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What Protesters Know About Human Nature That Trump Doesn't
They know the real story of human evolution isn't about the strongest or most ruthless individuals surviving. Instead, our story is about cooperation and empathy.
In the United States, the People Rule, Not Wannabe King Trump
The “No Kings” protests, led by Indivisible, represent no disrespect to the Army. They are all about telling President Trump, who wants to be a king, that he isn’t one and never will be.
Not Just Today, Every Day Should Be No Kings Day
Two-hundred and fifty years ago, our ancestors rejected a mad king. And today, we must reject another.
Born Loser: On Donald Trump's Troubled Life
Trump grew up in a world of vast privilege, but that doesn't mean that he wasn't emotionally wounded. Now, once again, the world pays the price for this deeply damaged man.
One Certainty About Israel’s Attack on Iran? We in the US Must Try to Stop It
Whatever the president or the secretary of state or any other official says or refuses to say, Washington is supplying the weapons and preventing accountability for Israel’s wars.
Trump Authoritarianism Drags US Democracy Into Darkness
Without independent media we are doomed. Just read the corporate press under Trump to find out why.
Is This the Moment We Become a Fascist Country? Not If We Say No!
Every decent American looking at the images of Sen. Padilla pinned to the ground should think: “That’s not how it’s supposed to work.”
Is This the Moment We Become a Fascist Country? Not If We Say No!
Every decent American looking at the images of Sen. Padilla pinned to the ground should think: “That’s not how it’s supposed to work.”
Those Who Would Be King
Trump’s June 14 spectacle isn’t just a parade; it is a flagrant exploitation of the military for personal and political gain, something we, who fought in America’s unnecessary and immoral wars, know so well.
Israel's Unprovoked Bombing of Iran Violates International Law. Full Stop.
Trump himself paved the way to this war by trashing the 2015 nuclear deal, but now he must condemn—not support—this brazen and unlawful military campaign.
No War With Iran!
The region and the world cannot afford another war. Congress must make it clear the U.S. will not be dragged into the conflict by Israel, invoking the War Powers Act to reassert its power over declaring war, which the Constitution specifically assigns to Congress, not the president.
Trump Is Following in the Footsteps of the Worst Traitor in US History
It makes perfect sense that the current chief betrayer of the ideals of our nation would brag to a group of American soldiers that he’s going to rename a military base after Robert E. Lee.
Pick Your Fate, Humanity: Climate-Chaos Summer, Nuclear Winter, Both... or Neither
The forces that have done so much to heat the planet and drive the nuclear arms race are today stronger than ever. The fact is that both must be defeated before they bring us further to the brink of self-annihilation.
Reclaiming the Flag for No Kings Day
The flag represents the imperfect but essential mechanisms of democracy that Trump’s regime so profoundly threatens, ones that allow us to keep working for justice.
Work Requirements for Medicaid Imply a Federal Duty To Hire
If Congress actually imposes a work requirement for Medicaid recipients, it should also enact a governmental program to employ anybody who is unable to find work elsewhere.
Courage: A Letter to the Oberlin College Class of 2025
Whatever the causes, the world has gone haywire and in the years ahead all of us will need courage more than ever.
To Defeat Trump's Fascism, We Must Confront Militarism
While most Americans instinctively understand the threat U.S. militarism poses to democracy, the times call for more explicit links between militarism and rising fascism and a blueprint for reversing this threat.
Measuring Corporate Power by the Number of Marines in Los Angeles
Trump's authoritarianism didn't come from nowhere. It came from decades of corporate power building a system of exploitation, then using their media and political influence to blame the exploited for everyone's problems.
No Kings, No Corporations: Rejecting Authoritarian and Corporate Rule
As we protest authoritarianism this Saturday—and legitimately condemn the many anti-democratic and unjust actions of Trump—let us also remember the tyranny of our corporate overlords who have been—perhaps more quietly but not less aggressively—eroding our democracy.
When the Starved Become the Starvers: A Jewish Voice on Gaza
The images from Gaza haunt me not despite my Jewish identity, but because of it—because I recognize in Palestinian faces the same hollow desperation my grandparents described in the faces of their neighbors.
Does the Working Class Support Trump's Attack on Migrant Workers? No!
Trump’s getting away with this even though nearly two-thirds of the public doesn’t agree with him on deporting hard-working immigrants. Where are the Democrats on this issue?
Authoritarianism Isn't Coming—It's Here
What's playing out on the streets of Los Angeles and in the halls of Washington, D.C. is not a metaphor. This is a turning point.
Trump in Los Angeles Is Exactly What We Have Been Warning About
This is a critical moment in U.S. history, and it demands that we stand strong in our opposition to the administration’s reckless and unlawful use of military force.
This Is How Trump Kills US Democracy—With US Marines in the Street
No Kings Day isn’t just a rally. It’s a declaration. That we will not be ruled by strongmen. That we do not recognize the Trump family as royalty. That we believe in the power of the people and the promise of our republic.
Mass Deportation and Global Apartheid
Most of the world agrees that apartheid inside a country’s borders is the epitome of injustice. But we have an entire world built like this.
Who Will Defend Our Oceans—the Last Global Commons?
Now is the moment to make it clear that the deep ocean, recognized by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as the common heritage of humankind, cannot be seized by those with the deepest pockets or the best-connected lobbyists.
Return of Abrego Garcia a Major Blow to Trump
It would be very helpful to American democracy if the media would do its job and focus on the fact that the Garcia case represents a significant defeat for Trump and win for the rule of law.
The L.A. Awakening: Repression, Resistance, and the Possibility of Radical Democratic Renewal
It is increasingly clear that the real threat lies not with the person crossing a border, working a warehouse shift, or marching in the street—but with the structure that enriches itself by sowing division and suppressing dissent.
How a Newfound Love of Quotas Drove Trump's Military Invasion of Los Angeles
The administration's shock troops are not going over after criminals, but rather hard-working people nationwide simply going about their lives as valued members of their communities.
The Sudan Crisis and America's Complicity: When Corruption Fuels Atrocity
The world is watching. So are the people of Sudan. The question is whether the United States will choose complicity—or conscience. We must act now.
'Humanitarian' Façade by Israel Cannot Hide Genocide
The decision to allow some food into Gaza, though patently insufficient to stave off the deepening famine, was meant as a distraction, as the Israeli war machine relentlessly continued to harvest the lives of countless Palestinians on a daily basis.
This Flag Day, Find a 'No Kings' Protest Near You
American colonists revolted against George III, the “mad king” who governed them, 250 years ago. This year, a new mad king plans to celebrate his birthday on Flag Day with an expensive, over-the-top military parade, paid for by you the taxpayer. Don't stand for it.
Benjamin Netanyahu vs. International Law and the World
The Israeli government's enterprise in Gaza and the occupied West Bank is criminal and yet it continues.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Sailboat Madleen Intercepted by Israeli Commandos
“Every hour without consequences emboldens Israel to escalate its attacks on civilians, aid workers, and the very foundations of international law.”
A Year After Grants Pass, Criminalizing Homelessness Still Doesn’t Work
Homelessness is solvable in our lifetime if our country commits to ensuring that every person has a safe, affordable, dignified, and permanent place to call home.
Is the US on the Path to Becoming a Failed State?
The deliberate undermining of democratic norms and the conflation of personal power with national interest are consistent with patterns seen in states that have tipped into authoritarian rule.
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.
Maintaining Empathic Sanity in Trump America
There’s more to this than simply “opposing Trump”—fighting, you know, our enemy. It’s also a matter of honoring and acting in sync with large, complex values.
The Last beacon of Hope Is Failing Refugees With Disabilities
Our work to ensure that forcibly displaced people with disabilities have equal access to pathways to safety and lasting refuge has never been easy, but since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, it has become nearly impossible.
Lingering Poison: My Witness to Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy on the Gulf Coast
Fifteen years after the oil spill, the legacy of Corexit dispersants continues to manifest in the broken bodies and shattered lives of those who were exposed, including those who spoke out to save future generations.
4/20 Is No Celebration for Thousands—Trump Can Change That
The time for incremental change is over. The cannabis industry is booming, generating billions in revenue and creating jobs. Yet, thousands remain imprisoned for actions that are now considered perfectly legal.
How Eco-Localism Differs from Trump’s Tariff Terrorism
Even though both eco-localists and Trump administration officials have at times promoted the use of tariffs, they propose using them for entirely different reasons, and, presumably, would achieve very different results.
The Tide Is Turning Against Trump’s Big Steal
Our population has been shocked and awed, just as intended. Yet we are waking up to great effect, beginning to fight back.
Kristi Noem and the Greenland War–A Dog’s Tale?
As the struggle against Denmark over the island heats up, who better qualified to conduct a national anti-Great Dane campaign than Noem?
An Invitation to President Trump From Harvard Law Students
What if this was the letter the U.S. president received from those at what some consider the nation's premiere institution for aspiring lawyers.
Let the Data Show: Trump Killed Biden's Manufacturing Boom on Day One
It should not be a surprise that factory construction rose under Biden, this was by design. But the overall picture for manufacturing does not look very bright right now—and you can thank Trump for that.
Trump and Musk Will Kill Social Security—But Only If We Let Them
Their intent is to make the service so bad that they can then let profiteering corporations privatize your retirement. But cons like this only work if we get duped or roll over for them.
A Nation of Sheep? Trump's Fascist Tactics Working All Too Easily
Where are the nationwide protests? The national strikes against the destruction of what is left of U.S. democracy? As for the eerie complacency of the Democrats, it is hardly surprising why there is such a huge loss of trust in the leadership of the Democratic Party.
How to Beat a Presidential Bully
While Columbia University capitulated to Trump’s demands, Harvard is offering U.S. institutions a lesson in fighting back.
Will Trump Come for the Climate Movement on Earth Day?
After decimating federally funded climate science, the administration is targeting those who take that science and try to turn it into change.
Why April 20, 2025 Could Alter the Course of American Democracy
April 20 is the deadline Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Agency head Kristi Noem have for submitting a joint report to President Donald Trump with their recommendations for invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 and the National Emergencies Act of 1976.
Why the History of the Wilmington Coup Can Help Make Sense of Our American Present
If people knew about the Wilmington Coup, they would understand that white supremacist violence has long been a feature—not a glitch—of the American political system.
Why Is It Happening Here? And Why Now?
In the early 1970s the corporate elite, conservatives, and neoliberals launched what became a 50-year-long class war from above against the hard-won rights of working people in all their American diversity.
How to Turn the Anti-Trump Resistance Into a Movement
All these protests, marches, emails, petitions, and social media posts will naturally be somewhat anarchic and disarrayed, but if they don’t build toward power, we won’t have much impact.
When 6,000 Immigrants Can Be Declared Dead, No One’s Benefits Are Safe
It would be short-sighted to view this as an immigration issue. In fact, this move reveals both our common vulnerability to the whims of high-up decision-makers, and our shared humanity.
Dear Dem Leaders: We Need Strategies, Not Speeches
I understand that you, like so many of us, are overwhelmed. But with respect, that is not an excuse. You are a leader in the Democratic Party, and leadership in this moment demands more.
The Handbook of Survival My Mother Gave Me: Fighting Authoritarianism Then and Now
The tools of resilience that carried my family through Romania's darkness are the same ones that will carry us through Trump's America.
Trump's Bait and Switch: Promise Immediate Gain, Then Inflict 'Temporary' Pain
When private corporations employ bait and switch advertising, Americans are rightfully indignant. Why should we accept similarly dishonest marketing by political entrepreneurs attempting to win elections?
Progressive Taxation Is Our Last Best Defense Against the Oligarch Takeover
Will what’s left of American democracy survive for much longer if this wealth-concentrating trend continues?
Declaring People Dead Is Yet Another Trump Admin Failure to Protect Social Security
This claim of unbounded power is made all the more concerning by the lack of effective oversight at the Social Security Administration.
'Save Our Children From This Hell': Messages from Families in Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza express fear for their children on a night of heavy bombing on April 13, 2025.
Dear Europe: Time to Confront Your Hypocrisy on Trump's America
If we want to understand the political and material conditions that make anti-democratic movements like Trumpism possible, then we must openly and honestly confront how our own apathy in the face of eroding rights for society's most vulnerable.
Protect the US Postal Service From Trump’s Privatization Scheme
Rather than selling this public treasure off to the highest bidder, we should explore opportunities for strengthening the Postal Service to deliver even better services in the 21st century.
Memo to Washington Insiders: Stop Pretending That Trump Is Normal!
Refusals to comply with Supreme Court decisions equal a constitutional crisis.
Tell Congress to Stop Spending Your Tax Dollars on Nuclear Weapons
We have the answer to realize significant cost savings, while simultaneously promoting sound fiscal policies that benefit us all and don’t threaten the survival of the human race.
This Tax Day Column Is Going to Piss You Off
The GOP’s current push to extend tax cuts is just the latest round of the party’s 90-year campaign to eliminate government programs based on a misguided belief that the private sector can take care of just about everything besides the military.
How to Fight Back Against Trump’s Escalatory War on the Poor
Poverty will end when poor people and their allies refuse to allow society to remain complacent about the suffering and death caused by economic deprivation.
Don’t Be Fooled: Trump’s Attacks on Medicaid Are an All-Out War on Reproductive Justice
Attacks on Medicaid are just the latest tactic used by anti-choice politicians to strip us of our bodily autonomy and further deny us access to lifesaving reproductive healthcare.
The DOGE Attack on the IRS Is an Attack on Economic Justice and Equality
Because the IRS brings in the revenue that funds the rest of the government, Musk’s gang is striking at the heart of the federal government’s ability to fund the needs of the American people.
The Next Person in a Cell With No Charges Could Be You
We are now in the midst of a outright coup against the Constitution, against the United States, and against our founding ideals. If we don't fight for and win the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, our democracy is dead.
Egg Prices and the Pentagon Budget: A Tax Day Lament
Last year, the average taxpayer paid $3,707 for weapons and wars. That’s the equivalent of 628 dozen eggs. We need to talk more about why this is.
It's Tax Day. You've Paid Your Share, But the Billionaires Haven't
Shutting down special tax breaks for very wealthy individuals and profitable corporations would go a long way to addressing our nation's deepest problems.
American Oligarchy Petrified by Economic Chaos But Won't Criticize Trump Directly
Trump has too many ways to punish them.
The Bond Vigilantes Slap Down Trump. Should We Be Celebrating?
The bond market vigilantes showed us what undemocratic power really looks like.
Is Trump Taking Foreign Policy Advice From 1984?
Trump’s vision resembles Orwell’s ultimate horror: a world divided into three great continental blocs, with humanity held in thrall to omnipotent leaders like Big Brother through endless wars against an ever-changing enemy.
Want Equitable Tax Policy? Listen to the Patriotic Millionaires, Not Donald Trump
The new Patriotic Millionaires tax plan isn’t going to become the law of the land anytime soon, but it could help refocus America’s political debate onto the dynamics that are threatening to destroy our democracy.
Today’s ‘Death Squad’ Dems Enable the Trump-Backed Slaughter in Yemen, Gaza, and Beyond
The truth is that a number of Democratic members of Congress, whom millions of people see as leading the resistance, actually ally with Trump on foreign policy.
As Trump Dismantles the Republic, Where Are Its Former Leaders?
Tens of millions of Americans voted for our past presidents. They are waiting for them to speak up, stand up, and mightily help lead the fight to stop Trump’s mayhem against the American people in red and blue states.
IRS Collaboration With ICE Threatens Its Core Mission
Using the IRS and its resources for immigration enforcement violates privacy laws and undermines public trust in the agency, impacting its ability to collect revenue.
Elon Musk’s Death Drive
Is it possible that by promising to end “death by bureaucracy,” he has willfully sowed the seeds of his own political demise?
Any Trump EPA Attempt to Stop Regulating Climate Pollution Won’t Stand up to the Facts
The science on climate change is so indisputably well-established, that it’s hard to see how any court would uphold a challenge to it.
The Uncertain Future of Student Aid Shows Trump Doesn’t Think Education Is a Right
Trump and his lackeys putting the Department of Education in limbo is probably part of the plan to eviscerate any sense of a national commitment to higher education for all.
6 Reasons for Communitarian Living
As disasters become more frequent and politics destabilizes, it feels more important than ever to live connected to other people.
By Moving Communications to X, Trump and Musk Renew Attack on Social Security
After SSA’s retreat on phone services, advocates and members of Congress may have thought that their efforts could have been, at least for the moment, deployed somewhere else. Sadly, this is not the case.
Trump and Musk’s Attack on Government Is an Attack on Equity and Stability
The role of government is to regulate those forces in society that would, if left to their own devices, advance their own interests at the expense of society. Now they are running amok.
In Trump World, Where Palestinians Call Home Is Just an Abstract Chunk of Real Estate
First you have to sell the concept to the public, then do whatever is necessary—murder-wise—to claim the real estate itself.
This 1 Neat Trick Can Dramatically Reduce Homelessness
Supplemental Security Income checks should be increased to meet recipients’ needs.
Take Back America From the Oligarchs
What we are witnessing is not just economic decline—it is a calculated transfer of power, wealth, and dignity from the people who built this country to the corporate and political class who believe they own it.
How Will GOP Fight Back Against Political Fury Unleashed by Trump?
Two words: voter suppression. The Republican Party's recent actions make it clear that they will make it harder for regular folks to cast a ballot, by any means necessary.
Making Big Money But Losing Your Soul: The Shame of the Legal Titans
Every lawyer takes an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution. To abandon that pledge at this moment, when the Constitution is in mortal danger, is shameful.
17th-Century Planters Would Be Proud of Trump’s Embrace of Colonial Violence
President Trump talks about immigrants, Palestinians, and Black South Africans as white Europeans have talked for centuries about the peoples they sought to control.
Letters From Rafah: A Life Under Siege
Where is humanity? Does anyone still see us? Has the world really become this cold and dispassionate, or has it always been that way?
In the Caribbean, the Trump Admin Is Implementing a Dangerous Geopolitics of Oil
The new U.S. goal is to lock the region into permanent reliance on fossil fuels, only now under a network of energy-rich countries overseen by the United States.
Why You Should Take Advantage of IRS Direct File This Tax Season
Widespread participation will help solidify the future of this important service amid the chaos in the federal government.
2028 Will Be Our Last, Best Hope to Propel a Real Leftist to the Top of the Ticket
As the mainstream Democrats sink in popularity and their base demands change, It’s critical that the left unites, well ahead of schedule, behind one, single candidate.
Youth Demand a Fossil Fuel-Free Insurance Industry
Insurance companies contribute to the climate crisis through their financial choices, and then expect frontline communities to foot the bill. This must stop.
How Can Unions Fight Back Against Anti-Worker Trump? Organize!
What better way to spark democratic resistance than a series of new organizing campaigns that deliver material gains for workers and agitate workers to engage in mass action such as sick-outs, protests, and recognition strikes?
North Dakota’s Drone Contracts Link The State to Genocide
Ultimately, we do not want a drone company that manufactures weapons that commit war crimes to operate in North Dakota.
Won’t DOGE Think of the Children?
Children are bearing the brunt of upheaval in Washington; the destruction of Head Start will harm even more.
Trump Offers Medicare for All Supporters a Very Valuable Lesson
While it certainly was not Trump’s intention, his loony tariff scheme may have opened the door for universal healthcare system in a way that a normal presidency never would.
The Lessons of Covid-19 and Its Long Haul: We Need Community Care
As Trump further weakens public health infrastructure, let us renew our attention to keeping each other safe, supporting the most vulnerable among us, and preventing more mass disablement.
Hands Off—Yes! But What Are the Working-Class Demands?
Unified and spirited opposition to Trump's destructive rampage is exactly what's needed, but a successful movement will not grow without a vision and proposals to support it.
Trump Keeps Declaring Fake Emergencies That Make Our Real Emergency Worse
Pre-Trump, there was one true emergency on our planet—its rapid heating. Now of course there’s another—the implosion of economies.
World Athletics’ Sex Testing Policy Revives a Harmful, Discredited Practice
World Athletics calls it “protecting” women’s sports. History calls it discrimination.
In the Mess of Our National Disaster, Can We Find the Seeds to Renew Democracy?
History suggests that disaster not only destroys—it also disrupts. It crushes old assumptions, forcing people to see one another, to respond, to rebuild.
Cutting Conservation Funding Endangers our Food System
The Trump administration is gutting USDA funding that helps small farms preserve local heritage breeds that boost the biodiversity and resilience of U.S. livestock.
Dehumanization and Protest: Miami's Krome Detention Center and Beyond
Demonstrators from Miami to Tacoma support immigrants detained by ICE.
The Contemptible Cowardice of Big Law Firms Bowing to Trump
The big firms that refused to sign because they’re afraid of angering Trump have let America down. Cowards one and all before a power-hungry bully.
Donald J. Trump, President of Bankruptcy and Decline
On living in the burn-baby-burn world of this monstrous individual.
Exterminator Netanyahu Comes to Washington Again, Begging for More Bombs
No doubt, Trump issued his sudden invitation to Netanyahu as a morale booster to the war criminal facing International Criminal Court arrest warrants abroad and court proceedings on corruption charges when he returns to Israel.
How Progressives Can Transform the Dems to Save Our Democracy and Renew Prosperity
Either we act now to position progressive politics as the viable alternative to Trump or we’re complicit in the end of our democratic society.
Where We’ll Be When the Fire Strikes
If the world continues on its current trends, it will mean species suicide. It’s imperative that we take the blinders off and face these crises openly and honestly.
Trump’s Third Term: Distraction or Power Play?
With Trump, it’s always best to assume the worst.
States With Democratic Trifectas Are Failing to Meet the Moment
After the disappointing results in November, Democrats in blue states should be using their power to show how government can make life better for working people.
Trump Himself Is the Real National Emergency
While the United States has plenty of actual problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture the fake emergencies he needs to further enlarge and centralize his power.
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Trump's Tariffs: Crony Capitalism and the New Economy of Obedience
These tariffs may be framed as populist, but they function as pipelines of wealth transfer from the working and middle classes to the ultra-rich.
Why Aren't You Supporting the Trump Tariffs?
Progressives and Democrats need a trade policy that makes sense, resonates with working people, and proves they understand the economy better than a know-nothing President Trump.
American Baseball Teams Should Stop Helping Big Oil Sportswash the Climate Crisis
More than half of all Major League Baseball teams are sponsored by companies that are exacerbating the climate emergency and the financial institutions that support them.
On Second Thought, Maybe We Should Embrace Acquisition of Canada
The United States at the moment sure could use more good people with better politics. And Canada is full of them.
From Vietnam to Today: Lessons in Resistance for the Trump Era
More than ever before, Americans of conscience are being forced to answer the question: What does it mean to be a responsible citizen?
The Harvard Law School Dean's Deafening and Dangerous Silence
What does a tyrannical president like Donald Trump have to fear from a law school leader like this? It seems like the answer is clear: not very much to fear at all.
Big Law Is Winning in Court—Now Is Not the Time to Fold
The law firms fighting back against Trump’s executive orders are winning, and those cutting deals with the White House are suffering irreparable damage behind the scenes.
Rumeysa Ozturk’s Abduction Threatens More Than Free Speech
The Trump administration is targeting “the best and the brightest” immigrants with SS tactics in broad daylight. Will we let them get away with it?
The Destructive Chainsaw Theory of Anarcho-Capitalist Javier Milei
Critics contend that Milei’s philosophy stops short of meaningful political and social reforms and claim his agenda prioritizes enlarging the power and wealth of corporations over expanding individual freedoms.
