ version of capitalism has systematically failed its population through corporate greed and manipulation of the legislature. But don’t lose hope.
Advanced Recycling Is a Fraud—And the Big Oil Plastics Industry Knows It
This is just a new version of a sad and familiar story: the plastics industry's attempt to use the idea of recycling to protect its license to operate and continue producing ever-greater amounts of plastic.
Still Marching: 25 Years After the Million Mom March
We didn’t march 25-years ago because we wanted to. We marched because we had to—children were dying. They still are.
Meet the People Profiting from US Military Aid to Israel
A genocide backed by economic interests is a big problem involving powerful actors. However, many people are taking action to affect the status quo.
Trump's Tax Rate for Richest Would Affect Very Little of Their Income
Nobody should be deceived: The wealthiest taxpayers got enormous tax breaks from Trump’s 2017 law and are getting additional large tax breaks in what Trump and Republicans are proposing now.
The GOP Is Already Planning to Win the Midterms... by Suppressing Your Vote!
The party is taking no chances on the upcoming plebiscite and has hatched a plan to rig all future federal elections with the goal of transforming the United States into a one-party state.
Trump Is Robbing Public Health to Pay for His Deportation Conveyer Belt
For $40 billion-worth of health cuts to come as our government wants to spend $45 billion to become Amazon-efficient at shipping human beings to foreign prisons is establishing this nation as a beacon of cruelty.
Your Designated Sports Break From Trumpalooza
Here are eight topics currently lost in the sauce to take our minds and emotions off the Trump-backed whale. Then it’s time to get back in the game and face down the bullies.
Scapegoating Wild Birds Won’t Solve Avian Flu: We Need Radical Farming Reform
As we reflect on the wonder of migratory birds, and the spotlight focuses on how our cities and communities can be made more bird-friendly, we must also consider how our food system is posing a threat to their very existence.
Instead of ‘Abundance,’ Let’s Have a Conversation About ‘Shared Prosperity’
“Abundance” without an eye for who the abundance serves runs the risk of exacerbating the problem at the core of our economic challenges—the hoarding of power and wealth by the people that already have a lot.
Starbase: the Future Trump and Musk Want for America
Starbase is a company town, and America is starting to look like one big national company town.
Pope Leo XIV Must Follow in Francis’ Footsteps and Stand up for the Environment and Against Nuclear Weapons
There is much that Pope Leo XIV can do to advance a better world. Following Francis, he has big shoes to fill.
Trump Is Making the Pentagon an Even Bigger Budget Buster, Purging Programs People Need
In the Republican’s budget, programs elevating lives in the working and middle class are sacrificed to enrich the wealthiest and the defense industry.
We Are the Evil Empire We’ve Been Looking for
The U.S. has the mega-weapons and the urge to dominate of Darth Vader and yet, miraculously enough, we continue to believe that we’re Luke Skywalker.
Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza?
History will not forgive our complicity. The time is long overdue for us to end our support for Netanyahu’s destruction of the Palestinian people.
The 2024 Election Was Smothered in Dark Money—How Do We Turn on the Lights?
A new Brennan Center study found that dark money groups spent almost $2 billion on the 2024 election, roughly double the total spent in 2020.
How Trump Promotes Grotesque Corporate Lawlessness
Dropping corporate cases en masse, as the Trump administration is doing, portends a return to recklessness and greed that fueled corporate catastrophes like Wall Street’s 2008 financial crisis.
Can We Build a World of Sanctuary Cities?
A sanctuary city is a place of reverence, committed to the enormous value that all people are fully human. This is the first step to true collective safety.
Why Ours Became the First US Pension Fund to Cease New Tesla Stock Purchases
Tesla no longer behaves like a company focused on innovation, customer loyalty, or product integrity. It behaves like a company driven by ego.
How Can the Global South Fulfill the Promise of Bandung in the 21st Century?
To celebrate the spirit of Bandung is not simply to mark 70 years since the Asia-Africa Conference, but to affirm what being faithful to its principles and ideals means today.
Missouri Puts Profits Over People's Lives With New Israeli Chemical Limited Facility
A new ICL facility would further establish St. Louis as a hub of militarization and an exporter of global death and destruction while threatening the health and well-being of residents.
What’s Behind Trump’s Decision to Cease Bombing Yemen?
The U.S. president appears to be heeding Saudi wishes ahead of a visit to Riyadh, with a potential eye on negotiations with Iran as well.
The Wealthy Don't Leave When States Tax the Rich, But It Sure Does Raise Revenue
Look at what happened in Massachusetts and Washington. Not only did millionaires not flee the states imposing new taxes, but the states became richer.
The Fetterman Exposé is a Testament to How Badly Democracy Needs Fearless Journalism
Without good reporting, negligence and abuse would go unchecked, and corruption’s roots in democracy would be deeper and wider.
Reject the Budget Bill That Sells off Alaska and Our Rights Along With It
Buried in Congress’ latest budget proposal is an unprecedented power grab that threatens both wild Alaska and the foundations of public oversight.
Pete Hegseth—Offense at the Defense Department
Pete, If you were to spend your time on our national defense—instead of “lethality” in attacking foreign nations with which we are not at war—you could probably rest easier about using your phone.
We Don’t Throw People Away: Why I Support a Harm Reduction Approach in LA
We have a moral responsibility to set an example for the rest of the nation: one that’s rooted in compassion, humanity, and data-driven approaches.
Climate Hope—and Wisdom—From Abroad
As Trump tacks tariffs onto films from “foreign lands,” we can still be inspired by other countries’ environmental visions, from China’s affordable electric vehicles to Germany’s balcony solar.
The Forests I Love Are Threatened—But Here’s Why I Still Have Hope
Working together, we can continue to advance a better, more sustainable vision for the South.
Pro-Israel Senators Show Their Hand By Opposing Free Speech Protections in Now-Delayed Antisemitism Bill
The Antisemitism Awareness Act has never been about countering antisemitism or protecting Jewish students from discrimination; it is about silencing pro-Palestine students and protecting the Israeli government from criticism.
Dems, Do the Right Thing and Stop Funding Genocide
Show us, your constituents—who overwhelming oppose more arms to Israel—that you hear us and are willing to stand against tyranny and lawlessness wherever it exists.
Greenland Will Never Be for Sale
My brief but deep immersion into Inughuit culture leaves me profoundly hopeful—believing that it will not come to pass that Trump’s rapacious nature shall determine the eventual fate of Greenland.
The Council on Foreign Relations’ ‘Climate Realism’ Is Anything But
A dangerous initiative smuggles in a blatantly imperial and morally bankrupt agenda in a grotesque attempt to curry favor with a nationalist and climate-denying American right.
America’s Safety Is Fragile; Trump Is Tearing Down the Systems That Protect It
The systems that protect our lives and our communities were built through years of tireless effort. They can’t be allowed to collapse overnight.
Even Republicans Want Trump to End US Support for the Gaza War
A new poll reveals that nearly 50% of GOP voters would back a withholding of military assistance to Israel in order to bring the carnage to a halt.
Trumpism Can’t Be Broken With the Hammer Of Reason—Because It’s Liquid
Rational arguments, fact-checking, and the forced “neutrality” of “both sides” journalism are now being drowned in the waves, currents, and whirlpools of half-truth, disinformation, and bullshit.
Trump's Plan for Workers: Make America a Sweatshop Again
The proof of the Republican Party's big lie to the working people of this country is written all over their actions: Reconfiguring the Labor Department into an anti-worker weapon designed to crush any further unionization in America.
3.5% and the Hopeful Math for Saving Democracy
The movement to defend democracy is pulsing with vitality. We are not helpless. We are not powerless. We are the reinforcements we've been waiting for.
Dear Media, Call It What It Is: Corruption
A potential conflict of interest? Please. This is corruption, plain and simple.
As Israelis Blockade Food to Gaza, 9,000 Children Have Been Admitted for Acute Malnutrition
Medical authorities have documented 57 deaths from malnutrition in Gaza during the current conflict.
Why GOP Attempts to Sanitize History Will Fail
History doesn’t disappear when you shut down a website, threaten a museum’s funding, or remove museum exhibits. We carry the past within us.