More Environmental Justice Organizations Must Join the Call for a Militarism-Free Future
The climate crisis will never be solved while war and militarism are allowed to continue unchecked.
Dear DNC: Open the Gates Wide for Your People's Cabinet
Instead of choosing the People's Cabinet behind closed doors, the cabinet should be selected through an open process based in local caucuses.
Trump and Musk Are Out to Kill Social Security
We are all going to have to fight like hell to protect it.
This Is What Oligarchy Looks Like
There are 15 billionaires in the United Sates with more than $100 billion each and combined wealth of $2.4 trillion. For comparison, that’s more wealth than the “poorest” 1,500 billionaires combined.
Even When You Are Weary, Fight On
Since the strategy of Trump and his right-wing minions is to wear us down and out, keep our heads spinning, and make us feel powerless in the face of this onslaught of cruelty and greed—our duty is clear. We stay focused. We organize. We march on.
To Avoid Spiritual Death We Must End American Militarism—Now
America, from visionaries and prophets like MLK, we have our marching orders. They are not to invest yet more in preparations for war, whether with China or any other country.
Why Are 'Hands Off' Rallies Defending War-Hungry NATO?
Many people believe that NATO is a peace-loving, defensive alliance, but the opposite is true.
Trump's Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think
This is a con on a global scale. Trump is not rejecting the corporate trade model. He’s weaponizing it.
The Idiotic Tariff Policy of Dim-Witted Trump
The U.S. president, sadly, is not that smart or well-informed about history or the global economy—and apparently neither are his advisors. Ideally, Democrats would start proving they understand how to talk intelligently about trade.
Dear Columbia: You Are Complicit
Far more than capitulating to American fascism, I believe Columbia is collaborating with it, colluding with it, and emboldening it.
‘I Couldn’t Care Less’: Trump Reveals His True Stance on Inflation
Funny how soon after November 5 Trump stopped talking about prices “coming down fast”—and moved to policies calculated to increase the cost of living.
The Long Roots of Trump’s Assault on Public Health
For half a century, extremist libertarian, corporate, and Republican ideologues have sought demolition of public safety net programs, regulations, and reforms, and elimination of personnel to carry them out.
A Cruel and Frozen Heart: RFK Jr. Decimates LIHEAP Heating Assistance Program
Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary has overseen an attack on the program that helps millions of low-income individuals and families stay warm in winter and cool in summer. Does it get worse than this?
Awaiting Justice: Why Community Action Matters More Than Court Decisions
Courts take time to act, are designed to maintain the status quo, and are inherently reactive. To protect our communities, we need to mobilize.
The Batshit Tariff Madness of King Trump
There are certainly issues that can be raised about trade, and our policies have often not benefited the country’s workers—but the president's approach is just crazy.
Trump’s New Order: Making DC Safe, and Beautiful, and Compliant
The executive order’s timing, scope, and ambiguity suggest that the federal government is not preparing for peaceful civic engagement on April 5, but rather girding itself for defiance.
Trump Is Wielding Tariffs to Help Billionaires, But They Can Be a Tool for Fair Trade, Too
Rather than reflexively dismiss tariffs altogether, those of us who care about sweatshop labor, plastic pollution, climate change, and other destructive by-products of tariff-free trade can still use them to demand a fairer economy.
The Deep Sea Is Not for Sale—the ISA Must Reject Corporate Pressure
The multilateral body, recently decried for its seemingly pro-industry stance, should reorient itself back toward its most weighty purpose: protecting the seabed for the benefit of humankind as a whole.
When Fascism Comes to America
The list of common characteristics in the study of 20th-century fascist dictators and their regimes includes 14 categories in all, and Trump and his MAGA disciples have already exhibited characteristics in most of these categories.
The Devastating Impacts of Trump's War on Workers: A Personal Dispatch
Before all this started, life was pretty good for families like mine, who live here and depend on the federal government for work.
World's Richest Man Is the Biggest Loser in Wisconsin
We have women and workers to thank for ensuring far-right Elon Musk was soundly defeated.
Call Your Senators Now: Sanders' Bill Seeks to Block U.S. Weapons Transfers
Pick up your phone. Call your senators. Demand they vote YES on Sanders' resolutions to block these arms sales. Lives depend on it.
Trump's Absurd Trade Policies Will Impoverish Americans and Harm the World
America’s trade deficit is a measure of the profligacy of America’s corporate ruling class, more specifically the result of chronically large budget deficits resulting from tax cuts for the rich combined with trillions of dollars wasted on useless wars.
War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: the Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide
The slaughter in Gaza is carried out, financed, and defended by Israel and Western powers for domestic political reasons.
SCOTUS’ Next Move: Taxpayer-Funded Religious Schools?
A landmark case could force taxpayers to fund religious charter schools.
Gallup Gets the Headline Wrong: Trump’s Poor Scores on the Economy Are the Real Story
The more important story in Gallup’s recent findings is that Independent voters have soured on Donald Trump, with two-thirds disapproving of his economic performance.
Elon Musk: Governing While High
This is the man whom President Donald Trump has chosen to advise him and to oversee the workings of the federal government, nuclear weapons included. Is he “almost always sober” when he does it?
Voters in Florida and Wisconsin Have a Chance Today to Stick It to Trump and Musk
A victory by Josh Weil in Florida and/or Judge Crawford in Wisconsin could put wind in the sails of the Trump resistance.
Trapped Between Authoritarians, Europe Must Fight, Not Retreat
The E.U. must unite with all like-minded countries against the illiberal nationalists who are challenging universal values and international law.
The Worst Political Decision Since Nixon Taped Himself Committing Crimes
How the Democrats handed Trump the election on a bitcoin-plated platter—and most still don't think they did anything wrong.
Capitulation or Complicity? Universities and the Trump Administration
Complicity gets us far closer to a useful explanation of recent actions by campus leaders than capitulation.
Wisconsin Voters Should Send Trump, Musk, and MAGA a Resounding Message
Thwarting this duo's brazen attempt to use Wisconsin to sanction their methods would go a long way to signal the people's disgust nationwide.
Netanyahu Renewed Gaza Slaughter to Save His Own Hide
While the Israeli leader claims that his goal is the elimination of Hamas, the evidence is clear that his real intention is to save himself and his government—and in this he has had a willing accomplice.
Why a Workshop on Antisemitism Is Accused of Being Antisemitic
In addition to a robust discussion of what antisemitism is, the curriculum also includes what antisemitism is not, distinguishing between antisemitism and criticism of, or opposition to, Israel or Zionism.
The Real Outrage In Yemen Is US War Crimes
As Democrats decry the Trump Administration’s national security lapse, the United States is engaged in an actual killing campaign.
Look Around: The Signs of a Trump Recession Are Everywhere
The latest signs from the American heartland are not encouraging. The average voter’s confidence about their economic prospects is falling quicker than at almost any other time on record.
Democrats, Call Them Names—But Do It Right
Rather than focusing on personal insults, Democrats should be using labels like “Pro-Cancer,” “Job-Killers,” “Anti-Constitution,” and “Healthcare-Cutters” to tar congressional Republicans.
A Different 'Abundance Agenda': Avoiding Delusions and Diversions
If there is to be a decent human future—perhaps if there is to be any human future—it will be fewer people consuming less energy and creating less stuff.
The Ultra-Rich Have Exploited Our Tax System Long Enough—Make Them Pay!
Funny how these same apologists for our richest don’t have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who lack the “wherewithal” to pay for medical care, adequate housing, and other necessities.
Nostalgia Won't Lead the US Out of the Trump Mire
The anomie and gloom that characterize the public mood as fascism threatens to attain consolidation and crush all dissent cannot be remedied by backward steps into the immediate neoliberal system that gave rise to Trump in the first place.
Will Black Trump Supporters Speak Out Against His Racist and Authoritarian Government?
The silence of Black MAGA supporters in the face of Trump and Vance’s bigotry during the campaign has carried over to the second Trump era.
Trump’s Manual for Not Turning a Cease-Fire Into a Lasting Peace
The U.S. president’s unholy affection for both Putin and Netanyahu will produce only the worst kind of cease-fire, the kind that the strong use as a prelude to their final push to eliminate the weak.
Trump and Musk Are Making It Harder for the IRS to Catch Wealthy Tax Cheats
Musk and Trump claim to be sage businessmen, but it would be hard to find a business owner in America that would dismantle their accounts receivable department when their wealthiest clients still owe them money.
What Next for Biden Officials Who Enabled War Crimes?
No matter how disastrously they perform in office—or what law-breaking they enable—departing White House officials from any administration can usually find cushy new jobs at lobbying outfits, hedge funds, media outlet, or major colleges and universities.
The Fight for Abortion Care Is a Fight for Equality
Women’s History Month exists because, for centuries, women’s contributions were erased, dismissed, or outright stolen. Today, we see that same erasure in real-time when lawmakers craft policies that disregard the needs and realities of half the population.
Hey Schumer and Newsom, It’s Not Leadership to Abandon the People Who Need You Most
The Democratic Party’s retreat to centrism—from welfare reform in the 90s to recent budget deals—has consistently weakened its own base while signaling to Republicans that cruelty works.
Trump's Interior Life Is a Clown Car of Neurotic Conflicts—And So We All Must Suffer
Everyone is so used to Trump’s compulsive sense of grievance and defensive arrogance that it no longer seems to be the impairment that it actually is.
In Defense of Media and Democracy: The Inspiring Work and Life of My Friend Robert W. McChesney
Just like Tom Paine, and until the very end, Bob saw hope in the people who were rising up and demanding a future defined by their humanity, as opposed to corporate power.
No One Wins When Nuclear-Armed States Believe That ‘We Can’t Lose’
Any conflict risks going nuclear if one of the belligerent parties choses to use their ultimate weapon rather than accept the possibility of defeat.
Polluters Must Pay: A Shipping Levy for Climate Justice
It is time to hold global shipping corporations accountable for burning heavy fuel oils and putting profits before the well-being of people and the planet.
The One-Word Reason Paul Weiss Caved to Trump
The decision was a culminating event in Big Law’s transformation from a noble profession to a collection of profit-maximizing businesses.
Trump Is Copying From the War on Terror Playbook—in CAPS LOCK
The deluge of eye-opening, antidemocratic policies that we’ve witnessed in just the first 50 days of his presidency should be considered nothing short of a perverse escalation of the recent past.
Celebrating the Life and Work of Robert W. McChesney (1952-2025)
From radio to the internet, a reading of his body of work offers a grand and inglorious tour of media history, and how we got to the horrific era of disinfotainment we’re in today.
Delaware Just Caved to Billionaire Bullying By Overhauling Its Corporate Law
As Musk is trying to gut the agencies that enforce federal regulations, state corporate law is poised to become even more important. Delaware should have held firm.
Saving the EPA's Research Arm From Trump Will Save Lives
The scientific community won’t stand by while this critical office is at risk of being dismantled.
Governor Mills Stood up for Students and Survivors—Who Will Join Her?
Rather than descend into reactionary advocacy that centers an untrustworthy, increasingly fascist government, we must go above and beyond Title IX, standing up for actionable, lasting solutions to sex-based discrimination in schools.
How to Use 197 Forbidden 'Woke' Words and Still Get a Grant From the Trump-Musk Government
A grant proposal concerning reparations for the descendants of slave owners, submitted in good faith to Elon Musk during this cruel and unusual time of oppressive wokeness.
Serbian Students Remind Us of the Power We, as People, Hold
Amid profound shifts in power and governments across the world, they are embodying the hope and power that lies within grassroots movements and activism.
Push Back Against Sen. Cotton’s McCarthyite Lies About CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Sen. Cotton does not seem to care that his untruthful statements in a U.S. congressional hearing aired around the world can have immediate and dangerous consequences for those he lies about, their friends, and family.
The Verdict Against Greenpeace Is an Attack on Us All
It is critical for Greenpeace and its allies to lean into the verdict and issue a call to action to the entire environmental movement and broader civil society organizations.
Big Law Needs to Stand up to Trump
The attack on law firms will not stop until the entire legal profession uses the skills of advocacy and persuasion that is its craft to explain how and why the political intimidation being used by the administration threatens its independence.
Dispatch From Gaza and the War That Never Ends
With the resumption of airstrikes and further degradation to what little infrastructure remains, the conditions of our existence are almost beyond description, though I will still try.
What Would the Founders Make of Trump’s Authoritarianism?
The Founders imagined the president as an administrator, not a policymaker, and definitely not an imperial unitary executive.
L3Harris: Convert to Peace Work or We Will Shut You Down
From our position in the imperial core, with war profiteers as our neighbors, it is our duty to do everything in our power to end the genocide and occupation.
Donald Trump, The Treasonous Confederate Army's Last General
Just as dictatorial rule in the antebellum South and the post-Reconstruction decades of Jim Crow segregation was established and reinforced by structural racism, Trump also employs white supremacy to pursue unchecked power.
Trump’s War on History Is Another Slouch Toward Authoritarianism
One of the hallmarks of fascist rule is the indoctrination of the public to believe in the “glorification of the nation.”
Trump’s Rule by Fiat Is a Grotesque Continuation, Not an Aberration
The playbook he uses was written by both parties over decades of eroding democratic norms, consolidating executive power, and circumventing meaningful checks on authority.
A Jeremiad for the Working People of the United States
The prevailing issue that demands consensus is the economic exploitation and deprivation of our economic model for working people of all demographics.
The Richest Man on Earth Better Keep His Goddamn Hands Off Social Security
Stopping Elon Musk's assault on Social Security is going to take a national groundswell every bit as sweeping as the 1930s grassroots ferment that created Social Security in the first place.
A Memo for DOGE: How to Slash $100 Billion From the Pentagon in 6 Easy Steps
Cutting $100 billion from the Pentagon budget isn’t just a pipe dream—it’s a tangible, achievable plan that could deliver real benefits to everyday Americans.
Speaking to Career EPA Staffers Reveals What Will Be Lost if Trump Guts the Agency
If Zeldin, Musk, or Trump knew a scintilla about actual Environmental Protection Agency employees, they would dare not froth at the mouth with their toxic stereotypes about federal civil servants.
US Opinion Is Shifting on Palestine; Can Political Leaders Shift With It?
Growing support for Palestine means that more U.S. voters will base their future political decisions on how the U.S. engages with Israel and its disregard for Palestinian rights.
Trump—Seeking Revenge for His Mortality—Wages War on Everything That Lives
There are many ways Trump’s actions have killed and will continue to kill. What will each of us risk to stop him?
Authoritarian Clickbait: Trump’s Spectacle Distracts From His Corporate Power Grab
While the world watches Trump’s political theater, his administration is quietly engineering one of the most aggressive transfers of public wealth to private interests in modern American history.
South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero
The Trump administration's ouster of South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool was certainly meant to warn other countries about the consequences of challenging the United States—but it may well backfire.
Wimpy Democrats Cannot Lead This Fight Against Trump
Only the people can do that. The urgent mission has to be to stop the fascist dictatorship that is using police state tactics, ripping apart life-saving and life-sustaining services.
Why the Rest of the World Should Boycott Trump’s America
Trump is effectively boycotting the world by withdrawing from international institutions and violating international norms. The world should return the favor.
What Trump Means When He Calls Anyone Who Disagrees With Him Palestinian
This is the real warning in Trump’s attack: You don’t have to be Palestinian to be punished like one. You don’t have to be Arab or Muslim. You only have to step out of line.
In Trump’s America, Free Speech Really Isn’t Free
By squeezing the college cash flow, the administration can force private college administrations to do its dirty work—banning protests, expelling protesters—legally.
The Dems Need a Clear Vision to Move Themselves—and the Country—Forward
A just transition for fossil fuel workers, a pro-worker AI strategy, and a pragmatic approach to global security could be the cornerstones of a compelling Democratic message.
The Dark Enlightenment: the Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk aren’t just tearing down institutions—they’re laying the groundwork for an experimental new kind of authoritarian rule.
People Power Blunted Trump Before — Now We Must Do So Again
While big marches can raise public consciousness and help activists connect, by themselves they will not block Trump and Musk. For that, the movement will need more disruptive forms of pressure.
Stop Crime Talk: Overcriminalization of Youth Spells Disaster for America’s Future
From conventional therapy to culturally relevant initiatives and healing-based, trauma-informed programming, youth can grow in a healthy manner through a sustainable relationship with community-based caregivers.
The End of Free Speech?
If the White House can punish anybody who engages in speech it dislikes, nobody will be free to criticize the government—and corporate criminals will be free to run amok.
Stop Asking 'Can It Happen Here?' It Is Happening Here.
Today the forces of wealth and power are wielding unprecedented weapons that threaten the fundamentals of the republic. It’s not just policies and government departments that are under assault, but the very foundations of our democracy.
DOGE Is Hitting the Accelerator on the Creeping Privatization of the US Government
Trump’s latest moves can be viewed as a massive speedup of a decades-long trend, rather than a break from the past.
Tesla Has Same Problem as Big Oil: Its Time Has Come
In the end, despite major victories for the fossil fuel industry in recent days, Elon Musk's very bad week shows there's possibly a much brighter future ahead for the rest of us.
Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor DOGE
Help family farmers and other rural folks defend a strong public U.S. Postal Service from the Trump administration’s attacks.
Our Covid Reichstag Moment: How Eugenic Interpretations Fuel Authoritarianism
The retroactive calculus of whose lives are worth sacrificing for economic metrics is eerily reminiscent of early 20th-century eugenic practices that sorted humans into categories of "fit" and "unfit," determining whose lives were expendable.
Hey Rupert, the War on Terror Called and It Wants Its Propaganda Back
It’s a pretty old trick for both a Republican administration and its unofficial public relations agents in the Murdoch press to simply label free speech as out of bounds because it “supports terrorism.”
Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Empathy
History has continuously shown that I am only secure when my neighbor is secure, and that I thrive when my neighbor thrives.
Today's Social Media Are No Longer Safe for Journalism
This existential moment calls for a global social media platform for independent news media.
The Spreaders of the Trans Athlete Moral Panic Live in a Fact-Free Fantasyland
As political mayhem continues to unfold across the country and wider world, it is vital to remember that trans rights are human rights. Full stop.
Never Again—Not in Our Name
I was taught to believe L’chaim referred to the value of all human life. If so, for the toast to be more than an empty gesture we must recognize the plight of the Palestinians since the creation of the State of Israel.
Trump 2.0: A First-Class Shock-and-Awe Experience
It is remarkable that a single figure could become responsible for potentially the greatest bankruptcy of all—the ending of the American Century (as we once knew it) and even, after a fashion, humanity’s centuries on Planet Earth.
Why Do Wealthy CEOs Love Trump? He’s Distracting From Their Own Grift
Corporate CEO paychecks continuing to go gangbusters while the corporations these execs run are—at best—just treading water.
Fighting the Neoliberal-Fascist Coup by Trump and Musk
Time is short during a fascist takeover attempt. And Trump and Musk are moving at breakneck speed. The stakes could not be higher.
The Final Hours of Jessie Hoffman, Murdered by the State of Louisiana
The killing of this man, said one of his lawyers, "has been in service of no one, but the bloodlust of our state government.”
What the NYT and RFK Jr. Have in Common: Biological Racism
Working people with similar interests and goals have often been divided by bosses and a corporate power structure using language, religion, and ethnicity. Our goal should be to build solidarity and overcome those artificial distinctions, so that we can fight together for our best interests.
I Resigned 22 Years Ago Over the Iraq War... And Wish I Had More Resignations to Give!
I resigned two decades ago due to criminal U.S. policies and now I am in my 22nd year of resistance to criminal policies of successive administrations.
Using AI to Cancel Visas Based on Social Media Posts Endangers Democratic Society
This so-called “anti-terror” measure is being used to terrorize foreigners and to dissuade people from participating in First Amendment-protected activity for fear that they too will be targeted in some way.
Trump ‘Won’t Forget’ the Roberts Court Helped Him Win—Neither Should We
As people harmed by this flood of illegal actions turn to the courts for relief, we must be clear that the Supreme Court helped bring about this crisis by helping Donald Trump win the 2024 election.
The Big-Tech Warmongers’ American Dream Would Be a Nightmare for the Rest of Us
By all means, let’s unite around a common purpose. But that purpose shouldn’t be a supposedly more efficient way to build killing machines in the service of an outmoded quest for global dominance.
The Genocide Denial of the 'Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace' Crowd
The Israeli government has displayed clear and unequivocal genocidal intent. Continuing to arm Israel with U.S. weapons means full complicity in what they do with them.
The Climate Crisis Demands Youth Leadership—And We Must Provide It
The leaders of tomorrow are already here, working to solve the problems that older generations have failed to address. Now, it’s time to support them.
‘Who Has the Right to Have Rights?’ Mahmoud Khalil Writes From Detention
In the weeks ahead, students, advocates, and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest for Palestine. At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all.
If Trump Really Wants to Honor Cancer Survivors, He Should Stop Gutting Regulations
When Donald Trump says his administration is going to rid the environment of toxins, you can bet that the exact opposite is going to happen.
Columbia Is Now The Front Line in Trump’s Unconstitutional Assault on Higher Ed
If Columbia—with its $14 billion endowment—folds, it’s hard to imagine others won’t follow.
Trump Plays Very Dangerous Game by Saying 'F You' to Judicial Orders
If this deportation case goes to the Supreme Court and the president ignores its ruling, every American should take to the street to secure his ouster.
In the Ongoing Billionaire Heist, Schumer and Fetterman Are Driving the Getaway Car
While the senators claim to be fighting for the working class, their actions—like voting for a government funding bill that slashes social spending while protecting corporate interests—show they’re more focused on keeping the machine running than fixing what’s broken.
The Fix Our Forests Act and the Politics of Wildfire
Logging interests and the U.S. Forest Service have a history of using the wildfire threat to create “emergency” authority to bypass environmental reviews and curtail judicial oversight.
Neo-Feudalism: the Enemy the Left Must Name to Defeat
The only way forward is to complete the unfinished revolution against feudalism—not through reactionary nationalism, but through systemic transformation.
This St. Patrick’s Day, Let’s Celebrate Solidarity Against Colonialism
On this day we would do well to remember a chapter of often forgotten history, the relationship between the Irish people and the Choctaw Nation.
Big Oil’s Revenge: the Lawsuit That Could Crush Climate Activism
Energy Transfer’s case against Greenpeace could redefine First Amendment rights for everyone in the U.S. It must be exposed for the grave threat it is.
Why Schumer Should Resign Now
At this critical inflection point for democracy, America cannot afford a rudderless resistance from a compromised leader.
The Joint Attack on Campus Protesters Threatens America’s Core Values
Damage has been done and not only to free speech, but also to the very idea of academic freedom that has long been a hallmark of American education.
Chuck Schumer: The Man Who Let American Fascism Rise Without a Fight
There is no more room for weak leadership, no more time for calculated political inaction. Schumer must go, and Democrats must replace him with a leader who understands the existential stakes of this moment.
What Americans Need to Know About St. Patrick's Day
It's not about shamrocks and beer.
Political Sadism and Defying the Power of Cruelty
While cruelty can be contagious, tyrants fall not just because people oppose them, but because, deep down, most of us long for a world where respect is earned through decency, not domination.
After Columbia Revokes Pro-Palestine Protesters' Degrees, Alumna Says Time to Burn Our Diplomas
Academia, exemplified by Columbia University, has surrendered its proclaimed mission of intellectual independence and endeavor, and the academic pursuit of knowledge and social advancement.
The Far-Right and the Crypto Scam
How Trump and his far-right allies are using these digital currencies as a strategy to rig the rules of the game in their favor.
Can the Voices of A-Bomb Victims Drown out the Military-Industrial Complex?
Let us listen to those who have suffered the most. Let us hear the cry of their throbbing souls and begin to understand that the time has come for us to create a world beyond dominance and war.
Empathy In Authoritarianism’s Valley Of Dry Bones: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on’
From my empathy-ridden perspective sin is committed by refusing to notice the terrible beauty of it all and allow the worst among us to do all the talking and claim the world as their entitlement.
When Human Rights Principles Are Abandoned at Zionism’s Altar
The crisis in Gaza has exposed the stark reality that, for many self-proclaimed defenders of human rights, the value of human life is not universal but conditional.
Crime of the Century: An Old Soundtrack to Our Current Nightmare
How Supertramp’s 1974 prog-rock anthem foreshadowed 2025’s catastrophe.
Why Are So Many US Leaders Staying Silent as Musk and Trump Entrench Their Power?
Don’t self-censoring people know that they are helping the Trumpian dread, threat, and fear machine get worse?
Cutting Medicaid, SNAP, and Housing Assistance Will Harm Low-Income Americans
Members of House committees must carefully consider the benefits that these programs deliver to U.S. families before making decisions about where and how to make the spending cuts required by the latest budget.
US Institutions Reward Latin American Leaders’ Crimes in the Name of Liberal Order
As long as these leaders pledge allegiance to the neoliberal order and the Washington Consensus, their authoritarian abuses are ignored, and they are embraced by elites.
With Bird Flu, Our Factory Farmed Chickens Have Come Home to Roost
It was only a matter of time before the horrific and unjust conditions in the animal agriculture system became the proving ground for a pathogen capable of igniting a dangerous pandemic. Now our luck may have run out.
Gov. Hochul, Stop Blocking a Greener Future and Implement Cap-and-Invest
Hochul’s decision to delay the implementation of New York’s Cap-Trade-and-Invest Program is a deeply misguided one that ignores the connection between the climate crisis and our city’s affordability crisis.
5 Years After Covid, New York Has Forgotten Its Essential Workers
In a world where the avian flu hovers near us, measles is reemerging, and viruses are mutating daily, we need the example of essential workers’ courage and solidarity to strengthen us for the next public health emergency.
The Only People Who Will Benefit From Slashing the Federal Workforce Are the Rich
What is being sold to the people as an exercise in efficiency is no more than the deliberate erosion of state capacity to pay for new tax cuts.
Trump, Zeldin, and Wright Want to Set America’s Rivers on Fire Again
The Trump administration is trying to turn back the clock on environmental and climate regulations. But they can’t control physics. Or the falling cost and rising efficiency of renewable energy.
In the Fight Against Trump and Vance for Free Speech and the Truth, Be Like Mary Lupien
Lupien's viral interruption of JD Vance's speech falsely blaming immigrants for the U.S. housing crisis wasn't just important because it corrected a falsehood; she was defending the fundamental right to challenge power.
How to Resist Trump and Musk? Become Ungovernable
For a day, a week, or as a rolling walkout, we could shut down the economy and most governmental functions and bring the country to a standstill.
Fed Workforce Cuts Leave Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Without a Future
When policymakers strip away funding for education and job training, it is not just setting up individuals for failure—it is ensuring a future where entire communities remain trapped in cycles of poverty and incarceration.
You Will Cry Out Because of Your King
When we eventually become aware of what we have given up, what it really means to surrender participation, voice, and responsibility, it will be too late.
DOGE’s Housing Department Cuts Will Make the Homelessness Crisis Worse
The Trump administration’s actions will mean that fewer people who struggle to keep a roof over their heads will get the help they need.
Is Trump Falling Into the Trump Tariff Trap?
The Democrats are once again abdicating the jobs terrain to Trump, hoping instead that his tariff toy will blow up in his dictatorial hands. Instead of calling tariffs “insane,” Democrats should call them job-killing tariffs. And as prices rise, they can blame Trump for that as well.
Medicine Demands Trust—Dr. Oz Has Spent His Career Undermining It
If given the reins of CMS, Dr. Mehmet Oz will not only fail to improve healthcare for our seniors but also use privately managed care to actively harm Americans. The Senate must reject his nomination.
Don't Be Fooled: Trump and Musk’s War on Social Security Continues
Their real agenda isn’t about efficiency. It’s about dismantling one of America’s most popular federal programs, piece by piece.
Why We Need a Progressive Shadow Cabinet to Counter Trump
A shadow cabinet would show us what it would mean to have a government of public servants who put the well being of American families ahead of the further enrichment of billionaires.
Students Like Grace Pay the Price If Trump Dismantles the Education Department
Stripping federal oversight will abandon the students who need it most.
Tell Your Senators: Don’t Give Trump and Musk a Blank Check to Continue Their Pillage
Why should any member of Congress vote in favor of a continuing resolution to fund government services that are no longer continuing?
Make No Mistake, Trump Is Turning the US Into a Police State
The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is a blatant attack on the civil liberties without which there can be no meaningful democracy for anyone. Our dark days are getting darker by the moment.
When It Comes to Taxing the Rich, France’s National Assembly Is Leading the Way
Assembly lawmakers have just given a green light to the world’s first significant tax on billionaire wealth at a time when the most powerful nation on Earth—the United States—is moving in the exact opposite direction.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Brings Us to the Edge of a Dystopian Future
Trump decided to up the ante against young activists with this action against Khalil, hoping it gets wide publicity to cow any other students who may consider protesting any policies of his.
Understanding How Trump Is Building His Mass Deportation Machine—So We Can Halt It
Such an apparatus has a potentially fatal flaw: In order to function effectively, millions and millions of people must be willing to go along with it.
By Supporting Putin’s Land Grab, Trump Is At Least Being Consistent
Trump’s insistence that it was in fact the Ukrainians who started the war with Russia, and that the fighting would end if they simply gave up, echoes the long-standing position of both U.S. political parties toward Palestine.
Trump Attacks the Right to a Lawyer
The presidential assault on the lawyers and law firms representing his litigation adversaries is an attack on the very foundation of the legal system.
Totalitarian Science in the White House
By promoting pseudoscience, purging government scientists, and censoring their work and speech, U.S. President Donald Trump is following Stalin, Hitler, and Putin’s playbook.
Practicing Civility in the Face of Fascism Is Like Signing One's Own Death Warrant
One confronts fascism head-on and based on solidarity and from a position of strength.
RFK Jr. Will Need a Miracle Cure to Fight Cancer on Trump’s Budget
At the same time Trump is pledging to reverse childhood cancer rates, he and his attack doge Elon Musk are gutting federal health agencies to help pay for huge tax breaks for corporations and the uber rich.
Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?
We hope that Trump and European leaders can recognize the crossroads at which they are standing, and the chance history is giving them to choose the path of peace.
Making America Powerless Again: How Trump Is Robbing America of Its Greatest Strengths
While Trump fixates on the symbols of 19th-century power, he systematically dismantles the infrastructure of 21st-century American influence.
Unpacking Trump’s Immigration Lies
The narrative that the Democrats should counter with is that immigration is a good thing, but right-wing policies create illegal immigration by pushing people out of their home countries and denying them a legal way to come to the U.S.
Trump’s Climate Cuts Are a Symptom of Wider Climate Apathy
Why does the world do less for climate the more data we have? Insights from data journalism reveal that scientists and the media have to change the way they tell the climate story.
Mahmoud Khalil Is Not a Threat; the Trump Administration Is
The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is part of the Trump administration’s larger project of creating and sustaining the illusion of endless enemies to distract from its oligarchic agenda.
Can We Go Back from the Nuclear Brink? Time Will Tell
Simultaneously we face two interconnected existential threats. We must abolish nuclear weapons so that we can move forward and properly address our climate crisis.
The Painful Irony of Trump’s Plan to Build an American-Owned Gaza Riviera
Attempts to develop independent Palestinian economic growth through the Builders for Peace program 30 years ago were derailed by Israeli restrictions.
The Unyielding Reality—and Cruelty—of Israeli Settler Colonialism
The only solution is that Israel's settler colonialism must be challenged, curtailed, and ultimately defeated.
Small Town Courage Means the World in the Age of Trump
All over the country, resistance is rising. Here's my advice: be part of it.
Trump, a Fascist Tyrant, Targets Universities and the Media
Trump is trying to destroy our nation's most vital asset—our innovative minds and ability to think for ourselves.
Capitalism And The Lexicon Of Loneliness: Your Wounds Demand You Speak Your Truth
Do not pretend to be anything other than yourself attempting to gain the approval of heartless authority and petty tyrants of the everyday kind.
Elon Sinks Our Ships to Assure There Will Be No Going Back
As Musk and crew gleefully erase 250 years of accomplishment—by turns, glorious and imperfect—they are creating a seemingly irreversible path to their own ends by reducing to rubble the institutions that might save us.
Why DEI Was Doomed to Fail
DEI’s fundamental contradiction was this: It argued that race is a social invention—a system created to control people by reducing complexity—yet it never suggested replacing it with a more holistic vision of justice.
Could Reckoning With the Gaza War Revive International Law?
There is an opportunity for the international legal and political system to be fixed based on new standards, justice that applies to all, and accountability that is expected from all.
Like a Bad Neighbor, State Farm Is There... in California
The insurers that played a role in facilitating the very climate disasters now affecting their former customers have effectively cut and run, leaving the residents and the state holding the bag.
Democratic Leaders—Get Tough and Hold Unofficial Congressional Hearings By and For the People!
If the Democrats stand with the fast-growing resistance by the people, they can stop the Trump madness and save what is left of our democracy.
Some Things are Worth Losing for the Greater Things We Gain
Used as a poster child for health and justice in the academy when it was politically convenient, I am now facing intense repression for speaking up for health justice.
Is It Happening Here?
Two generations of family history has convinced me that a deeply divided Weimer-like democracy can be destroyed from the inside out, even one that has been expanding its franchise of freedom for more than two centuries.
Trump’s Cabinet of Planet-Wreckers Are Destroying What They’ve Sworn to Protect
In just one month, the only demonstrated deference of Zeldin, Burgum, Wright, Duffy, and Lutnick is to President Trump’s mantra of “drill, baby, drill” and the deregulation of toxic industries.
Dear Canada: Beware of Peter Hoekstra!
As long as U.S. policy is one of annexation and domination, Hoekstra deserves to be treated as a hostile guest—not an ambassador worthy of distinction or trust.
Women’s Land Rights: The Missing Key to Climate Action
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #AccelerateAction, calls on the world to address the structural barriers slowing progress. If we are serious about climate, we must start at the root of the problem: land access.
Elon Musk's Shiny New Dystopia Is Just White Supremacy in Cyberpunk Dress
The current cyber-coup in Washington, D.C. by this country’s tech broligarchy is intended in part to remove the stigma from the politics of hatred and racialism.
Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Into Sinister Brick Wall of Trump and Netanyahu
Due largely to the U.S. president's deference to Israel's far-right prime minister, the most likely near-term scenario for the Gaza Strip is thus a resumption of the Israeli military assault.
Don’t Let Trump and Musk Fire the Consumer Protection Referee
As we enter a period of our history defined by billionaire oligarchs and the rule of the richest, it’s more important than ever to have agencies that stand up for everyday people, not only the ultra rich class.
Trump, Hitler, Dogs, Vance, Cats, Flags, and Putin
Perhaps Trump’s big lie about Haitians eating pets was just a smokescreen to squelch speculations about something diabolical occurring at Mar-a-Lago. The sources used are no less creditable than Trump and Vance’s.
From Mardi Gras to Plastic-Free Fridays: The RISE of Sustainable Celebrations
Whether you’re driven by a desire to protect the environment or the need to reduce waste mindfully, dedicating one day each week to a plastic-free lifestyle can have a meaningful impact.
Imperialist Peace: Trump’s Strategic Rebranding of Empire
His rhetoric of ending “forever wars” masks a calculated strategy—one that replaces direct military intervention with economic control, resource extraction, and corporate influence.
What Could Come After NATO?
If Trump moves forward with reducing U.S. involvement in the alliance, European countries may be forced to explore alternative security frameworks.
Social Security Advantage: Trump and Musk’s Evil Plan to Privatize Our Safety Net
The goal is to make interacting with Social Security such a difficult and painful process that retired Americans will get angry with the government and begin to listen to Republicans and Wall Street bankers who tell us they should run the system.
English as the Official US Language Is a Win for Trump's Culture War, But a Loser for All of Us
Immigrant families are the latest punished in our political—and informational—crisis.
Negotiating a Lasting Peace in Ukraine
The time has arrived for diplomacy that brings collective security to Europe, Ukraine, and Russia.
Solidarity Lessons: Western MA Stands With Smith College Students for Justice in Palestine
We hope that communities and non-academic organizations across the country find ways to stand with all college and university students on the vanguard of the movement for a free Palestine and an end to the ongoing genocide.
Trump Ushers in the Second Coming of McKinley’s Gilded Age Imperialism
Trump’s foreign policy has already proved a surprising throwback to a McKinleyesque version of great-power politics marked by the urge to take territories, impose tariffs, and conclude diplomatic deals.
Trump Presents the Gravest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
It isn’t too late to stop this disaster. Everyone should call their members of Congress. Tell them that cuts to the Social Security Administration are cuts to Social Security.
Trump Gives the World the Middle Finger
A float designed as part of a pre-Lenten celebration in Germany is the ultimate symbol of the second Trump era.
Trump’s Threats to Jail or Deport Campus Protesters Reveal His View of Free Speech
In the longstanding Western tradition that Trump epitomizes—free speech is the possession of some, meant to be used against others.
When Will Public and Private Sector Workers Unite Against Mass Layoffs by the Billionaires?
Billionaires eat the jobs of working people for breakfast so there's no real point in distinguishing between the "good" and the "bad" ones. Until workers of all kinds are united against our common enemy, there is little hope for the kind of society the working class envisions—and deserves.
Third Way And Its Regressive Politics Should Have No Place in the Democratic Party
The party is very much at a crossroads: It can embrace progressivism and forge a new, compelling identity or it can take cues from the donor and consultant class and embrace the very policies that precipitated our current political crisis.
Violence Against Guantánamo Detainees, Again
Immigrant prisoners are isolated and mistreated in what a post-9/11 lawyer called a "lawless enclave."
The Economy Is Like the Ocean: Why We Must Protect Its Foundations
If we continue to strip away vital support systems—whether through mass layoffs, corporate greed, or government neglect—we are poisoning the waters we all rely on.
Dems Should Not Attend Trump’s State of the Union But With Fury in Their Hearts
Democrats should not signal to a nationally televised audience that what we’re living through is normal.
Trump Set to Whack US Working Class With Historic $2,000 Tax Hike
There is an old saying in Washington that if you want to understand politicians, look at what they do, not what they say. On that front there is no ambiguity. The Republican president is imposing big new taxes, and he is doing it in a way that does not require congressional approval.
Putin’s Useful Idiots Ambush Democracy
Trump’s goals in Ukraine are to help Putin and to humiliate Zelenskyy. The fact that he will make the world a more dangerous place does not factor into his limited thinking.
I Never Thought Trump Would Eat My Face
As Trump eats their faces, his voters are more likely to support proven effective progressive solutions to our shared challenges. We must find a way to meet them and welcome them into our orbit so that we can build the kind of society we all truly deserve.
The Tax Foundation’ Misleading Math Overstates How Much Billionaires Really Pay
By taking into account corporate taxes while ignoring corporate income, the foundation’s methodology drives up effective income tax rates for the super rich only because these rich happen to own a massive amount of corporate stock.
Do You Want to Work for Justice? Go to Eviction Court
The closer we get to the millions of people who are facing evictions or already unhoused, the more likely we are to be motivated to do something about it.
If We Want Peace in Ukraine: What Now?
Sometimes it is okay to say what's obvious: a stable peace settlement must be one that meets enough of Russia’s, and Ukraine’s, essential conditions. If they cannot be made minimally compatible, there will be no settlement.
Trump’s Christian Nationalists Are Targeting Those the Bible Is Most Worried About
The battle of theologies taking place right now is anything but a new phenomenon, even if it’s at an inflection point, with life-and-death consequences for our democracy, Christianity itself, and those who are God’s greatest concern.
Let's Be Very Clear: The Real Fraud Is DOGE
The Musk-led effort is neither a money-saving nor fraud-finding operation—it's an ideologically driven assault by far-right libertarians who seek to destroy a functioning government for their own greedy ends.
The Facade of US Power Crumbles in Orchestrated Oval Office Meltdown
The Trump-Zelenskyy clash is not merely an isolated incident but a symptom of a deeper malaise within the Western alliance.
Musk’s Attack on the Arab American Institute and Other Groups Is Irresponsibly Dangerous
That his post has been viewed by nearly 20 million people makes it even more concerning, as it only takes one deranged individual who has read it to decide to respond by striking out in an act of violence.
Musk, Social Security, and the Ponzi-Scheme Boomerang
Dismantling the most prominent social welfare program of the last century is undoubtedly an extremist undertaking and Musk is employing Trumpism as a discourse to help make that happen. Whether he succeeds is dependent in no small part on our ability to call out and resist his verbal jujitsu.
We Will Protect Immigrants
With a budget working through Congress potentially allocating $350 billion for more detention facilities and to hire more ICE agents, our networks are ready to protect our families and neighbors.
It’s Time to Transcend War, the Meteor of Our Own Making
The need for enemies—the worse the better—may well be humanity’s most profound existential threat.
Remembering Rev. Nelson Johnson and the Historical Record
His clarifying insistence on truth telling will be sorely missed during a time when people are being threatened, demonized, and fired for telling American history’s multiple truths.
The Alaska Gov.’s Trophy Bear in Anchorage Airport Is a Display of Depravity
Instead of admiration and awe, many visitors will react to this display with disgust, seeing the governor’s trophy as an example of the shameful way wildlife are treated in Alaska.
How Endless War Delivered Trump—Not Once, But Twice
The far-reaching impacts of incessant war on American life in this century have received short shrift.
Who Will Stand Against the Fascist Trump?
Saving our country from the cruel and vicious dictatorship seizing our government can only come from the people—Americans of all political backgrounds who show up, speak up, and refuse to accept the vision the president has put forth.
What Trump Really Means by Government ‘Efficiency’
In addition to hurting everyday folks, these federal budget cuts will provide cover for the huge tax cut for wealthy Americans the Republican House just passed.
By Gutting NOAA, Musk and Trump Are Destroying a Public Good to Aid Big Oil
The fossil fuel industry is committing an ongoing crime against the planet; this is an effort to paint over the lens of the security camera that’s been recording its trespasses.
Elon Musk and the Libertarians Are Lying to You
The U.S. government is too big. It's too small. For decades, American political discourse has been dominated by the idea that "big government" is a problem. But this fundamental assumption is wrong.
The Worst Existential Threat to American Democracy Is Already Here: Voter Suppression
If the present strategy of voter suppression by the Republican Party is not stopped, the results of the midterms in two years and the 2028 presidential election are already decided.
The Last Generation to Live Under Jim Crow Have Lived Long Enough to Witness Trump
The xenophobic, bigoted, and cruel policies of the Trump administration are bringing back traumatic memories of American racism and all the nightmares that went with it.
Trump Walks Back Call to Cut Military Spending—Not Surprising, But a Huge Mistake
We don’t need a rearranging of the deck chairs on the Pentagon’s titanic budget. We need fundamental change.
Boycott Major Retailers to Show Them We Have the Power
If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.
Your Data or Your Life: DOGE’s Highway Robbery
The greatest public theft in human history is happening right now.
Our Anthem of Black and Queer Resistance Is Turned Up at Full Volume
Just as church hymns carried our ancestors through hardships, our music today carries forward the spirit of every Black, queer person who dared to dream of visibility and freedom.
In the Struggle for Undocumented Liberation, US Citizenship Is Not the Answer
When we reject the state’s power to define who belongs, and instead build systems of care that honor all people’s right to exist and thrive, we move toward real justice.
No Matter How Many Orders Trump Signs, Equality Is in Our History—and Our Future
While there have been attempts to quell the excitement surrounding Black History Month, our resolve has never been more steadfast. The fight for DEI is a fight for democracy itself.
How Can Congressional Dems Fight Back Against Trump and Musk? Oversight
There are far too many tools at congressional Democrats’ disposal for them to throw up their hands and act as though nothing can be done.
Capitalism’s Free Speech Trap: Bezos Shows How Billionaires Set the Boundaries of Debate
The Washington Post’s shift toward free-market advocacy is not simply an editorial decision; it is a strategic move to reinforce the dominant ideological framework that benefits the billionaire class.
The Committee of One Million: A Petition to Support a Party of Working People
It’s time to link up with politically alienated workers and build something new.
Trump's Ukraine Rhetoric Reinforces Imperialism, Not Peace
By suggesting that Russia's land seizures should be accepted due to its military losses, he legitimizes conquest as a political norm.
Trump’s Plan for Gaza Would Make Colonial Plunder Great Again
In an interview, economist James K. Boyce discusses the relationship between war and economics, and how Trump’s talk of taking over Gaza and turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” is similar to the U.S. dispossession of Native Americans.
Musk and DOGE Are Following the Big Tech Playbook: Use AI to Justify Mass Layoffs
The message these tactics send is clear: Decades of public service experience can be dismissed in minutes if an AI system suggests your role is redundant.
The World Bank’s Private Sector Cult Endangers the Planet
The nearly $4.7 billion in International Finance Corporation trade finance commitments that may have supported fossil fuel-related projects in 2023 is a telltale example.
Jeff Bezos Is Greasing America’s Slide Toward Autocracy
Titans like Bezos who control mainstream media are pandering to Trump in ways that compromise their publications.
Well, That Was Quick: Trump's Total Betrayal of Working People Is Now Complete
Think the House GOP's budget bill endorsed by the president is harmful to low-income families, working people, and the overall health of our society? You probably don't know even the half of it.
Can Big Balls Live Up to His Name and Take on the Pentagon Behemoth?
It’s going take some really big balls to change this Department of War (That’s DOW as in the stock prices that are at stake) into a true Department of Defense.
Trump Is Neither God nor King: Why His Rewriting of History Must Be Stopped
Every time Trump attempts to rewrite January 6 or parrot Putin's propaganda about Ukraine, we must respond not with outrage (after all, this was all written in Project 2025), but with unwavering commitment to truth.
The House GOP Budget Is a Lie and Will Hurt People—And They Know It
Republicans are hiding behind fantastic economic assumptions which they know are false in order to hide the true effects of their agenda—one that raises costs, strips away healthcare, and increases poverty—all in service of giving the super-rich another tax giveaway.
What Is the Political Role of White Lotus and Other ‘Eat the Rich’ Media?
Are entertainments like these seriously acknowledging the deep-seated anxieties—and anger—that Americans are feeling today? Or is the entertainment industry just shamelessly exploiting those anxieties and that anger?
The Essence of Tyranny: Trump Is Rapidly Gaining a Monopoly on the Use of Force
In every part of the government that involves the use of force, Trump is putting into power people who are more loyal to him than they are to the United States.
How Germany's Extreme Center Fueled AfD's Success
As they united around neoliberalism and an aggressive foreign policy, mainstream parties created a dangerous democratic vacuum. This vacuum can now be exploited in particular by extremist parties on the right.