The ‘Deep Politics’ Behind Trump’s Rise
Donald Trump has shattered the political status quo. Liberals have raged over the dangers and damage; they need to pay more attention to the opportunities.
Nonprofits and Advocates Can’t Rely on Social Media Giants. Here’s How They Can Adjust.
Given all the upheaval in today’s landscape, organizations must ensure they can reach their audiences in a multitude of ways, without relying on a single platform.
Trump Lawyers Behaving Badly
The White House attorneys who drafted Trump’s executive orders targeting Big Law firms—and the Justice Department lawyers trying to defend them—should consider the oath they took to defend the Constitution.
What I’ve Learned from Chickens
Chickens are smart, emotional animals; they deserve our respect.
The Only Demand Trump Needs to Hear: ‘You’re Fired!’
Given his wreckage of lives, livelihoods, health, safety, and freedom of speech here and abroad in just 100 days, Trump invites daily the unifying command arising out of his declaration of war against the American people.
Trump’s Border Militarization Scheme Threatens the Rule of Law
As presidential overreaches pile up, they underscore the urgent need for Congress and the courts to reassert their roles as checks on executive authority.
7 and a Half Tips for Good Reporting as Trump Floods the Zone
It’s probably uncharitable to pick on journalists when they’re under attack from so many powerful and malign forces, but it’s still necessary to keep the news media true to their purpose.
Trump’s Budget Breaks His Campaign Promise to Help Those Struggling to Make Ends Meet
His partial budget fails to propose a serious agenda for the U.S. economy or for people who haven’t been included enough in the country’s overall prosperity.
The Mad, Mad Cosmic-Politics of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
The billionaire oligarchs have worked hard to detach themselves from care for this world and now they want others to join them.
The New START Treaty at 15: A Crossroads for Nuclear Disarmament
Rather than turning back from the brink of nuclear war, nuclear armed states are accelerating nuclear weapons spending. We must change course.
Will the World Speak up Against Israel’s Likely Attack on Humanitarian Activists?
The Conscience was carrying no weapons. It posed no threat. Its only crime was daring to challenge a brutal siege and slaughter that the United Nations itself has condemned as illegal and inhumane.
5 Ways Trump's Order to Eliminate NPR and PBS Is an Assault on American Democracy
The president's ongoing attacks on a free press are part of the administration’s concerted efforts to shut down journalism that displeases him.
After Two Setbacks For Google’s Monopoly, the Fight To Rein in Its Empire Continues
Long given an effective pass for its anti-competitive behavior, the company is finally getting its comeuppance in federal court, and not a moment too soon.
The Apocalyptic Don Takes a Hit out on the Earth
Trump’s immediate needs and desires, his urge to be the number-one person in this country and possibly the world, have functionally been wedded to the ultimate slow-motion destruction of this planet.
Beware the Trump-Musk Regime Weaponizing Social Security!
There is no Democratic Social Security and Republican Social Security. There is only one Social Security system that we all pay into and we all benefit from.
Europe’s 21st-Century Goal Should Not Be to Follow the US Path to Global Power
Europe needs to spend more on its welfare states and on making the green transition fast and fair, not boosting its military prowess.
What It Will Take to Stop Trump’s Assault on Coal Miners (and the Rest of Us)
How can we beat back the Trump administration’s assaults on working people, the environment, and democratic rights? The coal miners of 1969 offer us a strategic proposal.
Using ICE to Freeze Speech Isn't New, But Has an American Spring Arrived?
Mohsen Madhdawi is now free, but the fight for immigrant justice goes on for all those illegally detained for speaking their mind or asserting their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.
A May Day Letter to My Student Deportee
How the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and the wider community fought back against immigration injustice and won.
Do You Understand How Dangerous This Moment Is — How Far We've Drifted?
Once the government claims the right to strip anyone of due process, rights cease to be rights and become privileges, granted or revoked at the whim of those in power. That is not a constitutional democracy. That is the scaffolding of fascism.
'Mayday! Mayday!': It's May Day
Unless we stop the damage Trump and his band of billionaire oligarchs are doing to both our democracy and our economy before then, much of it will be irreversible.