Instead of Pausing a Ban on Bribing Foreign Officials, Trump Should Strengthen It
Not only should the FCPA be vigorously enforced to stop bribery of foreign officials by U.S. companies, but the law must also be strengthened to combat the flip side of the corruption coin—foreign bribes accepted by American officials.
The Dangerous Folly of Labeling Mexican Cartels 'Terrorist Organizations'
Combining the failed strategies of the war on terror and the war on drugs is not just misguided—it’s doubling down on failure.
La MAGA Nostra: Trump, the Mafia Metaphor, and the Corruption of Power
Just like the old Sicilian mafia called itself Cosa Nostra—meaning “our thing”—Trump presents himself as “Our Monster,” a kind of anti-hero who embodies the public’s disgust with a distant and dismissive establishment.
If DOGE Wants a Worthy Target, It Should Look at the World Bank and IMF
These are two of the most questionable and controversial institutions directly or indirectly funded with U.S. taxpayers’ money.
Can RFK Jr. Really Make America Healthy Again?
To make progress on any of the progressive and worthwhile parts of his agenda, Kennedy will have to go to war with his boss—a man who has shown no signs of making Americans healthy in any way.
Trump’s Second Coming Is Worse Than the First
The most significant difference between Trump 2017 and Trump 2025 is that he now has a more clearly defined agenda and is more prepared to impose it.
People Get Ready: Trump's Reichstag Fire Is Coming
An attack on America—real, orchestrated, enabled, or imagined—that would enable him to play the role Bush did after 9/11 would be very politically useful.
An Indifferent Media Is Failing to Report the 400,000 Dead in Gaza
Only the Palestinians, who are not allowed to live, don’t get the respect of having their deaths accurately estimated.
We Won't Name a Mountain After Trump, But Maybe a Sink Hole
On a planet that itself is beginning to come apart at the seams, such a president, a man focused on himself above all else, is no small disaster.
JD Vance's Hypocrisy Was a Trap. Many in Europe Walked Right Into It
By getting European political allies to rationalize or tolerate Trump's attacks on democracy and law, what Vance was doing was carefully setting the stage for an environment where the same things would be rationalized or tolerated here in Europe.
If You're a Democrat Annoyed by Outraged Voters, You Are Doing It Wrong
To most registered Democrats, there’s nothing more important for lawmakers with a “D” after their names to do than battle tooth-and-nail against the Trump-Musk agenda for gutting the government while enriching the wealthy at everyone else’s expense.
Trump Is Following the Project 2025 Playbook to Destroy Workers’ Rights
The massive curbs on workers’ rights that have occurred during the first month of the Trump administration signal it’s likely that plenty more will follow during his tenure in office.
Knowledge is Power—Why Would the Government Want to Dismantle Education?
Dismantling the Department of Education is not just a political talking point; it is an existential threat to millions of students who depend on federal protections and funding.
Trump’s South Africa Executive Order Reflects the Global History of White Supremacy
The right wing in the United States as well as Great Britain, Canada, and elsewhere, has held a fascination for apartheid and has regretted its abolition.
Close Guantánamo Permanently to Prevent It Being Used for Further Human Rights Abuses
The mass deportation and detention of asylum-seekers is not only unlawful but cruel—and not a real immigration solution.
We Can Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition, Even Under Trump
The momentum toward a sustainable future will be unstoppable if clean energy supporters speak up in their own communities.
This Tattoo Could Land You in Guantánamo
The U.S. government is using tattoos, sometimes nothing more than a name, a date, or even a tribute to a favorite athlete, as justification to label migrants as “gang-affiliated” and ship them off to Guantánamo Bay.
Resisting Trump and Musk’s Cultural Revolution
Team MAGA wants a “second American Revolution” that roots out all vestiges of progressivism, liberalism, and secularism and that “will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
We Too Must ‘Flood the Zone’
Generate so many lawsuits to in effect flood the Supreme Court docket so that many cases brought against Trump will be forced to stay in the lower courts where some semblance of democracy and due process still remains.
How Would Gandhi Have Faced Down Trump?
Whatever injustices, cruelties, and evils you seek to end, Gandhi’s life and message are worth studying and emulating.
Real Horror Could Lurk Beneath Trump’s Social Security Zombies Lie
Elon Musk and Donald Trump may want to foster the belief that there are large numbers of dead people getting Social Security benefit so that they can justify a purge of the rolls.
10 Reasons for Modest Optimism in the Fight Against the Trump-Vance-Musk Regime
They want a dictatorship built on hopelessness and fear, but we can take courage from the green shoots of rebellion now appearing across America and the world.
Intentional Journalism Owes a Debt to the Dead in a Swedish Mass Shooting
The majority of those who died were immigrants to Sweden, and the debt is simple: telling their stories in a way that counters common stereotypes about immigrants and refugees in Sweden, and across Europe.
Energy Transfer Is Putting Free Speech and Climate Activism on Trial
A lawsuit against Greenpeace in North Dakota threatens the existence of all nonprofits.
Our 2 Choices: Join the Democratic Party to Transform It, or Acquiesce to Fascism
Because of the structure of American society and politics, the Democratic Party is the only institution positioned to challenge, defeat, and reverse the Trump administration’s ongoing destruction of our constitutional order.
Why Trump Is Detaining Migrants Out of Sight and Out of Mind in Guantánamo Bay
Whatever the treatment of the “worst of the worst” at or near that infamous prison, now a recyclable holder for whoever is the enemy of the day, it will be hidden from public view.
The Trump Admin Is Engaging in Corruption on a Massive Scale to Benefit Big Oil
By censoring and defunding climate science, Trump and his cronies are trying to erase the link between extreme weather impacts and fossil fuel pollution.
To Curb Government Waste, Musk Should Start With Pentagon Contractors... Like Himself
The Pentagon’s deep over-reliance on private corporations not only wastes billions of taxpayer dollars, but also feeds conflicts and contributes to weapons proliferation.
What We Can Learn From Leonard Peltier: ‘I Rise Only When I Help You Rise’
The release of Leonard Peltier after nearly half a century in prison offers a chance for a reflection on the nature of justice and how we treat each other.
Attacking Trump Without a Positive Alternative Is a Losing Game
Trump winning twice is not an accident. It’s the result of the abject failure of a left political strategy that ignores financial reform and attempts to nudge the Democratic Party forward based more on identity than class.
Trump and Musk Are Returning Us to the Age of the Robber Barons
For generations, the ultra-rich have been pushing to overthrow the Progressive Era’s and the New Deal’s utilitarian reforms. They have now found their moment.
In Defiance of Monsters: Resisting the Trump-Musk Kleptocracy
The tepid pushback from the courts, the Democratic Party, and most of the media make it clear that the heart of resistance only beats beyond the strictures of these institutions.
Trump's Bogus 'Unitary Executive' Theory and the Dismantling of Democracy
We are a nation of laws, and we cannot be ruled by executive fiat.
Will the EPA’s Zeldin Uphold His Agency’s Mission or Reverse the Endangerment Finding?
Gutting the Endangerment Finding would completely undermine EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and put a stop to all of EPA’s regulations to limit global warming pollution, a gift to the fossil fuel industry.
An Actual Neofascist Coup Is Now Underway in the United States
Trump’s attempt to incite a coup in 2021 and his subsequent victory in the 2024 presidential election speak volumes of the democratic decline in the United States. We must admit exactly where we are at this point in time.
Who Voted for This?
As Elon Musk destroys the federal labor force, a simple question emerges: Who voted for this?
Musk Is Lying About Waste and Fraud in Social Security to Have an Excuse to Kill It
The richest man alive wants to cut off your benefits and then have Congress use the savings to give himself a gigantic tax cut.
The Last Thing Gaza Needs Is Another Blackwater
Nearly 100 former U.S. special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could turn deadly.
What Would Be a Truly Fair Way to Tax Capital Gains?
The Billionaires Income Tax proposal that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced last year would require billionaires to pay tax annually on the growth in their wealth—in the same way the rest of us pay tax on our salaries and wages.
Why Does Trump Want to Own Greenland? Good, Old-Fashioned Greed
Greenland and its resources are merely the latest potential casualty of Trump’s quest for global domination and his fear of China’s economic power.
Attacking Public Service Dismantles the Infrastructure of Democracy
When billionaires like Musk ally with political forces to dismantle public institutions, they're not just eliminating jobs—they're attempting to redefine freedom as nothing more than market choice.
JD Vance, American Racism, and German Fascism
A sordid history to remember and the horrific prospects of a vice president's embrace of Germany's neo-Nazi party.
What’s So Dangerous About Trump’s Plan for Ethnically Cleansing Gaza?
The risk is less that the U.S. would actually invade and more that Trump’s words would give Israel the green light to push Palestinians out of the West Bank or renew its offensive in Gaza.
Trump and Musk Should Keep Their Hands Off the Social Security Administration
Attacks on the nation's most successful and trusted anti-poverty program is a cynical ploy to convince the American public it's not worth defending. Nothing could be further from the truth and defend it we will.
A Blank Check for Israel Has Humiliated the US in the Eyes of the World
Support for Israeli crimes makes the U.S. not only complicit in genocide, but has diminished our status and injured the freedoms we once claimed to cherish.
Be Terrified Trump Is Using the Same Bonaparte Quote as This Right-Wing Mass Murderer
This declaration by Trump was no passing joke or meme. He wants us all to see it. To hear it. To know that he means it. He’s shoving it in our faces. Pounding it out on the keyboard. Declaring it to the world. Quoting Anders Breivik.
Defending the Gulf of Mexico From Trump's Totalitarianism
How serious is Trump’s Orwellian effort? Can it really succeed in reshaping public discourse? We can hope not. But can we be sure?
How to Cut the Billionaires Behind This Coup Down to Size
The political left in Germany has a plan and strategy for the Elon Musk's of this world and maybe we should be learn from it.
A Right-Wing Supreme Court Won't Save Us From This Right-Wing President
Today especially, remember that we celebrate President's Day—not Dictator's Day—for a reason.
The Global South Needs Fair, Equitable, and Enduring Climate Finance
While the developed world is rapidly changing its relationship with the rest of the world, the price of not providing climate finance will be economic losses, health impacts, increased disaster costs, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, and infrastructural damage.
MAGA-Fest Destiny: Trump's Old-School (and Grotesque) Brand of Imperialism
Trump doesn’t shroud American imperialism in happy talk. He says it just like they did in 1898. It’s about resources and profits.
Trans People Are Allies in the Struggle Against Hardship, Not Rivals
Anti-trans attacks are designed to keep us all politically reactive, overwhelmed, and unfocused on the deep systemic failures of our society.
Bob Dylan Biopic and the Origin Story of an Electrified Maggie's Farm
The Oscar-nominated film, A Complete Unknown, accurately portrays Dylan's two sides—a brilliant creative genius as a songwriter/poet and a narcissist who used and discarded people on behalf of his ambition. It tells a good story, but certainly not all the stories.
We Need Much, Much, Much Bigger Unions
Unions are more popular than ever and there are 60 million workers ready to join the labor movement. It's well past time to organize them. It should be our very top priority.
Where Are the Mass Rallies Coast-to-Coast Opposing Trump's Authoritarian Takeover?
We need, and can have, a giant rally—or several giant rallies, it’s a big country!—where speakers loudly and passionately make the case about the Trump administration attacking U.S. democracy and selling out regular working people to the whims of the rich.
Trump's LNG Export Extortion Racket
Trump threatens other nations with tariffs, and offers to make them go away if they buy some fracked gas. It’s akin to a protection racket. Pay up, or your windows get broken.
Trump-Musk Dictatorship Is Awakening the American People's Resistance
Forget the use of the terms "autocracy" and "constitutional crisis." This is a savage dictatorship, getting worse by the day.
It’s Time to Square up Against the Bullies of Trumpworld
I sometimes still fantasize about my classmates rushing forward, knocking my childhood bully down with their book bags, and saving me. I wonder if that’s our only hope now.
Sen. Gallego’s Laken Riley Act Sponsorship Exemplifies the Dems’ Strategy Failures
As long as Democrats keep putting their finger to the wind and trying to follow the right-wing narrative instead of reshaping the narrative to one that is better for the country, they are going to keep losing.
Trump’s Sovereigntist Imperialism Will Trigger Self-Defeating US Decline
As Trump transforms the United States into pariah nation, he will be accelerating the nation’s fall from power, generating increasingly dangerous domestic and international turmoil and insecurity.
Reflecting on the 22 Years Since the World Said No to War
Over $21 trillion were blown on wars. Think what alternative uses for those trillions might have been, and weep.
February Strike of 1941: When Citizens Took to the Streets Against the Nazis
Remembering how Amsterdam's working class stood up against Adolf Hitler's extermination of the Jews.
Corporate Media Failing to Call This What It Is: A Coup
If this is not a coup d’etat, I don’t know what is. It is not "taking sides" to say so. Rather, it is accurately describing the dire emergency America now faces.
Giving Peace a Chance in Ukraine Is Good. Why Not Gaza Too?
Those of us anxious to see peace in Ukraine should applaud President Trump’s initiative but we should also highlight the glaring contradictions of a president who finds the killing in Ukraine unacceptable but fully supports the genocide in Palestine.
Welcome to Gtitmo! The Freest Place on Earth! (From Human Rights Law)
Trump’s intention to expand the Gitmo prison is symbolic as well as practical: It revitalizes the Bush-era war on terror; it brings the war home.
Sorry Stevie Wonder, We Do Need to Blame the Banks Responsible for the LA Fires
The four banks that sponsored the FireAid benefit concert were among the world’s largest fossil fuel industry financiers from 2016—when the Paris climate accord went into effect—through 2023.
The $75 Billion Reason These 5 Corporations Had to Help Fund Trump's Inauguration
Lobbyists want Congress to restore a policy that allowed companies to immediately deduct the expenses characterized as research and development in the year they are incurred.
Trump's Great Replacement Theory for Gaza: 'We Will Replace You'
Like a slumlord eager to get rid of tenants so that he can raze the property and build a new skyscraper, Trump doesn’t care about the current inhabitants.
Idiotic Ideas Aside, Trump's Peace Efforts Highlight the Dems' Failures
Why did the Democrats under former President Joe Biden choose to transform the party into one that embraced war and glorified warmongers like Cheney, while protecting and enabling a genocide?
House GOP Budget Just Another Extreme Giveaway to the Rich
The budget makes the Republican agenda clear: costly tax cuts for the wealthy and businesses, paired with deeply harmful cuts in programs and services for families and communities.
Looking for Balance and Light in the Chaos? Try Art
Works like Promemoria—Reminder (Sending Out an SOS) by EMA can get to the heart of the matter by tapping not just the intellect but the emotions, putting us in touch with a deeper sense of meaning too often ignored in our rush to deal with the crises of the moment.
Trump’s Illegal Gaza Plan Is the Logical Extension of Decades of Bipartisan US Policy
That no one in the Democratic Party leadership has called for Netanyahu’s arrest or even objected to his being invited has likely emboldened Trump and Netanyahu to announce their support for ethnic cleansing.
Why Resistance Alone Will Fail
Without organizing the working class under a shared vision and demand for a more fair and just society, we will remain largely powerless to stop the Trump-led takeover by the billionaire oligarchy.
The Last Taboo: Why Are Voters Never Held Responsible for Their Choices?
Time to end the media silence over the American people’s headlong dive into authoritarianism.
We Didn't Vote for This Sh*t
Let the evidence show that what most people wanted was relief from unaffordable prices, economic hardship, and grotesque inequality—not an authoritarian takeover.
President Trump Must Reverse Course on Border Policy to Uphold Human Rights
Elected officials, civil society, and our communities must band together to resist the current assaults on asylum, and push for humane and welcoming border policies.
Trump’s Embrace of Plastic Straws Won’t Make America Healthy Again
The harmful effects of plastics on human health should be a primary concern for any administration that claims to value human life.
The Law Is Catching Up to Musk and DOGE
With their many mistakes, Musk and his team have left themselves vulnerable to the sorts of lawsuits being filed by public-interest groups and state attorneys general.
Advice From the Balcony: Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law
When the drama becomes heated and intense, with new and surprising events unfolding moment by moment, it can be easy to lose sight of the shared agreements that make the story possible.
Join the Fight for Public Education and Democracy
We will not concede. We will show up for our public schools. We will show up for each other and our future.
The Rise of the Drone-Industrial Complex
A new force — Silicon Valley startup culture — has entered the fray, and the military-industrial complex equation is suddenly changing dramatically.
A Coup D’état by the World's Richest, Most Sinister Men
The billionaire plotters did not bring guns, but they have entered the buildings. They are here.
President Trump, President Musk, and the Wedge Issue of Mass Layoffs
Every elected Democrat should be demanding that no taxpayer dollars go to corporations that lay off taxpayers involuntarily. If they don't, what good are they?
Why Harvard Is Wrong to Impose the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
A principled leadership of Harvard and of all the other great universities of this country should be giving leadership and effective direction to the movement against the war on the Palestinians—not figuring out how to destroy it.
Don’t Scapegoat Arab Americans for Trump’s Win
Instead of blaming the people they let down, the Harris campaign needs to look in the mirror and find fault with itself.
Lessons From Resisting Draft Registration That Can Help With the Fight Against Trump
Each of us has a responsibility to reach inside and find the courage to do what we can in our individual lives; where we work, study, pray, or recreate; and through coming together collectively.
Veterans Oppose Mass Deportations and Domestic Military Deployments
Veterans for Peace will support military personnel who question the legality of Trump’s orders.
The Fix Our Forests Act Is a Logging Bill Disguised as a Firefighting Bill
If passed, it would open millions of acres of forests to logging without scientific review or citizen input. A better name for this legislations would be the Fix It So We Can Log Without Citizen Oversight Act.
What Is the Mainstream Media Missing About Elon Musk? He Is Instituting Technocracy
What Musk is doing is tantamount to hacking the inner core of the federal government and the public trust—a blatant coup and power grab for technocratic ends.
Trump, Vance, and Musk Have Ushered Us Into Madison’s ‘Very Definition of Tyranny’
American democracy and government—after 240 years—is finally on the verge of collapsing and being replaced by something very much like Vladimir Putin’s Russia or Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.
Trump May Try, But It’s Impossible to Erase the Legacy of Black People in This Country
Having overcome enslavement, Jim Crow, and more, our striving to thrive in a country with so-called leaders who would prefer to keep us living on the margins only exemplifies the America we aspire to.
'Polarization' Is a Weapon the Wealthy and Corporate Forces Use Against Us
We Americans have an obligation to each other and future generations to take on the root causes behind our suffering.
Make Trump the Loser on Super Bowl Sunday
We won’t end racism by removing the slogan. And we won’t end Trumpism by just turning off the TV.
What Can Be Done About the Left’s Diminished DNC Presence?
The recent race for DNC chair raises questions about how the progressive wing of the party can and should move forward toward 2028.
Could the US Military’s Recruitment Problem Be a Good Thing?
Is it possible that collective humanity is actually turning against war—seeing it more as the primary problem than the solution to our global ills?
The Super Bowl May Stand as the US' Most Visible Symbol of Plutocratic Excess
As corporate executives get to write off the billions they shell out for NFL game luxury suites as legitimate business entertainment expenses, average taxpayers don’t get to sit in those suites.
Will We Look at the Beginning of Trump’s Second Term as the Beginning of the End?
The second Trump presidency could represent as big a threat to the continuity of American life as the Civil War. How do we keep hope alive once we’ve truly grasped the danger(s) we face?
We Must Rise Up to Stop This Corporate Coup—and Fast
Break with your routine, Americans. It’s your country they are seizing!
Freedom Isn’t Free When You’re Black and Poor
The unforgiving reality of cash bail transforms “innocent until proven guilty” into “guilty until proven wealthy.”
The Trump-Musk Oligarchic Plan: Dismantle, Loot, Privatize
We need to organize in states and congressional districts across the country to pressure members of Congress to stand up to the Musk-Trump agenda.
Resisting Trump's "Riviera of the Middle East" in Gaza
There is something sick and rotten in the act of enabling and profiting from mass killings and forced displacement.
Creating a Robust Ecology of Change to Resist Trump 2.0
Movements gain strength when they can find ways for many approaches to work together.
Trump’s Obscene Gaza Business Proposal Is the Final Phase of a Slow-Motion Genocide
His proposal was not about rebuilding Gaza for the sake of its people but about finishing the job Israel was unable to finish.
Trump’s Back! With a New and Improved Plan to Pervert American Democracy
Trump will undoubtedly attempt to enhance his authoritarian aspirations by subordinating other branches of power to his will, inspire his base in civil society, and then, in turn, employ it to increase pressure on governmental institutions in his behalf.
The Real Estate of Empire: How Colonial Gentrification Fuels Trump's Gaza Plan
Trump, in positioning himself as both a political leader and a real estate mogul, offers a disturbing vision of the future in which state power is wielded to clear land for private enterprise.
The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide
Trump’s latest comments confirm that Israel’s wholesale destruction of Gaza is aimed at permanently removing its Palestinian population.
Let This Black History Month Remind Us That Progress Is Still Possible
The African American tradition of struggle advances the entire nation. In that spirit, we must continue to build coalitions that address shared socioeconomic challenges across racial and ethnic lines.
As Trump and Musk Flood the Zone, Solidarity Is Our Life Raft
When they manufacture chaos to divide us, we must recognize it as a desperate attempt to prevent us from building the collective power they fear.
Trump's Cruelty Puts the Community Where Our Children Find Healing Under Threat
If anyone celebrating this attack against transgender people were to spend time with the parents, children, and doctors affected, their feelings might change.
From the Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock: The Time Has Come
Instead of counting down the minutes and seconds to our extinction, the Peace Clock calls on the U.S. government to take a series of specific, concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament.
The Dangerous Thinking Behind Trump's Attempt to Rename the Gulf of Mexico
The name change signals a territorial and economic claim over these waters and their resources, further cementing U.S. imperial ambitions in the region.
Trump’s Latest Anti-Trans Executive Order Shows That Sports Are Never Just Sports
The steady flow of anti-trans bigotry in sport was the gateway to full-throttle demonization under Trump.
No Chris Wright, Destroying the Planet Won’t Solve Energy Poverty
Trump’s new energy secretary would like you to believe that “Zero Energy Poverty” and Net Zero emissions by 2050 are incompatible goals, but this could not be further from the truth.
Congress Must Stop Musk’s Hostile Corporate Takeover of US Democracy
While the ultra-rich and large corporations have long used their political influence to secure power and advance their own interests, never before has one billionaire so thoroughly infiltrated the federal government and bent it to their will for personal gain.
Joe Biden and the Dems Helped Build up Trump’s Border-and-Deportation Arsenal
Donald Trump is inheriting the most fortified border in American history, increasingly run by private corporations, and he’s about to use all the power at his disposal to make it more so.
Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza Is a Brutal Form of Colonial Capitalism
The U.S. president’s real estate vision for Gaza—despicable and unlawful—epitomizes the modern Western colonial project.
Palestinians Reclaiming Their Gaza Homes Is a Profound Response to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Threat
Amid all the talk of ethnic cleansing, Palestinians have remained resolute, with extraordinary scenes unfolding in northern Gaza.
Why Working People Need a Political Movement of Their Own
What are workers without a political home to do?
A Counter Proposal to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza
The U.S. has spent nearly $20 billion on blowing up Gaza at an estimated cost of more than $400,000 for every Gazan killed. Surely we can afford the reparations now owed the Palestinian people.
We the People Face the Abandonment of America's Foundational Principles
Are we ready to defend our ideals, or have we lost interest in distinguishing virtue from vice and public good from private greed?
Why the US Senate Must Reject RFK Jr.—A Lethal Broken Clock
As over 700 health professionals recently warned, "the unfounded, fringe beliefs" of Trump's pick to run HHS "could significantly undermine public health practices across the country and around the world."
Trump Has No Right to Move Us to Oligarchy, Authoritarianism, and Kleptocracy
Instead of moving toward an economy which is designed to benefit the very richest people in our society, we have got to fight hard to create a government that works for all of us.
Federal Workers, Stay in Your Jobs and Help Resist the Trump-Musk Takeover
The email sent to federal employees urging them to resign in exchange for uncertain benefits is clearly aimed at purging critical government employees and replacing them with loyalists and ideologues.
Public Banking in a Time of Crisis: How to Rebuild Los Angeles
From LA’s wildfires to Asheville’s floods, disasters are intensifying and demand resilience. Public banking offers a blueprint for recovery: leverage public dollars to cut long-term costs, create jobs, and rebuild smarter.
We Built the US by Vanquishing a Monarch—But the Kings Are Back
We’ve done this before; we can do it again: It’s going to take a hell of a fight, though, given that we’re up against the richest men on the planet.
Government-Funded Landlord Trump Hypocritically Attacks Government Spending
The Trump real estate fortune was built by hundreds of millions of dollars in government subsidies and huge tax breaks, none of which are available to the working people Trump is hurting with his current attacks.
This FTC Was the Most Effective in Decades Thanks to Lina Khan
Under her leadership, the Federal Trade Commission consistently delivered for consumers, lowering costs and creating a fairer, more honest, and more competitive economy.
Trump Is a Liar and an Autocrat—Do Not Trust Him, But Believe Him
There is no reason to trust anything he says or to support anything he does. But there is every reason to believe him when he promises to “annihilate” his opponents and to advance a xenophobic and authoritarian vision of “American Greatness.”
Trump's Trade War, Authoritarian Power, and the Oligarchs
Yes, the president is a malignant narcissist and sadist with an insatiable lust for power who gets pleasure out of making others squirm. But there’s something else.
No, NPR, There Is No Evidence Trump Will Be a Champion of the Working Class
A restoration of the same tax cuts that "greatly benefited high-income earners and holders of wealth" is how NPR thinks Trump in his second term "can serve what are plausibly called populist causes"? Come on now.
Shock, Awe, and Ethnic Cleansing: Trump's Policy in Gaza
The U.S. president's "suggestion" that Palestinians be moved to Egypt and Jordan seems to be nothing less than a blessing for a new Nakba.
Musk's DOGE Blitzkrieg Should Infuriate the Nation
The billionaire oligarch and his henchmen are wreaking havoc in government offices with sensitive personal data of all U.S. citizens. If left unchecked, this is just the beginning of their assault on our democratic system.
Trapped by Coverage: How the US Healthcare System Ties Survivors to Abuse
Universal healthcare, or at least a robust public option, would give Americans the freedom to leave jobs or relationships without fear of losing coverage.
Democrats Are Delusional: Trump Will Try to Stay in Power
I laugh at the thought of him making way for Vice President JD Vance, whom he clearly despises—and often humiliates—let alone a Democrat. No, he won’t make way for anyone.
We Must Create a Broad Anti-Fascist Movement to Fight Back Against Trump 2.0
The struggle against neofascism in the U.S. must be taken by all those whose rights are being targeted under the second Trump administration.
Trump's Racism Is Pushing Latin America Away; Can the Left Seize the Moment?
If harnessed effectively, regional disillusionment with U.S. imperialism could propel Latin America toward true autonomy and bottom-up development.
The Shame of What We've Done: Assessing Jews' Responsibility for Israel's Actions
A new book by Peter Beinart analyses how the maudlin story we Jews tell ourselves of our virtue and heroic endurance inoculates Jews from seeing Israel's agency in creating the resistance it faces.
Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups
Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few.
To Stop Billionaires’ Wealth and Power From Metastasizing, Close This Tax Loophole
A gaping U.S. tax loophole I like to refer to as “buy-hold for decades-sell” allows the investment gains of the ultra-rich to compound for decades without facing taxation.
Dictator Donald Thinks He’s Invincible; He’s Not
Unless he changes course, he will be brought down by corruption throughout his ranks, plunging polls, resistance by many states, and a Congressional GOP realizing that it is their political skin or Trump’s.
UnitedHealth Exemplifies How the Industry Prioritizes Profit Over Care
The provider has—for good reason—become the most powerful lightning rod for patient and medical staff critiques of how private insurers operate.
How Years of GOP Voter Suppression Helped Trump Win in 2024
Numerous efforts over the years, at numerous governmental levels, have worked to play games with the electoral process and interfere with—and outright eliminate—certain voters’ right to vote.
3 Reasons Using AI in Decision-Making Harms Low-Income Americans
All told, 92 million low-income people in the United States—those with incomes less than 200% of the federal poverty line—have some key aspect of life decided by AI.
We Need an Uprising From Below—Join Us
There is nothing ordinary about the times we are living. As such, what we do must be extraordinary.
Biden's Enduring Legacy: Awful. No Worse
If ever there was a searing, sanctimonious self-immolation in presidential politics, this was it and the costs are incalculable.
Trump's Big, Bad, Destructive, and Unpeaceful Imperialism
It may seem laughable to hear Trump lusting after Canada and Greenland, but his vision of U.S. domination indicates we need to take him and his imperial threats very seriously.
Guantánamo: the Forever Mistake
Once you violate both fair treatment of prisoners and the basic principles of law, finding an unchallenged resolution to such cases is essentially inconceivable.
DeepSeek Gives the Lie to the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Latest Stalling Tactic
The industry holds that we will need so much electricity for the data centers to keep this technology running that we’ll have to give up on dealing with climate change for now. A new, more efficient AI challenges that.
7 Rules for Narrative Discipline in the Time of Trump
We need to focus on helping people to see that the current administration is not on their side, to see the damage being done, and to see that there are alternative policies that actually would meet their needs.
I Measured Pollution From Hundreds of Gas Stoves; What I Learned Still Haunts Me
To protect D.C. and Maryland residents from the health-harming impacts of NO2, policymakers must act to help households move to pollution-free, efficient electric appliances such as induction cooktops.
In the Attack on Pro-Palestinian Campus Speech, More Than Jobs Are at Stake
Students and professors across the country are being witch-hunted for their position on Palestine, in a serious threat to democracy, dissent, and the ability of ordinary people to resist authoritarianism.
Electing Trump as an Act of Collective Suicide
He promised to "drill, baby, drill," which really means "burn, baby, burn." And we said... okay.
We Need a Shared Working-Class Agenda to Overcome Economic Hardship and Defeat Trump
If we resist getting caught up in the endless drama, divisions, and distractions—and work together to further our own slate of issues—we have the power to create meaningful change.
Trump’s Terrifying Pardons: Egocentric, Incompetent Leadership Provokes Panic
Individuals eager to overturn democratic institutions stand sanctioned, if not emboldened, to commit another violent insurrection.
We Must Defend the Sacred Promise of Birthright Citizenship
Political opportunism, fearmongering, and xenophobia have conspired to transform birthright citizenship from a cherished right into a polarizing debate.
Alaska's North Slope Gasline Is a Cautionary Tale for Fossil Fuel Boosters Like Trump
The allure of quick profits from resource extraction often comes at the expense of long-term sustainability, not just for the environment but for taxpayers too.
Trump’s Freeze Was a Brazen, Unlawful Attempt to Steal Our Tax Dollars
Whichever way this pans out, one thing is clear: This administration is trying every tactic—legal or otherwise—to fund its planned massive tax handout to its billionaire backers.
The Hostile Takeover of the United States by Corporate Raiders Has Arrived in Full
Trump is breaking multiple laws and daring Congress and the courts to do anything about it. This is the beginning of the path to both economic chaos and dictatorship.
The Laken Riley Act Harms Immigrant Children, And It’s Only the Beginning
Policymakers on both sides of the political aisle seem all too eager to support legislation that ignores that immigrant children are human beings, worthy of the same care and protections that their own children enjoy.
US Gulf South Activists to Japan: 'Enough Is Enough' When It Comes to Bankrolling LNG
As we meet with Japanese financial institutions and policymakers, we carry a clear message: The human cost of Japan's LNG investments can no longer be ignored.
You Don't Help Seniors by Cutting Medicaid, Social Security, or Medicare
And you don’t lower prices by giving giant tax cuts to billionaires and price gouging corporations.
Think Trump's Tyranny Can't Be Opposed or Stopped? Think Again
The MAGA movement will not be able to continue without the support and acquiescence of those whose lives and future it is destroying.
What Trump's Pardons and Retribution Say About His Fascist Threat
What history teaches should worry us very much.
Trump Is Clearly Moving in an Authoritarian and Potentially Fascist Direction
Without resistance this regime will ensure that Americans are more vulnerable to climate change and to political chaos, moral decay, and social disintegration.
As the Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight, Will Trump Make the Ultimate Deal?
All nuclear nations are following the U.S. lead in rebuilding their arsenals, giving President Trump, who has expressed concern over nuclear war, a chance to act if he will take it.
My "Beef" with Bobby: On the Trouble With RFK Jr.
If Kennedy really wants to “Make America Healthy Again,” he could instead start by addressing the dangers of red and processed meats, a concern grounded in science.
Fareed Zakaria's Message After Working Class Voters Ditch the Democrats: Good Riddance!
It's a mistake to dismiss the workers of this nation. And yet the elites within the Democratic Party have shown their disdain over and over and over again.
Trump’s Refusal to Invest in EVs Could Hand the World’s Economic Future to China
If we take President Donald Trump at his word, his policies will slam the brakes on innovation or the next four years—just long enough to potentially send the Detroit auto industry into a death spiral.
Mass General Brigham and Lockheed Martin: The Tale of an Odd Couple
The CEO of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, serves on the Board of Directors of Mass General Brigham, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious healthcare systems.
Will Crypto’s Roaring 20s Lead to a Second Great Depression?
Crypto “bros” invested big-time in 2024’s presidential and congressional campaigns and want unrestricted access to the global banking system. What could possibly go wrong?
Trump Proves He’s Still No Friend of Gaza
Trump’s “just clean out” comment epitomizes the culmination of decades of U.S. complicity in Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, shifting from passive support to active facilitation of ethnic cleansing.
Trump’s Crypto Scam Threatens the Economy and His Own Power
For oligarchs, the rise of digital finance provides large moneymaking opportunities. But for the rest of us, it increases the risk of another financial crisis.
What Is Really Next for Gaza?
The current cease-fire is on shaky ground, and even if it holds, wars have consequences that last long after the bombs stop falling.
American Voters Need to Care About Foreign Policy Again
Foreign policy is not truly foreign; it remains a domestic issue, not some abstract concept that does not affect the average American’s everyday life. Voters do not realize this, but they need to.
It’s Official: Donald Trump Won the 2020 Election
In less than a week in office, Trump has commenced the process of officially erasing the truth not simply about January 6, 2021, but about the last four years.
Our Democracy Is in Peril, But Progressives Are Poised to Lead Its Revival
It’s only progressives who not only propose changes to the system supported by the majority, but also practice a form of politics that the public embraces.
Maybe Doom Isn’t Scary Enough
I interviewed three anti-nuke activists to understand the Doomsday Clock and how our society thinks about the very real threat of nuclear war.
Moving From Colonial to Liberation Medicine in a Time of Genocide
This transformative work requires reimagining medicine’s structures, moving people with racist beliefs out of positions of power, and creating systems for the most marginalized to lead.
Oligarchs and Strongmen: the Difference and Why It Matters
Trump is both a master oligarch and a strongman; his ruthlessness and that of other oligarchs in his orbit reflect in part a self-confidence founded on their wealth.
Tariffs Should Be a Scalpel, Not a Sledgehammer
While tariffs can be a tool for positive change, they need to be used alongside investments and strong environmental protections in our own country.
To Defend Democracy From Trump, the Mainstream Press Must Cover Peoples’ Movements
Without the media covering the actions, litigation, initiatives, and reports of civic institutions and labor unions, little or nothing will flow from their efforts.
MAGA's Global Roots: Why 'America First' Isn't American
To effectively counter MAGA, it must be accurately framed, not as an embodiment of American exceptionalism, but as part of a global populist strategy.
We Must Resist Trump’s Attack on DEI
Trump is, in effect, attempting with the stroke of a pen to undo over 60 years of hard-won progress in overcoming racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry.
The Michigan Legislature Should Honor Dr. King's Legacy by Rejecting an Anti-Worker Bill
The bill would limit the upward economic mobility of part-time workers and workers at businesses with less than 25 people, reduce paid time off, and strip workers of protections they may otherwise be entitled to.
As the US Empire Falls, We Must Take Care of Each Other
Americans have a hard road ahead of us working to create a future that is more humane and just, for ourselves and future generations.
Celebrating the Gaza Cease-Fire and Pledging to Defend It
We must push for successful completion of all three phases of the cease-fire agreement and remove conditions within the U.S. that have enabled the genocide.
Why Won’t the US Corporate Media Call a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute?
The mainstream press failed to accurately describe the hand gesture that Elon Musk made twice at Trump’s Inauguration Day rally, setting a troubling precedent for the second Trump era.
By Dehumanizing Others, Trump Makes Sure We Remain Our Own Worst Enemies
If Americans hate most of the planet beyond their borders—and go to war with it—they are creating the very reality they fear.a
Resisting Trump Isn’t Enough; We Need a Plan for a Better World
The promise and possibility of ending poverty, reclaiming democracy, and advancing peace and justice remain closer than any of us may think.
By Fast-Tracking LNG, Trump Is Putting Big Oil Above the People
President Trump made it clear in his campaign that his apparent priority was to uplift struggling Americans. This is simply and totally at odds with his promise to “drill, baby, drill.”
Trump’s Second Inauguration Took Influence Peddling to a Whole New Level
The very ripeness for scandal this time around calls for reasonable restrictions on the sources and amounts of inaugural donations.
10 Concrete Things You Can Do to Resist Trump II
The forces of Trumpian repression and neofascism would like nothing better than for us to give up. Then they’d win it all. We cannot allow them to.
A Citizen’s Executive Order for the Second Trump Era
Any and all necessary steps will be taken with the goal of bending the arc of history toward justice, no matter how slow and painful the process.
America's Darkest Comeback Tour: From Racehorse Theory to Resistance
Throughout American history, in moments of darkness (and there have been plenty), people have found ways to forge solidarity across difference.
Trump’s Second Inauguration Symbolized the Reality of Oligarchic Power
The inaugural ceremony featured America’s three richest men—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—seated prominently in attendance, alongside other billionaires, as Trump addressed the nation.
The Most Dangerous Trump Pick? Jay Bhattacharya
If you line up all the wicked, unqualified, strange, and misshapen beings who will guide Trump's administration into the stormy seas of fascism, not a single one can be linked to the incalculable measures of suffering that Jay Bhattacharya shepherded into history.
To Save Democracy From Trump, Mobilize Popular Rage Against the Wealthy
Anger over a government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich will make it more likely that any future lies about a “strong leader” and a “stolen election” will fall on deaf ears.
Biden Tried to Protect the Vulnerable Bering Sea; Will It Work?
The climate emergency has led to dramatic changes for Alaska fish and wildlife and for the subsistence-based communities of the Arctic who depend on these creatures for their survival.
Biden’s Legacy Is Written In Blood
When I think of Joe Biden, I will think of every child I’ve seen dismembered and every home I’ve seen destroyed while I scrolled through social media for the last 15 months.
A Dispatch From the Trumpocalypse
The long and short of it is that the world was going in the wrong direction even before Our Trump returned that second time and turbocharged that all too unfortunate trajectory.
As the World Helps Gaza Rebuild, It Must Respect the Dignity of Its People
Portraying the people of Gaza only as victims may hold Israel accountable for its genocide, but it fails to recognize the agency Palestinians have earned and deserve.
We Are All Paying the Price for Merrick Garland’s Abject Failure
Decades from now, historians will memorialize Garland not as a dedicated public servant but as the head of the Justice Department who brought a butter knife to an existential gunfight with Trump, quickening our collective descent into neo-fascism.
Ending the Brutal Cycle of Resistance and Cease-Fires in Gaza
Time and again, cease-fire agreements have been undermined by Israel’s actions, with violations that reignite violence and perpetuate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.
Will US Troops Fight Trump’s War on Migrants?
Trump is counting on our armed forces being able to live with forcibly taking people from their homes and separating families right here in the United States, an experience that many of them are all too familiar with.
As a Cease-Fire Brings Some Relief to Gaza, We Must Make Sure It Lasts
Now that we are about a year and a half into a genocide of the Gaza Strip with a pause for six weeks, concerned Americans must remain vigorously attentive to Trump potentially deteriorating a fragile peace.
Citizens United Unleashed the Dark Money Surge That Shaped the 2024 Election
While the court claimed that independent spending carries no substantial threat of corruption so long as it is truly independent and disclosed, the 2024 election dispensed with that illusion forever.
Augustus Augustulus Trump
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump is likely to oversee both the end of the American Republic and the end of the American Empire.
The Third Manifesto: A Tale of Two Terrorists
The FBI now apparently decides, not only what is or isn’t “terrorism,” but what is or isn’t evil. Why? Because its power and autonomy grow when the public is fearful of “the Other.”
For Democrats, Opportunities Abound
The path will soon be open for Democrats to end the climate emergency and restore a bountiful economy.
We Must Keep a Progressive Vision of the Future Alive in the Trump Era
We need a progressive agenda that addresses the many crises that working families face and points us forward to a better life for all.
As Trump Takes Office, It’s Time for a Mass Climate Movement
Not only do we know that there is opportunity in how we meet this moment, but there are sparks suggesting that we may actually be on our way.
Shifting Our Mindsets from Dread to a Dream
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day coincides with Trump’s second inauguration, a call for unwavering compassion in uncertain times.
Running in Circles on Racial Justice
Hard-fought victories in terms of racial justice in the U.S. are always met with a vicious backlash that makes progress a circular motion where we end up, it seems, where we began.
Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be Protesting at Trump’s Inauguration
On almost every imaginable issue, King and Trump are polar opposites.
The Bankrupt 'End of History' and the Trump Scam's Inevitable Failure
The yawning gap between the returning president's over-the-top MAGA rhetoric and what he’s really delivered should be instructive.
We Must Refuse to Roll Over for Trump's Destructive Agenda
People aren’t just going to accept all this. Our politics are a mess right now. But our country isn’t “lost” — only our leaders are.
My Community Will Remember the Biden Administration for One Thing: Genocide
In less than a year, more than a dozen U.S. officials publicly resigned in protest of Biden's policy on Israel-Palestine. I was one of them.
What Donald Trump Has Revealed About Our Country
Now is the time for assessing the assets of the citizenry and putting them to work.
How Could a Person Like Trump Get a Majority of Americans’ Votes?
Declining economic circumstances and anxiety about the U.S. place in the global system propelled Trump to the White House for a second time, but the world will not end on January 20.
Trump and His GOP Allies Are Preparing a Tax Scam 2.0
Trump campaigned on a promise to lower costs for Americans, but instead, Republicans are laser-focused on passing another round of massive tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
We Will See a Woman President in Our Lifetimes
Despite VP Harris’ loss, the results of this election cycle proved that investing in women is not only central to creating a more representative government; it’s also a strong electoral strategy.
Wake Up Media! Here's a Bullshit Detector for Trump 2.0
The great fascist fabulist is returning. The Fourth Estate, battered and bruised as it is, must stand guard and be prepared to fight back on behalf of the people.
Gas Export Terminals Are Making Texas and Louisiana Sick: We Must Stop It
Now is the time to make our voices heard before the haze, smog, and soot choke the sky for good and while there is still time remaining for the Biden administration to reject the many LNG export applications in the queue.
The Urgency of Interracial Solidarity in a Divided Nation
By pitting Black and Brown communities against each other, shadow actors promote the false notion that democracy and equality are in competition with each other, rather than shared objectives.
The LA Fires Show the Price of Climate Inaction
Measures like controlled burns, increased funding for fire departments, and more thoughtful residential planning can help California going forward, but it will take more to slash emissions and address the climate emergency.
Will Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Bring Us Closer to Mutually Assured Destruction?
Hegseth seems to represent the attitude that security is about being the toughest guy out there, security is about winning, and the pursuit of “peace” is for wimps.
Pro-Rich Tax Loopholes Are Turning the American Dream Into the American Nightmare
Those with the power to act need to finally wake up, to insist that corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share.
Cease-Fire in Gaza: A Tale of Trump's Illusion and Biden's Failure
Biden and his team will not be remembered for brokering peace but for enabling and facilitating policies that allowed Israel’s genocide to continue unabated.
US Pressure Made a Gaza Cease-Fire Possible; Will Trump Maintain It?
The United States holds immense leverage over Israel. It is crucial to question whether the Trump administration will use it effectively to ensure the cease-fire progresses past its initial stages and leads to a lasting peace.
The TikTok Ban Is Discriminatory and Unlawful. Here’s Why.
What Congress is telling the world is that being a person or company that simply has origins in Asia is enough to be labeled a national security threat—no evidence required. That is racial profiling and an affront to the Constitution.
Improved Medicare for All Can Heal This Sick Country
A system that collects money from patients and employers then profits by withholding the promised care is not a business but a fraudulent, diabolical scam.
No, Biden Wasn’t Unable to Stop the Gaza War—He Was in on It
The truth of the matter is that every day for the past year, Biden could have secured a cease-fire by using America’s vast leverage, and every day for the past year, from all the evidence we have today, Biden chose not to.
Fossil Fuel 'Oil-Garchs' Reap Billions in Payback for Trump Support
A new report tracks the monthly wealth of fossil fuel billionaires.
H.R. 29 Is for Advancing Corporate Greed, Not Protecting Americans
This bill would strip judges of discretion and require immigrants to be detained and subject to deportation if they’re accused—not even convicted—of even minor offenses, benefiting private prison companies.
Bondi’s Non-Answer on the 14th Amendment Speaks Volumes
What Trump's nominee to be Attorney General claims she doesn't know about birthright citizenship should frighten us all.
Beyond Authoritarian Rage:The Cultural Will to Democracy
While the slide into authoritarianism has perhaps reached the point of no return, which we cannot know for certain, now might instead be regarded as an exigent moment for revitalizing the spirit of democracy.
Our Plan to Stop Trump and Musk From Destroying Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
We are demanding that every member of Congress, starting with the members of the DOGE Caucus, pledge to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Trump’s Pick For AG Perfectly Exemplifies His MO—Cronyism and Corruption
Pam Bondi has a worrying history of receiving support from corporate actors before seemingly using her power to shield them from legal action.
It’s Long Past Time to End Subminimum Wages for Disabled Workers
Segregated, subminimum wage jobs deprive disabled people of the chance to know what we’re capable of when our needs are valued and met.
The Cease-Fire Won’t Put an End to Palestinian Oppression
Early signs already indicate that the second Trump administration will, at the very least, further enable illegal Israeli expansion, especially upon the occupied West Bank.
Six Ways the Democrats Elected Trump... Again
It didn't have to be this way. And yet the Democratic Party's failures were easy to see every step of the way. Let us count the ways.