Blaming Trump Tariffs Alone for 20,000 Laid Off UPS Workers Hides Key Factor: Stock Buybacks and Wall Street Greed
Blaming the Trump tariffs for every sin imaginable may be emotionally satisfying, but while it may end up being a factor, it is not the whole story here.
Trump's Rogue Deep-Sea Mining Order Endangers Our Ocean and Our Future
We must defend international law. We must defend the oceans. And we must reject a broken economic model that gambles our planet's future for corporate gain.
How the Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About US Leaders
Emerging generations learned that moral concerns about their country’s engagement in faraway wars meant little to policymakers in Washington.
Trump's First 100 Days of Unchecked Power
It's been a lawless few months, but there's some good news here. Through times like these, we can identify ways to make our democracy work better — and for the first time in our country’s history, make it work for everyone.
The International Finance Corporation’s Dubious Defense of Factory Farming
Instead of funding industrial agriculture the IFC should help small-scale farmers move to agroecology and regenerative farming which can boost yields, reduce the use of expensive inputs, and improve livelihoods.
A Nation of Laws, Not Men: Why Lawyers Are Taking a Stand This Law Day
The oath we took upon joining the bar wasn't a one-time ceremony but a lifelong commitment. On May 1, we renew our promise to the Constitution en masse.
The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago. People Still Get It Wrong.
Based on subsequent events, sadly it appears that America did not learn much from the Vietnam experience.
Tariffs Won't Help US Workers. A Job Guarantee Would.
As we confront what some are expecting to be the third once-in-a-generation economic downturn in less than two decades, we need to be ready with real solutions.
Our Healthcare System Is Broken. Medicare for All Can Fix It.
Would a Medicare-for-all healthcare system be expensive? Yes. But it would be $650 billion cheaper than the for-profit system we have—and 1000% less cruel.
Canada Rebukes Trump—But That May Just Be the Start of Mark Carney's Role in History
I’ve been watching Carney for a long time and there's a few things you should know about this man, especially as the U.S. president tries to drag the world back onto the dead-end street of fossil fuels.
Your Key Constitutional Rights Are on Trial in Vermont
The Ozturk and Mahdawi cases are scheduled soon in the U.S. District Court of Vermont, but only you get to decide the verdict in the court of public opinion.
When Given a Chance, Voters Choose to Increase Equality and Redistribute Wealth
A recent report on citizen-driven initiatives found that people in red and blue states vote for policies that are egalitarian and economically redistributive.
Trump’s Policies Will Worsen the Military’s Sexual Assault Crisis
Particularly in a hierarchical institution such as the military, the leadership exemplifies the values that the institution expects all members to uphold.
How Do You Know Trump’s Minions Won’t Come for You?
We have descended into darkness and, at the moment—unless and until others take action to stop them—an aspiring dictator and his followers will decide exactly how far we go.
Why David Hogg (Almost) Gets It, and the DNC Still Doesn’t
DNC Vice-Chair David Hogg is right to call out do-nothing Democrats but fails to articulate a bold, unapologetically populist vision that names the enemy.
What Other Countries Can Teach Us About Defending a Democracy in Crisis
In recent years, autocrats have been defeated in Brazil, Poland, and South Korea. What can we learn from the brave people who stood up to the dragon and saved their villages?
The US Leads the Global Race to the Bottom—and Still Pretends to Be the Victim
Trump’s tariffs are not a departure from business as usual; they are an extension of it and will overwhelmingly benefit the world’s financial elite.
The Bond Vigilantes vs. Trump's Economic Chaos
Do not use Google to research bond vigilantes. Read this instead.
Establishment Democrats Are Blowing the Fight Against a Fascist Trump
Much of the 2025 Democratic Party leadership seems willing to once again pursue the tried-and-failed strategy of banking on Trump to undo himself. That path is a failure and failure means the realization of a fascist dictatorship in the United States.
How to Avoid Trade Wars—and World War III
Under the influence of the neocons, Democrats and Republicans alike have marched America into one disaster after another, in a vain effort to defy the economic tides by which all great powers rise and fall. Trump and his team are no exception.
At This Rate, We Won't Survive Trump's Next 100 Days
The nation is tottering on the edge of dictatorship.
Pro-Semitism as an Antidote to Bigotry and Bombing
Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot and Israelis were being eradicated and driven towards expulsion.
Hitler's First 100 Days — And Trump's
The parallels between the first months of both tyrannical regimes are striking and chilling, with one big exception.
Pope Francis' Mission Was Rooted in Deep, Traditional Christian Principles—So Why Did It Feel So Radical?
One would have thought that this tradition was dead. When he was installed as pope, Francis seemed poised to continue the Catholic Church's conservative line of John Paul and Benedict. But instead, he lifted the interdictions against the theology of hope.
Heal This Sick Country: ‘Hands Up’ for the National Day of Action for Single Payer
Over 70 local and national organizations have endorsed the National Day of Action. On May 31, focus the outrage to move the engine of change and put single payer on the nation’s agenda and remove profit from healthcare.
Trump Is Straining Our Mental Health Then Gutting Support Services
Despite the administration’s cuts, there appears to be surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.
The DOGE Days Are Over: Elon Musk and the End of the Techno-Fantasy
For all his bluster and noise, Musk never figured out how to meet people where they are. Utopian tech visions rarely do.
To End Trumpism: A Tale of Three Reactions
There is a cure for shock-and-awe that is meant to bulldoze us into passivity.
Now Is Not the Time to Kneel—It's Time to Rise
Donald Trump didn’t just bring darkness: he’s a goddamn black hole, a gravity-well of cruelty sucking the light out of everything he touches. If we don't act—if you don't act—who will?
Pope Francis: A Nonviolent Revolutionary
A good way to honor Pope Francis’s peacemaking life and his death at Easter is to rise to the occasion as he did, to claim our power as public peacemakers.
First They Came for the Arabs... Because They Knew No One Would Speak Out
From Reagan to Trump, when a U.S. president or Congress has sought to take measures curtailing a range of civil liberties, they have exploited the perception of the danger posed by Arabs to justify their actions.
Why We Should Speak Out Against Trump’s Crackdown on ‘Illegal’ Immigration
Those of us who are citizens are the most protected. So, it’s up to us to do all in our power to sound the alarm bells before it’s too late.
Why the Black Community Can't Let 2024's Betrayal Keep It From the Anti-Trump Fight
If we don't join together in this current crisis and the battles to come but sit on the sidelines licking our wounds, continuing to feel offended and betrayed, then the forces of oppression win.
Forgive Me, Gaza...
I can hold my daughter, while you can’t even retrieve yours from beneath the rubble—can’t gather enough of her remains for one final embrace.
Trump's MAGA Wants To Kill US Public Broadcasting Because It Symbolizes a Better World
Anything representing the idea that the state could in any way contribute to the greater good is horrific and must be crushed.
Care About the Climate Crisis? The World Is With You
People who support climate action are implicitly told—by their elected officials, by the fossil fuel industry, by news coverage and social media discourse—that theirs is a minority, even a fringe, view. That is not what the new research finds.
To Honor the Earth, Let Us Tear Down the Walls in Our Hearts
Let Earth Day push our awareness beyond the invisible borders we have created and beyond the invisible money god who holds us hostage.
The American Public Must Resist Trump’s ‘Papers, Please’ Politics
We must reject the idea that entire populations can be stripped of rights simply because of how they look, where they were born, or what kind of documentation they carry.
Rebalancing Checks and Balances: How to Curb Executive Abuse
President Trump has conclusively demonstrated that the executive branch cannot be trusted to police itself in following the law. Congress must act to prevent future overreach.
How a Professional Bully Is Winning Control of the Media
Major media outlets from CBS to The Washington Post have “bent the knee” to President Trump’s specious demands.
Pope Francis’ Legacy of Love and Peace
He spoke out against war, militarism, and the ravages of climate change.
What Is To Be Done? Take Hold of Our History
We must lay claim to or, better, reclaim America’s past and—without discounting the terrible tragedies and ironies that have marked the lives of so many Americans—articulate the truly radical story of America.