Even the Longest Winters End: A Dispatch From Gaza
The psychological weight of these days and sleepless nights is as heavy as the biting cold. The tent, though it offers minimal shelter, feels like a prison that traps me with impossibly distant memories.
Senator Strangelove and the Brink of Nuclear Armageddon
The former senator’s continuing prominence in debates over nuclear policy is a testament to our historical amnesia about the risks posed by nuclear weapons.
How US Media Hide Truths About the Gaza War
Despite exceptional coverage at times, what was most profoundly important about war in Gaza—what it was like to be terrorized, massacred, maimed, and traumatized—remained almost entirely out of view.
The World Stayed Silent as Israel Destroyed Gaza 'for Generations to Come'
One wonders if the world had paid even the slightest attention to Gaza and the cries of people trapped behind walls, barbed wire, and electric fences, whether the current war and genocide could have been avoided.
Right-Wing Control of Media Has Crushed the Promise of US Democracy
If progressives want to slow this speeding train heading toward single-party rule of America, they must get with the program and begin to support existing and build out new and powerful policy think tanks and media operations.
Even as LA Burns, Most of Us Are Not 'There' Yet on Climate
Millions more people will die before anything close to enough "there-ness" occurs throughout the populace to prompt enough people to stand for change.
What Trump’s Covid-19 Malfeasance Warns Us About the Next Epidemics
With confirmation hearings soon to begin for Kennedy and other healthcare department heads with similar views about to begin, the threat of future pandemics in an administration with a disastrous track record is another reason to urge their defeat.
While Los Angeles Burns, the L.A. Rams are Shilling for Shell
One of the Rams’ corporate sponsors is an affiliate of Shell Oil, one of the worst carbon polluters on the planet.
Trump’s HUD Secretary and Our Reverse Robin Hood Housing System
A Trump-Turner housing agenda appears destined to continue the worst aspects of our nation’s approach to affordable housing: a relentless diversion to the already-wealthy of resources supposedly designated for the housing needs of the poor.
Israel's Co-Pilot for Genocide: The US Government
With scant political opposition, the new Republican-controlled Congress and Trump White House will undoubtedly only double down on material support for Israel’s war crimes.
3 Reasons the Senate Should Reject Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense
I will protest the nomination of Fox News commentator and Trump’s buddy Pete Hegseth to lead the DOD over sexual assault allegations, his views on women in the military, and his history of financial mismanagement.
Pete Hegseth Should Not Be the Person Advising Trump on Whether to Use Nukes
Given serious concerns about his qualifications, dangerous beliefs and values, and lack of meaningful track record, Hegseth is a poor choice for the consequential position of secretary of defense.
Now Is the Time for Progressives to Take Over the Democratic Party
This moment of crisis is an opportunity to get the party on track. We should not squander it.
Dr. Martin Luther King's Prophetic Warning: Denouncing the Merchants of Death
We all have a choice to hold ourselves accountable in the face of Dr. King's warning that we are approaching spiritual death.
The Key to Peace in Ukraine Remains What It Has Always Been
Neutrality resolves the root causes of the conflict for all the countries involved, and therefore provides a stable and sustainable solution.
Whose Example Will We Follow, America—Carter’s or Trump’s?
The funeral of Jimmy Carter just days away from the inauguration of Donald Trump has presented us with a choice and a challenge.
Dying in Broad Daylight: Media Outlets That Self-Censor for Trump
What we are witnessing is not simply right-wing ascendency in national politics but a long-term decline and corporate consolidation of American journalism.
Zionist Fragility
The time is long overdue for liberal Zionists to find the courage to take a long hard look at their uncritical support for the actions of the Israeli state as it becomes increasingly indefensible.
Elon Musk Craves Return of Fascism Across Europe
The world's richest person seeks a descent into deep political crisis so reactionary forces can prevail again—just as they did in the 1930s.
Here's One Way Trump Could Actually Improve US Foreign Policy
A "'what's-in-it-for-me' approach to world affairs may enable Trump to jettison Washington's mythmaking about its coalition-of-the-willing international order."
Any Seeds of Hope Beneath the Rubble in Gaza?
They may be only seeds, but that’s how new life is born.
What You Don't Know About a Mass Deportation—How It Feels
The truth is, few people know. And those who do know aren’t telling. Or can’t. Well, I know. And we should all be horrified.
A Message to Trump and Musk: The Pentagon's Problem Is Waging War, Not Being Woke
Fighting endless wars in distant lands is not the solution, it’s the problem.
Judgement Day for the Merchants of Death
Our tribunal, seeking to hold the war profiteers to account, represents the yearning of millions of people who mean to stop the depravity of invasion, occupation, killing and repression so that we can properly get about the work of human survival and the restoration of our planet.
The Fires in Gaza Are the Fires in Los Angeles
Our endless wars have pushed forward the climate crisis, and now its catastrophic results are once again terrifyingly visible inside the belly of the beast.
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What Protesters Know About Human Nature That Trump Doesn't
They know the real story of human evolution isn't about the strongest or most ruthless individuals surviving. Instead, our story is about cooperation and empathy.
In the United States, the People Rule, Not Wannabe King Trump
The “No Kings” protests, led by Indivisible, represent no disrespect to the Army. They are all about telling President Trump, who wants to be a king, that he isn’t one and never will be.
Not Just Today, Every Day Should Be No Kings Day
Two-hundred and fifty years ago, our ancestors rejected a mad king. And today, we must reject another.
Born Loser: On Donald Trump's Troubled Life
Trump grew up in a world of vast privilege, but that doesn't mean that he wasn't emotionally wounded. Now, once again, the world pays the price for this deeply damaged man.
One Certainty About Israel’s Attack on Iran? We in the US Must Try to Stop It
Whatever the president or the secretary of state or any other official says or refuses to say, Washington is supplying the weapons and preventing accountability for Israel’s wars.
Trump Authoritarianism Drags US Democracy Into Darkness
Without independent media we are doomed. Just read the corporate press under Trump to find out why.
Is This the Moment We Become a Fascist Country? Not If We Say No!
Every decent American looking at the images of Sen. Padilla pinned to the ground should think: “That’s not how it’s supposed to work.”
Is This the Moment We Become a Fascist Country? Not If We Say No!
Every decent American looking at the images of Sen. Padilla pinned to the ground should think: “That’s not how it’s supposed to work.”
Those Who Would Be King
Trump’s June 14 spectacle isn’t just a parade; it is a flagrant exploitation of the military for personal and political gain, something we, who fought in America’s unnecessary and immoral wars, know so well.
Israel's Unprovoked Bombing of Iran Violates International Law. Full Stop.
Trump himself paved the way to this war by trashing the 2015 nuclear deal, but now he must condemn—not support—this brazen and unlawful military campaign.
No War With Iran!
The region and the world cannot afford another war. Congress must make it clear the U.S. will not be dragged into the conflict by Israel, invoking the War Powers Act to reassert its power over declaring war, which the Constitution specifically assigns to Congress, not the president.
Trump Is Following in the Footsteps of the Worst Traitor in US History
It makes perfect sense that the current chief betrayer of the ideals of our nation would brag to a group of American soldiers that he’s going to rename a military base after Robert E. Lee.
Pick Your Fate, Humanity: Climate-Chaos Summer, Nuclear Winter, Both... or Neither
The forces that have done so much to heat the planet and drive the nuclear arms race are today stronger than ever. The fact is that both must be defeated before they bring us further to the brink of self-annihilation.
Reclaiming the Flag for No Kings Day
The flag represents the imperfect but essential mechanisms of democracy that Trump’s regime so profoundly threatens, ones that allow us to keep working for justice.
Work Requirements for Medicaid Imply a Federal Duty To Hire
If Congress actually imposes a work requirement for Medicaid recipients, it should also enact a governmental program to employ anybody who is unable to find work elsewhere.
Courage: A Letter to the Oberlin College Class of 2025
Whatever the causes, the world has gone haywire and in the years ahead all of us will need courage more than ever.
To Defeat Trump's Fascism, We Must Confront Militarism
While most Americans instinctively understand the threat U.S. militarism poses to democracy, the times call for more explicit links between militarism and rising fascism and a blueprint for reversing this threat.
Measuring Corporate Power by the Number of Marines in Los Angeles
Trump's authoritarianism didn't come from nowhere. It came from decades of corporate power building a system of exploitation, then using their media and political influence to blame the exploited for everyone's problems.
No Kings, No Corporations: Rejecting Authoritarian and Corporate Rule
As we protest authoritarianism this Saturday—and legitimately condemn the many anti-democratic and unjust actions of Trump—let us also remember the tyranny of our corporate overlords who have been—perhaps more quietly but not less aggressively—eroding our democracy.
When the Starved Become the Starvers: A Jewish Voice on Gaza
The images from Gaza haunt me not despite my Jewish identity, but because of it—because I recognize in Palestinian faces the same hollow desperation my grandparents described in the faces of their neighbors.
Does the Working Class Support Trump's Attack on Migrant Workers? No!
Trump’s getting away with this even though nearly two-thirds of the public doesn’t agree with him on deporting hard-working immigrants. Where are the Democrats on this issue?
Authoritarianism Isn't Coming—It's Here
What's playing out on the streets of Los Angeles and in the halls of Washington, D.C. is not a metaphor. This is a turning point.
Trump in Los Angeles Is Exactly What We Have Been Warning About
This is a critical moment in U.S. history, and it demands that we stand strong in our opposition to the administration’s reckless and unlawful use of military force.
This Is How Trump Kills US Democracy—With US Marines in the Street
No Kings Day isn’t just a rally. It’s a declaration. That we will not be ruled by strongmen. That we do not recognize the Trump family as royalty. That we believe in the power of the people and the promise of our republic.
Mass Deportation and Global Apartheid
Most of the world agrees that apartheid inside a country’s borders is the epitome of injustice. But we have an entire world built like this.
Who Will Defend Our Oceans—the Last Global Commons?
Now is the moment to make it clear that the deep ocean, recognized by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as the common heritage of humankind, cannot be seized by those with the deepest pockets or the best-connected lobbyists.
Return of Abrego Garcia a Major Blow to Trump
It would be very helpful to American democracy if the media would do its job and focus on the fact that the Garcia case represents a significant defeat for Trump and win for the rule of law.
The L.A. Awakening: Repression, Resistance, and the Possibility of Radical Democratic Renewal
It is increasingly clear that the real threat lies not with the person crossing a border, working a warehouse shift, or marching in the street—but with the structure that enriches itself by sowing division and suppressing dissent.
How a Newfound Love of Quotas Drove Trump's Military Invasion of Los Angeles
The administration's shock troops are not going over after criminals, but rather hard-working people nationwide simply going about their lives as valued members of their communities.
The Sudan Crisis and America's Complicity: When Corruption Fuels Atrocity
The world is watching. So are the people of Sudan. The question is whether the United States will choose complicity—or conscience. We must act now.
'Humanitarian' Façade by Israel Cannot Hide Genocide
The decision to allow some food into Gaza, though patently insufficient to stave off the deepening famine, was meant as a distraction, as the Israeli war machine relentlessly continued to harvest the lives of countless Palestinians on a daily basis.
This Flag Day, Find a 'No Kings' Protest Near You
American colonists revolted against George III, the “mad king” who governed them, 250 years ago. This year, a new mad king plans to celebrate his birthday on Flag Day with an expensive, over-the-top military parade, paid for by you the taxpayer. Don't stand for it.
Benjamin Netanyahu vs. International Law and the World
The Israeli government's enterprise in Gaza and the occupied West Bank is criminal and yet it continues.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Sailboat Madleen Intercepted by Israeli Commandos
“Every hour without consequences emboldens Israel to escalate its attacks on civilians, aid workers, and the very foundations of international law.”
A Year After Grants Pass, Criminalizing Homelessness Still Doesn’t Work
Homelessness is solvable in our lifetime if our country commits to ensuring that every person has a safe, affordable, dignified, and permanent place to call home.
Is the US on the Path to Becoming a Failed State?
The deliberate undermining of democratic norms and the conflation of personal power with national interest are consistent with patterns seen in states that have tipped into authoritarian rule.
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.
Maintaining Empathic Sanity in Trump America
There’s more to this than simply “opposing Trump”—fighting, you know, our enemy. It’s also a matter of honoring and acting in sync with large, complex values.
The Last beacon of Hope Is Failing Refugees With Disabilities
Our work to ensure that forcibly displaced people with disabilities have equal access to pathways to safety and lasting refuge has never been easy, but since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, it has become nearly impossible.
Lingering Poison: My Witness to Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy on the Gulf Coast
Fifteen years after the oil spill, the legacy of Corexit dispersants continues to manifest in the broken bodies and shattered lives of those who were exposed, including those who spoke out to save future generations.
4/20 Is No Celebration for Thousands—Trump Can Change That
The time for incremental change is over. The cannabis industry is booming, generating billions in revenue and creating jobs. Yet, thousands remain imprisoned for actions that are now considered perfectly legal.
How Eco-Localism Differs from Trump’s Tariff Terrorism
Even though both eco-localists and Trump administration officials have at times promoted the use of tariffs, they propose using them for entirely different reasons, and, presumably, would achieve very different results.
The Tide Is Turning Against Trump’s Big Steal
Our population has been shocked and awed, just as intended. Yet we are waking up to great effect, beginning to fight back.
Kristi Noem and the Greenland War–A Dog’s Tale?
As the struggle against Denmark over the island heats up, who better qualified to conduct a national anti-Great Dane campaign than Noem?
An Invitation to President Trump From Harvard Law Students
What if this was the letter the U.S. president received from those at what some consider the nation's premiere institution for aspiring lawyers.
Let the Data Show: Trump Killed Biden's Manufacturing Boom on Day One
It should not be a surprise that factory construction rose under Biden, this was by design. But the overall picture for manufacturing does not look very bright right now—and you can thank Trump for that.
Trump and Musk Will Kill Social Security—But Only If We Let Them
Their intent is to make the service so bad that they can then let profiteering corporations privatize your retirement. But cons like this only work if we get duped or roll over for them.
A Nation of Sheep? Trump's Fascist Tactics Working All Too Easily
Where are the nationwide protests? The national strikes against the destruction of what is left of U.S. democracy? As for the eerie complacency of the Democrats, it is hardly surprising why there is such a huge loss of trust in the leadership of the Democratic Party.
How to Beat a Presidential Bully
While Columbia University capitulated to Trump’s demands, Harvard is offering U.S. institutions a lesson in fighting back.
Will Trump Come for the Climate Movement on Earth Day?
After decimating federally funded climate science, the administration is targeting those who take that science and try to turn it into change.
Why April 20, 2025 Could Alter the Course of American Democracy
April 20 is the deadline Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Agency head Kristi Noem have for submitting a joint report to President Donald Trump with their recommendations for invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 and the National Emergencies Act of 1976.
Why the History of the Wilmington Coup Can Help Make Sense of Our American Present
If people knew about the Wilmington Coup, they would understand that white supremacist violence has long been a feature—not a glitch—of the American political system.
Why Is It Happening Here? And Why Now?
In the early 1970s the corporate elite, conservatives, and neoliberals launched what became a 50-year-long class war from above against the hard-won rights of working people in all their American diversity.
How to Turn the Anti-Trump Resistance Into a Movement
All these protests, marches, emails, petitions, and social media posts will naturally be somewhat anarchic and disarrayed, but if they don’t build toward power, we won’t have much impact.
When 6,000 Immigrants Can Be Declared Dead, No One’s Benefits Are Safe
It would be short-sighted to view this as an immigration issue. In fact, this move reveals both our common vulnerability to the whims of high-up decision-makers, and our shared humanity.
Dear Dem Leaders: We Need Strategies, Not Speeches
I understand that you, like so many of us, are overwhelmed. But with respect, that is not an excuse. You are a leader in the Democratic Party, and leadership in this moment demands more.
The Handbook of Survival My Mother Gave Me: Fighting Authoritarianism Then and Now
The tools of resilience that carried my family through Romania's darkness are the same ones that will carry us through Trump's America.
Trump's Bait and Switch: Promise Immediate Gain, Then Inflict 'Temporary' Pain
When private corporations employ bait and switch advertising, Americans are rightfully indignant. Why should we accept similarly dishonest marketing by political entrepreneurs attempting to win elections?
Progressive Taxation Is Our Last Best Defense Against the Oligarch Takeover
Will what’s left of American democracy survive for much longer if this wealth-concentrating trend continues?
Declaring People Dead Is Yet Another Trump Admin Failure to Protect Social Security
This claim of unbounded power is made all the more concerning by the lack of effective oversight at the Social Security Administration.
'Save Our Children From This Hell': Messages from Families in Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza express fear for their children on a night of heavy bombing on April 13, 2025.
Dear Europe: Time to Confront Your Hypocrisy on Trump's America
If we want to understand the political and material conditions that make anti-democratic movements like Trumpism possible, then we must openly and honestly confront how our own apathy in the face of eroding rights for society's most vulnerable.
Protect the US Postal Service From Trump’s Privatization Scheme
Rather than selling this public treasure off to the highest bidder, we should explore opportunities for strengthening the Postal Service to deliver even better services in the 21st century.
Memo to Washington Insiders: Stop Pretending That Trump Is Normal!
Refusals to comply with Supreme Court decisions equal a constitutional crisis.
Tell Congress to Stop Spending Your Tax Dollars on Nuclear Weapons
We have the answer to realize significant cost savings, while simultaneously promoting sound fiscal policies that benefit us all and don’t threaten the survival of the human race.
This Tax Day Column Is Going to Piss You Off
The GOP’s current push to extend tax cuts is just the latest round of the party’s 90-year campaign to eliminate government programs based on a misguided belief that the private sector can take care of just about everything besides the military.
How to Fight Back Against Trump’s Escalatory War on the Poor
Poverty will end when poor people and their allies refuse to allow society to remain complacent about the suffering and death caused by economic deprivation.
Don’t Be Fooled: Trump’s Attacks on Medicaid Are an All-Out War on Reproductive Justice
Attacks on Medicaid are just the latest tactic used by anti-choice politicians to strip us of our bodily autonomy and further deny us access to lifesaving reproductive healthcare.
The DOGE Attack on the IRS Is an Attack on Economic Justice and Equality
Because the IRS brings in the revenue that funds the rest of the government, Musk’s gang is striking at the heart of the federal government’s ability to fund the needs of the American people.
The Next Person in a Cell With No Charges Could Be You
We are now in the midst of a outright coup against the Constitution, against the United States, and against our founding ideals. If we don't fight for and win the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, our democracy is dead.
Egg Prices and the Pentagon Budget: A Tax Day Lament
Last year, the average taxpayer paid $3,707 for weapons and wars. That’s the equivalent of 628 dozen eggs. We need to talk more about why this is.
It's Tax Day. You've Paid Your Share, But the Billionaires Haven't
Shutting down special tax breaks for very wealthy individuals and profitable corporations would go a long way to addressing our nation's deepest problems.
American Oligarchy Petrified by Economic Chaos But Won't Criticize Trump Directly
Trump has too many ways to punish them.
The Bond Vigilantes Slap Down Trump. Should We Be Celebrating?
The bond market vigilantes showed us what undemocratic power really looks like.
Is Trump Taking Foreign Policy Advice From 1984?
Trump’s vision resembles Orwell’s ultimate horror: a world divided into three great continental blocs, with humanity held in thrall to omnipotent leaders like Big Brother through endless wars against an ever-changing enemy.
Want Equitable Tax Policy? Listen to the Patriotic Millionaires, Not Donald Trump
The new Patriotic Millionaires tax plan isn’t going to become the law of the land anytime soon, but it could help refocus America’s political debate onto the dynamics that are threatening to destroy our democracy.
Today’s ‘Death Squad’ Dems Enable the Trump-Backed Slaughter in Yemen, Gaza, and Beyond
The truth is that a number of Democratic members of Congress, whom millions of people see as leading the resistance, actually ally with Trump on foreign policy.
As Trump Dismantles the Republic, Where Are Its Former Leaders?
Tens of millions of Americans voted for our past presidents. They are waiting for them to speak up, stand up, and mightily help lead the fight to stop Trump’s mayhem against the American people in red and blue states.
IRS Collaboration With ICE Threatens Its Core Mission
Using the IRS and its resources for immigration enforcement violates privacy laws and undermines public trust in the agency, impacting its ability to collect revenue.
Elon Musk’s Death Drive
Is it possible that by promising to end “death by bureaucracy,” he has willfully sowed the seeds of his own political demise?
Any Trump EPA Attempt to Stop Regulating Climate Pollution Won’t Stand up to the Facts
The science on climate change is so indisputably well-established, that it’s hard to see how any court would uphold a challenge to it.
The Uncertain Future of Student Aid Shows Trump Doesn’t Think Education Is a Right
Trump and his lackeys putting the Department of Education in limbo is probably part of the plan to eviscerate any sense of a national commitment to higher education for all.
6 Reasons for Communitarian Living
As disasters become more frequent and politics destabilizes, it feels more important than ever to live connected to other people.
By Moving Communications to X, Trump and Musk Renew Attack on Social Security
After SSA’s retreat on phone services, advocates and members of Congress may have thought that their efforts could have been, at least for the moment, deployed somewhere else. Sadly, this is not the case.
Trump and Musk’s Attack on Government Is an Attack on Equity and Stability
The role of government is to regulate those forces in society that would, if left to their own devices, advance their own interests at the expense of society. Now they are running amok.
In Trump World, Where Palestinians Call Home Is Just an Abstract Chunk of Real Estate
First you have to sell the concept to the public, then do whatever is necessary—murder-wise—to claim the real estate itself.
This 1 Neat Trick Can Dramatically Reduce Homelessness
Supplemental Security Income checks should be increased to meet recipients’ needs.
Take Back America From the Oligarchs
What we are witnessing is not just economic decline—it is a calculated transfer of power, wealth, and dignity from the people who built this country to the corporate and political class who believe they own it.
How Will GOP Fight Back Against Political Fury Unleashed by Trump?
Two words: voter suppression. The Republican Party's recent actions make it clear that they will make it harder for regular folks to cast a ballot, by any means necessary.
Making Big Money But Losing Your Soul: The Shame of the Legal Titans
Every lawyer takes an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution. To abandon that pledge at this moment, when the Constitution is in mortal danger, is shameful.
17th-Century Planters Would Be Proud of Trump’s Embrace of Colonial Violence
President Trump talks about immigrants, Palestinians, and Black South Africans as white Europeans have talked for centuries about the peoples they sought to control.
Letters From Rafah: A Life Under Siege
Where is humanity? Does anyone still see us? Has the world really become this cold and dispassionate, or has it always been that way?
In the Caribbean, the Trump Admin Is Implementing a Dangerous Geopolitics of Oil
The new U.S. goal is to lock the region into permanent reliance on fossil fuels, only now under a network of energy-rich countries overseen by the United States.
Why You Should Take Advantage of IRS Direct File This Tax Season
Widespread participation will help solidify the future of this important service amid the chaos in the federal government.
2028 Will Be Our Last, Best Hope to Propel a Real Leftist to the Top of the Ticket
As the mainstream Democrats sink in popularity and their base demands change, It’s critical that the left unites, well ahead of schedule, behind one, single candidate.
Youth Demand a Fossil Fuel-Free Insurance Industry
Insurance companies contribute to the climate crisis through their financial choices, and then expect frontline communities to foot the bill. This must stop.
How Can Unions Fight Back Against Anti-Worker Trump? Organize!