The DOGE Budget: Money for War... and Not Much Else
The Trump and Musk hollowing out of the civilian government, while keeping the Pentagon budget at enormously high levels of funding, means the United States is well on its way to becoming the very “garrison state” that Eisenhower warned against.
The Teacher: Filmed From the West Bank with Love and Rage
The movie tests its characters in ways most of us never will be challenged, leaving us wondering what we would choose if we lived under occupation.
Fighting for All Our Lives: How Queer Resistance Protects Everyone’s Freedom
Queer politics does not simply advocate for inclusion; it challenges the very structure that renders certain lives less liveable in the first place.
What’s to Blame for the American Dictator? It’s Neoliberalism, Stupid
The 50-plus years of neoliberal policies have undercut unions, deregulated industry, enabled wild corporate profits, padded the pockets of politicians, and enabled corruption.
Pope Francis: A Humble Advocate for Sharing the World's Resources
Again and again, Pope Francis railed against our collective indifference to widespread suffering and urged humanity, especially world leaders, to do better. It's not too late to heed his call.
Social Justice and Eclipse: Predicting and Preparing For Change
It is best to approach social justice the same way the world prepares for an eclipse—with foresight, community, and coordination.
I Returned Home From Prison With Nothing; Here’s What Helped Me Rebuild
Programs like the Returning Citizens Stimulus don’t just improve lives—they reduce unnecessary incarceration and save public funds.
Trump’s Drive to Undermine Our Progress on Clean Transportation Will Erode Our Health
Instead of making our health a priority, the administration has chosen to delay progress in order preserve a pollution-producing and car-centric status quo.
Trump Is No Peace President. Call Him the Proliferation President
Weapons contractors could not be happier, but for the rest of us the state of world affairs is beyond alarming.
We Are All Harvard Now
Government intrusion into the micromanagement of universities or, even worse, into the contents of courses and curricula, will almost always be counterproductive to student learning and to academic excellence.
Playing With Fire: What Trump—and the Left—Still Don’t Understand About Coal Country
Trump’s coal rhetoric taps into a collective memory where coal once formed the bedrock of community and identity—a memory that has been relentlessly mocked, even as it continues to shape political reality.
Genetic Technology Is No Solution for Species Loss
Rather than celebrating emerging and untested technology attempting to recreate animals that have long since been extinct, our focus must be on the real, present-day threats to existing species facing extinction.
It Is Time to Build a World Based on Solidarity
We are at a crossroads in human history. We will either figure out how to share, or we will tear apart the fabric of the world that supports us.
As Broadway's Redwood Soars, Real Forest Canopies Are Vanishing
Broadway's spotlight on redwoods helps us understand why what happens above our heads matters so much for our future below.
On This Earth Day, Get Out and Fight Against Trump’s Greed and Destruction
Americans who oppose Trump’s actions can get out and peacefully protest this Earth Day and call on their congressional representative and senators to fight back and rein in this lawless administration.
Close the US Military Bases in Asia
With America’s 750 or so overseas military bases in around 80 countries, it’s high time to close these bases, pocket the saving, and return to diplomacy. Our bases across Asia are a good place to start.
Big Oil Is Abusing the Law to Silence Water Protectors; It Won’t Succeed
What to do? Stand our ground. Make the solutions. And keep working together.
The Rights of Nature: A Paradigm Shift for Environmental Protection
This revolutionary legal framework moves beyond traditional environmental laws and acknowledges that Nature itself has inherent rights, much like human beings and corporations.
Honoring Pope Francis, Who Championed the Glorious World Around Us
Francis’s project for the Earth—a recovery of fellow feeling, with a special attention to the poor—is the only thing that can save us over time.
Earth Action Day: Unleashing Our Power for Our Planet
Last year was a disaster for the planet and its people. In 2025, we must all strive to do so much better.
The Rich Want You to Think They Pay A Lot in Taxes—But It's a Lie
Please ignore the tales of horror that apologists for the ultra-rich concoct to advocate against any meaningful tax increases on their deep-pocketed friends.
Trump's Lawlessness Comes From Seeds Planted by Bush-Cheney
The federal government’s willingness to violate federal and international law with impunity didn’t begin with Trump.
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