What better way to spark democratic resistance than a series of new organizing campaigns that deliver material gains for workers and agitate workers to engage in mass action such as sick-outs, protests, and recognition strikes?
North Dakota’s Drone Contracts Link The State to Genocide
Ultimately, we do not want a drone company that manufactures weapons that commit war crimes to operate in North Dakota.
Won’t DOGE Think of the Children?
Children are bearing the brunt of upheaval in Washington; the destruction of Head Start will harm even more.
Trump Offers Medicare for All Supporters a Very Valuable Lesson
While it certainly was not Trump’s intention, his loony tariff scheme may have opened the door for universal healthcare system in a way that a normal presidency never would.
The Lessons of Covid-19 and Its Long Haul: We Need Community Care
As Trump further weakens public health infrastructure, let us renew our attention to keeping each other safe, supporting the most vulnerable among us, and preventing more mass disablement.
Hands Off—Yes! But What Are the Working-Class Demands?
Unified and spirited opposition to Trump's destructive rampage is exactly what's needed, but a successful movement will not grow without a vision and proposals to support it.
Trump Keeps Declaring Fake Emergencies That Make Our Real Emergency Worse
Pre-Trump, there was one true emergency on our planet—its rapid heating. Now of course there’s another—the implosion of economies.
World Athletics’ Sex Testing Policy Revives a Harmful, Discredited Practice
World Athletics calls it “protecting” women’s sports. History calls it discrimination.
In the Mess of Our National Disaster, Can We Find the Seeds to Renew Democracy?
History suggests that disaster not only destroys—it also disrupts. It crushes old assumptions, forcing people to see one another, to respond, to rebuild.
Cutting Conservation Funding Endangers our Food System
The Trump administration is gutting USDA funding that helps small farms preserve local heritage breeds that boost the biodiversity and resilience of U.S. livestock.
Dehumanization and Protest: Miami's Krome Detention Center and Beyond
Demonstrators from Miami to Tacoma support immigrants detained by ICE.
The Contemptible Cowardice of Big Law Firms Bowing to Trump
The big firms that refused to sign because they’re afraid of angering Trump have let America down. Cowards one and all before a power-hungry bully.
Donald J. Trump, President of Bankruptcy and Decline
On living in the burn-baby-burn world of this monstrous individual.
Exterminator Netanyahu Comes to Washington Again, Begging for More Bombs
No doubt, Trump issued his sudden invitation to Netanyahu as a morale booster to the war criminal facing International Criminal Court arrest warrants abroad and court proceedings on corruption charges when he returns to Israel.
How Progressives Can Transform the Dems to Save Our Democracy and Renew Prosperity
Either we act now to position progressive politics as the viable alternative to Trump or we’re complicit in the end of our democratic society.
Where We’ll Be When the Fire Strikes
If the world continues on its current trends, it will mean species suicide. It’s imperative that we take the blinders off and face these crises openly and honestly.
Trump’s Third Term: Distraction or Power Play?
With Trump, it’s always best to assume the worst.
States With Democratic Trifectas Are Failing to Meet the Moment
After the disappointing results in November, Democrats in blue states should be using their power to show how government can make life better for working people.
Trump Himself Is the Real National Emergency
While the United States has plenty of actual problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture the fake emergencies he needs to further enlarge and centralize his power.
Trump's Tariffs: Crony Capitalism and the New Economy of Obedience
These tariffs may be framed as populist, but they function as pipelines of wealth transfer from the working and middle classes to the ultra-rich.
Why Aren't You Supporting the Trump Tariffs?
Progressives and Democrats need a trade policy that makes sense, resonates with working people, and proves they understand the economy better than a know-nothing President Trump.
American Baseball Teams Should Stop Helping Big Oil Sportswash the Climate Crisis
More than half of all Major League Baseball teams are sponsored by companies that are exacerbating the climate emergency and the financial institutions that support them.
On Second Thought, Maybe We Should Embrace Acquisition of Canada
The United States at the moment sure could use more good people with better politics. And Canada is full of them.
From Vietnam to Today: Lessons in Resistance for the Trump Era
More than ever before, Americans of conscience are being forced to answer the question: What does it mean to be a responsible citizen?
The Harvard Law School Dean's Deafening and Dangerous Silence
What does a tyrannical president like Donald Trump have to fear from a law school leader like this? It seems like the answer is clear: not very much to fear at all.
Big Law Is Winning in Court—Now Is Not the Time to Fold
The law firms fighting back against Trump’s executive orders are winning, and those cutting deals with the White House are suffering irreparable damage behind the scenes.
Rumeysa Ozturk’s Abduction Threatens More Than Free Speech
The Trump administration is targeting “the best and the brightest” immigrants with SS tactics in broad daylight. Will we let them get away with it?
The Destructive Chainsaw Theory of Anarcho-Capitalist Javier Milei
Critics contend that Milei’s philosophy stops short of meaningful political and social reforms and claim his agenda prioritizes enlarging the power and wealth of corporations over expanding individual freedoms.
More Environmental Justice Organizations Must Join the Call for a Militarism-Free Future
The climate crisis will never be solved while war and militarism are allowed to continue unchecked.
Dear DNC: Open the Gates Wide for Your People's Cabinet
Instead of choosing the People's Cabinet behind closed doors, the cabinet should be selected through an open process based in local caucuses.
Trump and Musk Are Out to Kill Social Security
We are all going to have to fight like hell to protect it.
This Is What Oligarchy Looks Like
There are 15 billionaires in the United Sates with more than $100 billion each and combined wealth of $2.4 trillion. For comparison, that’s more wealth than the “poorest” 1,500 billionaires combined.
Even When You Are Weary, Fight On
Since the strategy of Trump and his right-wing minions is to wear us down and out, keep our heads spinning, and make us feel powerless in the face of this onslaught of cruelty and greed—our duty is clear. We stay focused. We organize. We march on.
To Avoid Spiritual Death We Must End American Militarism—Now
America, from visionaries and prophets like MLK, we have our marching orders. They are not to invest yet more in preparations for war, whether with China or any other country.
Why Are 'Hands Off' Rallies Defending War-Hungry NATO?
Many people believe that NATO is a peace-loving, defensive alliance, but the opposite is true.
Trump's Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think
This is a con on a global scale. Trump is not rejecting the corporate trade model. He’s weaponizing it.
The Idiotic Tariff Policy of Dim-Witted Trump
The U.S. president, sadly, is not that smart or well-informed about history or the global economy—and apparently neither are his advisors. Ideally, Democrats would start proving they understand how to talk intelligently about trade.
Dear Columbia: You Are Complicit
Far more than capitulating to American fascism, I believe Columbia is collaborating with it, colluding with it, and emboldening it.
‘I Couldn’t Care Less’: Trump Reveals His True Stance on Inflation
Funny how soon after November 5 Trump stopped talking about prices “coming down fast”—and moved to policies calculated to increase the cost of living.
The Long Roots of Trump’s Assault on Public Health
For half a century, extremist libertarian, corporate, and Republican ideologues have sought demolition of public safety net programs, regulations, and reforms, and elimination of personnel to carry them out.
A Cruel and Frozen Heart: RFK Jr. Decimates LIHEAP Heating Assistance Program
Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary has overseen an attack on the program that helps millions of low-income individuals and families stay warm in winter and cool in summer. Does it get worse than this?
Awaiting Justice: Why Community Action Matters More Than Court Decisions
Courts take time to act, are designed to maintain the status quo, and are inherently reactive. To protect our communities, we need to mobilize.
The Batshit Tariff Madness of King Trump
There are certainly issues that can be raised about trade, and our policies have often not benefited the country’s workers—but the president's approach is just crazy.
Trump’s New Order: Making DC Safe, and Beautiful, and Compliant
The executive order’s timing, scope, and ambiguity suggest that the federal government is not preparing for peaceful civic engagement on April 5, but rather girding itself for defiance.
Trump Is Wielding Tariffs to Help Billionaires, But They Can Be a Tool for Fair Trade, Too
Rather than reflexively dismiss tariffs altogether, those of us who care about sweatshop labor, plastic pollution, climate change, and other destructive by-products of tariff-free trade can still use them to demand a fairer economy.
The Deep Sea Is Not for Sale—the ISA Must Reject Corporate Pressure
The multilateral body, recently decried for its seemingly pro-industry stance, should reorient itself back toward its most weighty purpose: protecting the seabed for the benefit of humankind as a whole.
When Fascism Comes to America
The list of common characteristics in the study of 20th-century fascist dictators and their regimes includes 14 categories in all, and Trump and his MAGA disciples have already exhibited characteristics in most of these categories.
The Devastating Impacts of Trump's War on Workers: A Personal Dispatch
Before all this started, life was pretty good for families like mine, who live here and depend on the federal government for work.
World's Richest Man Is the Biggest Loser in Wisconsin
We have women and workers to thank for ensuring far-right Elon Musk was soundly defeated.
Call Your Senators Now: Sanders' Bill Seeks to Block U.S. Weapons Transfers
Pick up your phone. Call your senators. Demand they vote YES on Sanders' resolutions to block these arms sales. Lives depend on it.
Trump's Absurd Trade Policies Will Impoverish Americans and Harm the World
America’s trade deficit is a measure of the profligacy of America’s corporate ruling class, more specifically the result of chronically large budget deficits resulting from tax cuts for the rich combined with trillions of dollars wasted on useless wars.
War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: the Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide
The slaughter in Gaza is carried out, financed, and defended by Israel and Western powers for domestic political reasons.
SCOTUS’ Next Move: Taxpayer-Funded Religious Schools?
A landmark case could force taxpayers to fund religious charter schools.
Gallup Gets the Headline Wrong: Trump’s Poor Scores on the Economy Are the Real Story
The more important story in Gallup’s recent findings is that Independent voters have soured on Donald Trump, with two-thirds disapproving of his economic performance.
Elon Musk: Governing While High
This is the man whom President Donald Trump has chosen to advise him and to oversee the workings of the federal government, nuclear weapons included. Is he “almost always sober” when he does it?
Voters in Florida and Wisconsin Have a Chance Today to Stick It to Trump and Musk
A victory by Josh Weil in Florida and/or Judge Crawford in Wisconsin could put wind in the sails of the Trump resistance.
Trapped Between Authoritarians, Europe Must Fight, Not Retreat
The E.U. must unite with all like-minded countries against the illiberal nationalists who are challenging universal values and international law.
The Worst Political Decision Since Nixon Taped Himself Committing Crimes
How the Democrats handed Trump the election on a bitcoin-plated platter—and most still don't think they did anything wrong.
Capitulation or Complicity? Universities and the Trump Administration
Complicity gets us far closer to a useful explanation of recent actions by campus leaders than capitulation.
Wisconsin Voters Should Send Trump, Musk, and MAGA a Resounding Message
Thwarting this duo's brazen attempt to use Wisconsin to sanction their methods would go a long way to signal the people's disgust nationwide.
Netanyahu Renewed Gaza Slaughter to Save His Own Hide
While the Israeli leader claims that his goal is the elimination of Hamas, the evidence is clear that his real intention is to save himself and his government—and in this he has had a willing accomplice.
Why a Workshop on Antisemitism Is Accused of Being Antisemitic
In addition to a robust discussion of what antisemitism is, the curriculum also includes what antisemitism is not, distinguishing between antisemitism and criticism of, or opposition to, Israel or Zionism.
The Real Outrage In Yemen Is US War Crimes
As Democrats decry the Trump Administration’s national security lapse, the United States is engaged in an actual killing campaign.
Look Around: The Signs of a Trump Recession Are Everywhere
The latest signs from the American heartland are not encouraging. The average voter’s confidence about their economic prospects is falling quicker than at almost any other time on record.
Democrats, Call Them Names—But Do It Right
Rather than focusing on personal insults, Democrats should be using labels like “Pro-Cancer,” “Job-Killers,” “Anti-Constitution,” and “Healthcare-Cutters” to tar congressional Republicans.
A Different 'Abundance Agenda': Avoiding Delusions and Diversions
If there is to be a decent human future—perhaps if there is to be any human future—it will be fewer people consuming less energy and creating less stuff.
The Ultra-Rich Have Exploited Our Tax System Long Enough—Make Them Pay!
Funny how these same apologists for our richest don’t have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who lack the “wherewithal” to pay for medical care, adequate housing, and other necessities.
Nostalgia Won't Lead the US Out of the Trump Mire
The anomie and gloom that characterize the public mood as fascism threatens to attain consolidation and crush all dissent cannot be remedied by backward steps into the immediate neoliberal system that gave rise to Trump in the first place.
Will Black Trump Supporters Speak Out Against His Racist and Authoritarian Government?
The silence of Black MAGA supporters in the face of Trump and Vance’s bigotry during the campaign has carried over to the second Trump era.
Trump’s Manual for Not Turning a Cease-Fire Into a Lasting Peace
The U.S. president’s unholy affection for both Putin and Netanyahu will produce only the worst kind of cease-fire, the kind that the strong use as a prelude to their final push to eliminate the weak.
Trump and Musk Are Making It Harder for the IRS to Catch Wealthy Tax Cheats
Musk and Trump claim to be sage businessmen, but it would be hard to find a business owner in America that would dismantle their accounts receivable department when their wealthiest clients still owe them money.
What Next for Biden Officials Who Enabled War Crimes?
No matter how disastrously they perform in office—or what law-breaking they enable—departing White House officials from any administration can usually find cushy new jobs at lobbying outfits, hedge funds, media outlet, or major colleges and universities.
The Fight for Abortion Care Is a Fight for Equality
Women’s History Month exists because, for centuries, women’s contributions were erased, dismissed, or outright stolen. Today, we see that same erasure in real-time when lawmakers craft policies that disregard the needs and realities of half the population.
Hey Schumer and Newsom, It’s Not Leadership to Abandon the People Who Need You Most
The Democratic Party’s retreat to centrism—from welfare reform in the 90s to recent budget deals—has consistently weakened its own base while signaling to Republicans that cruelty works.
Trump's Interior Life Is a Clown Car of Neurotic Conflicts—And So We All Must Suffer
Everyone is so used to Trump’s compulsive sense of grievance and defensive arrogance that it no longer seems to be the impairment that it actually is.
In Defense of Media and Democracy: The Inspiring Work and Life of My Friend Robert W. McChesney
Just like Tom Paine, and until the very end, Bob saw hope in the people who were rising up and demanding a future defined by their humanity, as opposed to corporate power.
No One Wins When Nuclear-Armed States Believe That ‘We Can’t Lose’
Any conflict risks going nuclear if one of the belligerent parties choses to use their ultimate weapon rather than accept the possibility of defeat.
Polluters Must Pay: A Shipping Levy for Climate Justice
It is time to hold global shipping corporations accountable for burning heavy fuel oils and putting profits before the well-being of people and the planet.
The One-Word Reason Paul Weiss Caved to Trump
The decision was a culminating event in Big Law’s transformation from a noble profession to a collection of profit-maximizing businesses.
Trump Is Copying From the War on Terror Playbook—in CAPS LOCK
The deluge of eye-opening, antidemocratic policies that we’ve witnessed in just the first 50 days of his presidency should be considered nothing short of a perverse escalation of the recent past.
Celebrating the Life and Work of Robert W. McChesney (1952-2025)
From radio to the internet, a reading of his body of work offers a grand and inglorious tour of media history, and how we got to the horrific era of disinfotainment we’re in today.
Delaware Just Caved to Billionaire Bullying By Overhauling Its Corporate Law
As Musk is trying to gut the agencies that enforce federal regulations, state corporate law is poised to become even more important. Delaware should have held firm.
Saving the EPA's Research Arm From Trump Will Save Lives
The scientific community won’t stand by while this critical office is at risk of being dismantled.
Governor Mills Stood up for Students and Survivors—Who Will Join Her?
Rather than descend into reactionary advocacy that centers an untrustworthy, increasingly fascist government, we must go above and beyond Title IX, standing up for actionable, lasting solutions to sex-based discrimination in schools.
How to Use 197 Forbidden 'Woke' Words and Still Get a Grant From the Trump-Musk Government
A grant proposal concerning reparations for the descendants of slave owners, submitted in good faith to Elon Musk during this cruel and unusual time of oppressive wokeness.
Serbian Students Remind Us of the Power We, as People, Hold
Amid profound shifts in power and governments across the world, they are embodying the hope and power that lies within grassroots movements and activism.
Push Back Against Sen. Cotton’s McCarthyite Lies About CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Sen. Cotton does not seem to care that his untruthful statements in a U.S. congressional hearing aired around the world can have immediate and dangerous consequences for those he lies about, their friends, and family.
The Verdict Against Greenpeace Is an Attack on Us All
It is critical for Greenpeace and its allies to lean into the verdict and issue a call to action to the entire environmental movement and broader civil society organizations.
Big Law Needs to Stand up to Trump
The attack on law firms will not stop until the entire legal profession uses the skills of advocacy and persuasion that is its craft to explain how and why the political intimidation being used by the administration threatens its independence.
Dispatch From Gaza and the War That Never Ends
With the resumption of airstrikes and further degradation to what little infrastructure remains, the conditions of our existence are almost beyond description, though I will still try.
What Would the Founders Make of Trump’s Authoritarianism?
The Founders imagined the president as an administrator, not a policymaker, and definitely not an imperial unitary executive.
L3Harris: Convert to Peace Work or We Will Shut You Down
From our position in the imperial core, with war profiteers as our neighbors, it is our duty to do everything in our power to end the genocide and occupation.
Donald Trump, The Treasonous Confederate Army's Last General
Just as dictatorial rule in the antebellum South and the post-Reconstruction decades of Jim Crow segregation was established and reinforced by structural racism, Trump also employs white supremacy to pursue unchecked power.
Trump’s War on History Is Another Slouch Toward Authoritarianism
One of the hallmarks of fascist rule is the indoctrination of the public to believe in the “glorification of the nation.”
Trump’s Rule by Fiat Is a Grotesque Continuation, Not an Aberration
The playbook he uses was written by both parties over decades of eroding democratic norms, consolidating executive power, and circumventing meaningful checks on authority.
A Jeremiad for the Working People of the United States
The prevailing issue that demands consensus is the economic exploitation and deprivation of our economic model for working people of all demographics.
The Richest Man on Earth Better Keep His Goddamn Hands Off Social Security
Stopping Elon Musk's assault on Social Security is going to take a national groundswell every bit as sweeping as the 1930s grassroots ferment that created Social Security in the first place.
A Memo for DOGE: How to Slash $100 Billion From the Pentagon in 6 Easy Steps
Cutting $100 billion from the Pentagon budget isn’t just a pipe dream—it’s a tangible, achievable plan that could deliver real benefits to everyday Americans.
Speaking to Career EPA Staffers Reveals What Will Be Lost if Trump Guts the Agency
If Zeldin, Musk, or Trump knew a scintilla about actual Environmental Protection Agency employees, they would dare not froth at the mouth with their toxic stereotypes about federal civil servants.
US Opinion Is Shifting on Palestine; Can Political Leaders Shift With It?
Growing support for Palestine means that more U.S. voters will base their future political decisions on how the U.S. engages with Israel and its disregard for Palestinian rights.
Trump—Seeking Revenge for His Mortality—Wages War on Everything That Lives
There are many ways Trump’s actions have killed and will continue to kill. What will each of us risk to stop him?
Authoritarian Clickbait: Trump’s Spectacle Distracts From His Corporate Power Grab
While the world watches Trump’s political theater, his administration is quietly engineering one of the most aggressive transfers of public wealth to private interests in modern American history.
South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero
The Trump administration's ouster of South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool was certainly meant to warn other countries about the consequences of challenging the United States—but it may well backfire.
Wimpy Democrats Cannot Lead This Fight Against Trump
Only the people can do that. The urgent mission has to be to stop the fascist dictatorship that is using police state tactics, ripping apart life-saving and life-sustaining services.
Why the Rest of the World Should Boycott Trump’s America
Trump is effectively boycotting the world by withdrawing from international institutions and violating international norms. The world should return the favor.
What Trump Means When He Calls Anyone Who Disagrees With Him Palestinian
This is the real warning in Trump’s attack: You don’t have to be Palestinian to be punished like one. You don’t have to be Arab or Muslim. You only have to step out of line.
In Trump’s America, Free Speech Really Isn’t Free
By squeezing the college cash flow, the administration can force private college administrations to do its dirty work—banning protests, expelling protesters—legally.
The Dems Need a Clear Vision to Move Themselves—and the Country—Forward
A just transition for fossil fuel workers, a pro-worker AI strategy, and a pragmatic approach to global security could be the cornerstones of a compelling Democratic message.
The Dark Enlightenment: the Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk aren’t just tearing down institutions—they’re laying the groundwork for an experimental new kind of authoritarian rule.
People Power Blunted Trump Before — Now We Must Do So Again
While big marches can raise public consciousness and help activists connect, by themselves they will not block Trump and Musk. For that, the movement will need more disruptive forms of pressure.
Stop Crime Talk: Overcriminalization of Youth Spells Disaster for America’s Future
From conventional therapy to culturally relevant initiatives and healing-based, trauma-informed programming, youth can grow in a healthy manner through a sustainable relationship with community-based caregivers.
The End of Free Speech?
If the White House can punish anybody who engages in speech it dislikes, nobody will be free to criticize the government—and corporate criminals will be free to run amok.
Stop Asking 'Can It Happen Here?' It Is Happening Here.
Today the forces of wealth and power are wielding unprecedented weapons that threaten the fundamentals of the republic. It’s not just policies and government departments that are under assault, but the very foundations of our democracy.
DOGE Is Hitting the Accelerator on the Creeping Privatization of the US Government
Trump’s latest moves can be viewed as a massive speedup of a decades-long trend, rather than a break from the past.
Tesla Has Same Problem as Big Oil: Its Time Has Come
In the end, despite major victories for the fossil fuel industry in recent days, Elon Musk's very bad week shows there's possibly a much brighter future ahead for the rest of us.
Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor DOGE
Help family farmers and other rural folks defend a strong public U.S. Postal Service from the Trump administration’s attacks.
Our Covid Reichstag Moment: How Eugenic Interpretations Fuel Authoritarianism
The retroactive calculus of whose lives are worth sacrificing for economic metrics is eerily reminiscent of early 20th-century eugenic practices that sorted humans into categories of "fit" and "unfit," determining whose lives were expendable.
Hey Rupert, the War on Terror Called and It Wants Its Propaganda Back
It’s a pretty old trick for both a Republican administration and its unofficial public relations agents in the Murdoch press to simply label free speech as out of bounds because it “supports terrorism.”
Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Empathy
History has continuously shown that I am only secure when my neighbor is secure, and that I thrive when my neighbor thrives.
Today's Social Media Are No Longer Safe for Journalism
This existential moment calls for a global social media platform for independent news media.
The Spreaders of the Trans Athlete Moral Panic Live in a Fact-Free Fantasyland
As political mayhem continues to unfold across the country and wider world, it is vital to remember that trans rights are human rights. Full stop.
Never Again—Not in Our Name
I was taught to believe L’chaim referred to the value of all human life. If so, for the toast to be more than an empty gesture we must recognize the plight of the Palestinians since the creation of the State of Israel.
Trump 2.0: A First-Class Shock-and-Awe Experience
It is remarkable that a single figure could become responsible for potentially the greatest bankruptcy of all—the ending of the American Century (as we once knew it) and even, after a fashion, humanity’s centuries on Planet Earth.
Why Do Wealthy CEOs Love Trump? He’s Distracting From Their Own Grift
Corporate CEO paychecks continuing to go gangbusters while the corporations these execs run are—at best—just treading water.
Fighting the Neoliberal-Fascist Coup by Trump and Musk
Time is short during a fascist takeover attempt. And Trump and Musk are moving at breakneck speed. The stakes could not be higher.
The Final Hours of Jessie Hoffman, Murdered by the State of Louisiana
The killing of this man, said one of his lawyers, "has been in service of no one, but the bloodlust of our state government.”
What the NYT and RFK Jr. Have in Common: Biological Racism
Working people with similar interests and goals have often been divided by bosses and a corporate power structure using language, religion, and ethnicity. Our goal should be to build solidarity and overcome those artificial distinctions, so that we can fight together for our best interests.
I Resigned 22 Years Ago Over the Iraq War... And Wish I Had More Resignations to Give!
I resigned two decades ago due to criminal U.S. policies and now I am in my 22nd year of resistance to criminal policies of successive administrations.
Using AI to Cancel Visas Based on Social Media Posts Endangers Democratic Society
This so-called “anti-terror” measure is being used to terrorize foreigners and to dissuade people from participating in First Amendment-protected activity for fear that they too will be targeted in some way.
Trump ‘Won’t Forget’ the Roberts Court Helped Him Win—Neither Should We
As people harmed by this flood of illegal actions turn to the courts for relief, we must be clear that the Supreme Court helped bring about this crisis by helping Donald Trump win the 2024 election.
The Big-Tech Warmongers’ American Dream Would Be a Nightmare for the Rest of Us
By all means, let’s unite around a common purpose. But that purpose shouldn’t be a supposedly more efficient way to build killing machines in the service of an outmoded quest for global dominance.
The Genocide Denial of the 'Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace' Crowd
The Israeli government has displayed clear and unequivocal genocidal intent. Continuing to arm Israel with U.S. weapons means full complicity in what they do with them.
The Climate Crisis Demands Youth Leadership—And We Must Provide It
The leaders of tomorrow are already here, working to solve the problems that older generations have failed to address. Now, it’s time to support them.
‘Who Has the Right to Have Rights?’ Mahmoud Khalil Writes From Detention
In the weeks ahead, students, advocates, and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest for Palestine. At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all.
If Trump Really Wants to Honor Cancer Survivors, He Should Stop Gutting Regulations
When Donald Trump says his administration is going to rid the environment of toxins, you can bet that the exact opposite is going to happen.
Columbia Is Now The Front Line in Trump’s Unconstitutional Assault on Higher Ed
If Columbia—with its $14 billion endowment—folds, it’s hard to imagine others won’t follow.
Trump Plays Very Dangerous Game by Saying 'F You' to Judicial Orders
If this deportation case goes to the Supreme Court and the president ignores its ruling, every American should take to the street to secure his ouster.
In the Ongoing Billionaire Heist, Schumer and Fetterman Are Driving the Getaway Car
While the senators claim to be fighting for the working class, their actions—like voting for a government funding bill that slashes social spending while protecting corporate interests—show they’re more focused on keeping the machine running than fixing what’s broken.
The Fix Our Forests Act and the Politics of Wildfire
Logging interests and the U.S. Forest Service have a history of using the wildfire threat to create “emergency” authority to bypass environmental reviews and curtail judicial oversight.
Neo-Feudalism: the Enemy the Left Must Name to Defeat
The only way forward is to complete the unfinished revolution against feudalism—not through reactionary nationalism, but through systemic transformation.
This St. Patrick’s Day, Let’s Celebrate Solidarity Against Colonialism
On this day we would do well to remember a chapter of often forgotten history, the relationship between the Irish people and the Choctaw Nation.
Big Oil’s Revenge: the Lawsuit That Could Crush Climate Activism
Energy Transfer’s case against Greenpeace could redefine First Amendment rights for everyone in the U.S. It must be exposed for the grave threat it is.
Why Schumer Should Resign Now
At this critical inflection point for democracy, America cannot afford a rudderless resistance from a compromised leader.
The Joint Attack on Campus Protesters Threatens America’s Core Values
Damage has been done and not only to free speech, but also to the very idea of academic freedom that has long been a hallmark of American education.
Chuck Schumer: The Man Who Let American Fascism Rise Without a Fight
There is no more room for weak leadership, no more time for calculated political inaction. Schumer must go, and Democrats must replace him with a leader who understands the existential stakes of this moment.
What Americans Need to Know About St. Patrick's Day
It's not about shamrocks and beer.
Political Sadism and Defying the Power of Cruelty
While cruelty can be contagious, tyrants fall not just because people oppose them, but because, deep down, most of us long for a world where respect is earned through decency, not domination.
After Columbia Revokes Pro-Palestine Protesters' Degrees, Alumna Says Time to Burn Our Diplomas
Academia, exemplified by Columbia University, has surrendered its proclaimed mission of intellectual independence and endeavor, and the academic pursuit of knowledge and social advancement.
The Far-Right and the Crypto Scam
How Trump and his far-right allies are using these digital currencies as a strategy to rig the rules of the game in their favor.
Can the Voices of A-Bomb Victims Drown out the Military-Industrial Complex?
Let us listen to those who have suffered the most. Let us hear the cry of their throbbing souls and begin to understand that the time has come for us to create a world beyond dominance and war.
Empathy In Authoritarianism’s Valley Of Dry Bones: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on’
From my empathy-ridden perspective sin is committed by refusing to notice the terrible beauty of it all and allow the worst among us to do all the talking and claim the world as their entitlement.
When Human Rights Principles Are Abandoned at Zionism’s Altar
The crisis in Gaza has exposed the stark reality that, for many self-proclaimed defenders of human rights, the value of human life is not universal but conditional.
Crime of the Century: An Old Soundtrack to Our Current Nightmare
How Supertramp’s 1974 prog-rock anthem foreshadowed 2025’s catastrophe.
Why Are So Many US Leaders Staying Silent as Musk and Trump Entrench Their Power?
Don’t self-censoring people know that they are helping the Trumpian dread, threat, and fear machine get worse?
Cutting Medicaid, SNAP, and Housing Assistance Will Harm Low-Income Americans
Members of House committees must carefully consider the benefits that these programs deliver to U.S. families before making decisions about where and how to make the spending cuts required by the latest budget.
US Institutions Reward Latin American Leaders’ Crimes in the Name of Liberal Order
As long as these leaders pledge allegiance to the neoliberal order and the Washington Consensus, their authoritarian abuses are ignored, and they are embraced by elites.
With Bird Flu, Our Factory Farmed Chickens Have Come Home to Roost
It was only a matter of time before the horrific and unjust conditions in the animal agriculture system became the proving ground for a pathogen capable of igniting a dangerous pandemic. Now our luck may have run out.
Gov. Hochul, Stop Blocking a Greener Future and Implement Cap-and-Invest
Hochul’s decision to delay the implementation of New York’s Cap-Trade-and-Invest Program is a deeply misguided one that ignores the connection between the climate crisis and our city’s affordability crisis.
5 Years After Covid, New York Has Forgotten Its Essential Workers
In a world where the avian flu hovers near us, measles is reemerging, and viruses are mutating daily, we need the example of essential workers’ courage and solidarity to strengthen us for the next public health emergency.
The Only People Who Will Benefit From Slashing the Federal Workforce Are the Rich
What is being sold to the people as an exercise in efficiency is no more than the deliberate erosion of state capacity to pay for new tax cuts.
Trump, Zeldin, and Wright Want to Set America’s Rivers on Fire Again
The Trump administration is trying to turn back the clock on environmental and climate regulations. But they can’t control physics. Or the falling cost and rising efficiency of renewable energy.
In the Fight Against Trump and Vance for Free Speech and the Truth, Be Like Mary Lupien
Lupien's viral interruption of JD Vance's speech falsely blaming immigrants for the U.S. housing crisis wasn't just important because it corrected a falsehood; she was defending the fundamental right to challenge power.
How to Resist Trump and Musk? Become Ungovernable
For a day, a week, or as a rolling walkout, we could shut down the economy and most governmental functions and bring the country to a standstill.
Fed Workforce Cuts Leave Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Without a Future
When policymakers strip away funding for education and job training, it is not just setting up individuals for failure—it is ensuring a future where entire communities remain trapped in cycles of poverty and incarceration.
You Will Cry Out Because of Your King
When we eventually become aware of what we have given up, what it really means to surrender participation, voice, and responsibility, it will be too late.
DOGE’s Housing Department Cuts Will Make the Homelessness Crisis Worse
The Trump administration’s actions will mean that fewer people who struggle to keep a roof over their heads will get the help they need.
Is Trump Falling Into the Trump Tariff Trap?
The Democrats are once again abdicating the jobs terrain to Trump, hoping instead that his tariff toy will blow up in his dictatorial hands. Instead of calling tariffs “insane,” Democrats should call them job-killing tariffs. And as prices rise, they can blame Trump for that as well.
Medicine Demands Trust—Dr. Oz Has Spent His Career Undermining It
If given the reins of CMS, Dr. Mehmet Oz will not only fail to improve healthcare for our seniors but also use privately managed care to actively harm Americans. The Senate must reject his nomination.
Don't Be Fooled: Trump and Musk’s War on Social Security Continues
Their real agenda isn’t about efficiency. It’s about dismantling one of America’s most popular federal programs, piece by piece.
Why We Need a Progressive Shadow Cabinet to Counter Trump
A shadow cabinet would show us what it would mean to have a government of public servants who put the well being of American families ahead of the further enrichment of billionaires.
Students Like Grace Pay the Price If Trump Dismantles the Education Department
Stripping federal oversight will abandon the students who need it most.
Tell Your Senators: Don’t Give Trump and Musk a Blank Check to Continue Their Pillage
Why should any member of Congress vote in favor of a continuing resolution to fund government services that are no longer continuing?
Make No Mistake, Trump Is Turning the US Into a Police State
The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is a blatant attack on the civil liberties without which there can be no meaningful democracy for anyone. Our dark days are getting darker by the moment.
When It Comes to Taxing the Rich, France’s National Assembly Is Leading the Way
Assembly lawmakers have just given a green light to the world’s first significant tax on billionaire wealth at a time when the most powerful nation on Earth—the United States—is moving in the exact opposite direction.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Brings Us to the Edge of a Dystopian Future
Trump decided to up the ante against young activists with this action against Khalil, hoping it gets wide publicity to cow any other students who may consider protesting any policies of his.
Understanding How Trump Is Building His Mass Deportation Machine—So We Can Halt It
Such an apparatus has a potentially fatal flaw: In order to function effectively, millions and millions of people must be willing to go along with it.
By Supporting Putin’s Land Grab, Trump Is At Least Being Consistent
Trump’s insistence that it was in fact the Ukrainians who started the war with Russia, and that the fighting would end if they simply gave up, echoes the long-standing position of both U.S. political parties toward Palestine.
Trump Attacks the Right to a Lawyer
The presidential assault on the lawyers and law firms representing his litigation adversaries is an attack on the very foundation of the legal system.
Totalitarian Science in the White House
By promoting pseudoscience, purging government scientists, and censoring their work and speech, U.S. President Donald Trump is following Stalin, Hitler, and Putin’s playbook.
Practicing Civility in the Face of Fascism Is Like Signing One's Own Death Warrant
One confronts fascism head-on and based on solidarity and from a position of strength.
RFK Jr. Will Need a Miracle Cure to Fight Cancer on Trump’s Budget
At the same time Trump is pledging to reverse childhood cancer rates, he and his attack doge Elon Musk are gutting federal health agencies to help pay for huge tax breaks for corporations and the uber rich.
Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?
We hope that Trump and European leaders can recognize the crossroads at which they are standing, and the chance history is giving them to choose the path of peace.
Making America Powerless Again: How Trump Is Robbing America of Its Greatest Strengths
While Trump fixates on the symbols of 19th-century power, he systematically dismantles the infrastructure of 21st-century American influence.
Unpacking Trump’s Immigration Lies
The narrative that the Democrats should counter with is that immigration is a good thing, but right-wing policies create illegal immigration by pushing people out of their home countries and denying them a legal way to come to the U.S.
Trump’s Climate Cuts Are a Symptom of Wider Climate Apathy
Why does the world do less for climate the more data we have? Insights from data journalism reveal that scientists and the media have to change the way they tell the climate story.
Mahmoud Khalil Is Not a Threat; the Trump Administration Is
The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is part of the Trump administration’s larger project of creating and sustaining the illusion of endless enemies to distract from its oligarchic agenda.
Can We Go Back from the Nuclear Brink? Time Will Tell
Simultaneously we face two interconnected existential threats. We must abolish nuclear weapons so that we can move forward and properly address our climate crisis.
The Painful Irony of Trump’s Plan to Build an American-Owned Gaza Riviera
Attempts to develop independent Palestinian economic growth through the Builders for Peace program 30 years ago were derailed by Israeli restrictions.
The Unyielding Reality—and Cruelty—of Israeli Settler Colonialism
The only solution is that Israel's settler colonialism must be challenged, curtailed, and ultimately defeated.
Small Town Courage Means the World in the Age of Trump
All over the country, resistance is rising. Here's my advice: be part of it.
Trump, a Fascist Tyrant, Targets Universities and the Media
Trump is trying to destroy our nation's most vital asset—our innovative minds and ability to think for ourselves.
Capitalism And The Lexicon Of Loneliness: Your Wounds Demand You Speak Your Truth
Do not pretend to be anything other than yourself attempting to gain the approval of heartless authority and petty tyrants of the everyday kind.
Elon Sinks Our Ships to Assure There Will Be No Going Back
As Musk and crew gleefully erase 250 years of accomplishment—by turns, glorious and imperfect—they are creating a seemingly irreversible path to their own ends by reducing to rubble the institutions that might save us.
Why DEI Was Doomed to Fail
DEI’s fundamental contradiction was this: It argued that race is a social invention—a system created to control people by reducing complexity—yet it never suggested replacing it with a more holistic vision of justice.
Could Reckoning With the Gaza War Revive International Law?
There is an opportunity for the international legal and political system to be fixed based on new standards, justice that applies to all, and accountability that is expected from all.
Like a Bad Neighbor, State Farm Is There... in California
The insurers that played a role in facilitating the very climate disasters now affecting their former customers have effectively cut and run, leaving the residents and the state holding the bag.
Democratic Leaders—Get Tough and Hold Unofficial Congressional Hearings By and For the People!
If the Democrats stand with the fast-growing resistance by the people, they can stop the Trump madness and save what is left of our democracy.
Some Things are Worth Losing for the Greater Things We Gain
Used as a poster child for health and justice in the academy when it was politically convenient, I am now facing intense repression for speaking up for health justice.
Is It Happening Here?
Two generations of family history has convinced me that a deeply divided Weimer-like democracy can be destroyed from the inside out, even one that has been expanding its franchise of freedom for more than two centuries.
Trump’s Cabinet of Planet-Wreckers Are Destroying What They’ve Sworn to Protect
In just one month, the only demonstrated deference of Zeldin, Burgum, Wright, Duffy, and Lutnick is to President Trump’s mantra of “drill, baby, drill” and the deregulation of toxic industries.
Dear Canada: Beware of Peter Hoekstra!
As long as U.S. policy is one of annexation and domination, Hoekstra deserves to be treated as a hostile guest—not an ambassador worthy of distinction or trust.
Women’s Land Rights: The Missing Key to Climate Action
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #AccelerateAction, calls on the world to address the structural barriers slowing progress. If we are serious about climate, we must start at the root of the problem: land access.
Elon Musk's Shiny New Dystopia Is Just White Supremacy in Cyberpunk Dress
The current cyber-coup in Washington, D.C. by this country’s tech broligarchy is intended in part to remove the stigma from the politics of hatred and racialism.
Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Into Sinister Brick Wall of Trump and Netanyahu
Due largely to the U.S. president's deference to Israel's far-right prime minister, the most likely near-term scenario for the Gaza Strip is thus a resumption of the Israeli military assault.
Don’t Let Trump and Musk Fire the Consumer Protection Referee
As we enter a period of our history defined by billionaire oligarchs and the rule of the richest, it’s more important than ever to have agencies that stand up for everyday people, not only the ultra rich class.
Trump, Hitler, Dogs, Vance, Cats, Flags, and Putin
Perhaps Trump’s big lie about Haitians eating pets was just a smokescreen to squelch speculations about something diabolical occurring at Mar-a-Lago. The sources used are no less creditable than Trump and Vance’s.
From Mardi Gras to Plastic-Free Fridays: The RISE of Sustainable Celebrations
Whether you’re driven by a desire to protect the environment or the need to reduce waste mindfully, dedicating one day each week to a plastic-free lifestyle can have a meaningful impact.
Imperialist Peace: Trump’s Strategic Rebranding of Empire
His rhetoric of ending “forever wars” masks a calculated strategy—one that replaces direct military intervention with economic control, resource extraction, and corporate influence.
What Could Come After NATO?
If Trump moves forward with reducing U.S. involvement in the alliance, European countries may be forced to explore alternative security frameworks.
Social Security Advantage: Trump and Musk’s Evil Plan to Privatize Our Safety Net
The goal is to make interacting with Social Security such a difficult and painful process that retired Americans will get angry with the government and begin to listen to Republicans and Wall Street bankers who tell us they should run the system.
English as the Official US Language Is a Win for Trump's Culture War, But a Loser for All of Us
Immigrant families are the latest punished in our political—and informational—crisis.
Negotiating a Lasting Peace in Ukraine
The time has arrived for diplomacy that brings collective security to Europe, Ukraine, and Russia.
Solidarity Lessons: Western MA Stands With Smith College Students for Justice in Palestine
We hope that communities and non-academic organizations across the country find ways to stand with all college and university students on the vanguard of the movement for a free Palestine and an end to the ongoing genocide.
Trump Ushers in the Second Coming of McKinley’s Gilded Age Imperialism
Trump’s foreign policy has already proved a surprising throwback to a McKinleyesque version of great-power politics marked by the urge to take territories, impose tariffs, and conclude diplomatic deals.
Trump Presents the Gravest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
It isn’t too late to stop this disaster. Everyone should call their members of Congress. Tell them that cuts to the Social Security Administration are cuts to Social Security.
Trump Gives the World the Middle Finger
A float designed as part of a pre-Lenten celebration in Germany is the ultimate symbol of the second Trump era.
Trump’s Threats to Jail or Deport Campus Protesters Reveal His View of Free Speech
In the longstanding Western tradition that Trump epitomizes—free speech is the possession of some, meant to be used against others.
When Will Public and Private Sector Workers Unite Against Mass Layoffs by the Billionaires?
Billionaires eat the jobs of working people for breakfast so there's no real point in distinguishing between the "good" and the "bad" ones. Until workers of all kinds are united against our common enemy, there is little hope for the kind of society the working class envisions—and deserves.
Third Way And Its Regressive Politics Should Have No Place in the Democratic Party
The party is very much at a crossroads: It can embrace progressivism and forge a new, compelling identity or it can take cues from the donor and consultant class and embrace the very policies that precipitated our current political crisis.
Violence Against Guantánamo Detainees, Again
Immigrant prisoners are isolated and mistreated in what a post-9/11 lawyer called a "lawless enclave."
The Economy Is Like the Ocean: Why We Must Protect Its Foundations
If we continue to strip away vital support systems—whether through mass layoffs, corporate greed, or government neglect—we are poisoning the waters we all rely on.
Dems Should Not Attend Trump’s State of the Union But With Fury in Their Hearts
Democrats should not signal to a nationally televised audience that what we’re living through is normal.
Trump Set to Whack US Working Class With Historic $2,000 Tax Hike
There is an old saying in Washington that if you want to understand politicians, look at what they do, not what they say. On that front there is no ambiguity. The Republican president is imposing big new taxes, and he is doing it in a way that does not require congressional approval.
Putin’s Useful Idiots Ambush Democracy
Trump’s goals in Ukraine are to help Putin and to humiliate Zelenskyy. The fact that he will make the world a more dangerous place does not factor into his limited thinking.
I Never Thought Trump Would Eat My Face
As Trump eats their faces, his voters are more likely to support proven effective progressive solutions to our shared challenges. We must find a way to meet them and welcome them into our orbit so that we can build the kind of society we all truly deserve.
The Tax Foundation’ Misleading Math Overstates How Much Billionaires Really Pay
By taking into account corporate taxes while ignoring corporate income, the foundation’s methodology drives up effective income tax rates for the super rich only because these rich happen to own a massive amount of corporate stock.
Do You Want to Work for Justice? Go to Eviction Court
The closer we get to the millions of people who are facing evictions or already unhoused, the more likely we are to be motivated to do something about it.
If We Want Peace in Ukraine: What Now?
Sometimes it is okay to say what's obvious: a stable peace settlement must be one that meets enough of Russia’s, and Ukraine’s, essential conditions. If they cannot be made minimally compatible, there will be no settlement.
Trump’s Christian Nationalists Are Targeting Those the Bible Is Most Worried About
The battle of theologies taking place right now is anything but a new phenomenon, even if it’s at an inflection point, with life-and-death consequences for our democracy, Christianity itself, and those who are God’s greatest concern.
Let's Be Very Clear: The Real Fraud Is DOGE
The Musk-led effort is neither a money-saving nor fraud-finding operation—it's an ideologically driven assault by far-right libertarians who seek to destroy a functioning government for their own greedy ends.
The Facade of US Power Crumbles in Orchestrated Oval Office Meltdown
The Trump-Zelenskyy clash is not merely an isolated incident but a symptom of a deeper malaise within the Western alliance.
Musk’s Attack on the Arab American Institute and Other Groups Is Irresponsibly Dangerous
That his post has been viewed by nearly 20 million people makes it even more concerning, as it only takes one deranged individual who has read it to decide to respond by striking out in an act of violence.
Musk, Social Security, and the Ponzi-Scheme Boomerang
Dismantling the most prominent social welfare program of the last century is undoubtedly an extremist undertaking and Musk is employing Trumpism as a discourse to help make that happen. Whether he succeeds is dependent in no small part on our ability to call out and resist his verbal jujitsu.
We Will Protect Immigrants
With a budget working through Congress potentially allocating $350 billion for more detention facilities and to hire more ICE agents, our networks are ready to protect our families and neighbors.
It’s Time to Transcend War, the Meteor of Our Own Making
The need for enemies—the worse the better—may well be humanity’s most profound existential threat.
Remembering Rev. Nelson Johnson and the Historical Record
His clarifying insistence on truth telling will be sorely missed during a time when people are being threatened, demonized, and fired for telling American history’s multiple truths.
The Alaska Gov.’s Trophy Bear in Anchorage Airport Is a Display of Depravity
Instead of admiration and awe, many visitors will react to this display with disgust, seeing the governor’s trophy as an example of the shameful way wildlife are treated in Alaska.
How Endless War Delivered Trump—Not Once, But Twice
The far-reaching impacts of incessant war on American life in this century have received short shrift.
Who Will Stand Against the Fascist Trump?
Saving our country from the cruel and vicious dictatorship seizing our government can only come from the people—Americans of all political backgrounds who show up, speak up, and refuse to accept the vision the president has put forth.
What Trump Really Means by Government ‘Efficiency’
In addition to hurting everyday folks, these federal budget cuts will provide cover for the huge tax cut for wealthy Americans the Republican House just passed.
By Gutting NOAA, Musk and Trump Are Destroying a Public Good to Aid Big Oil
The fossil fuel industry is committing an ongoing crime against the planet; this is an effort to paint over the lens of the security camera that’s been recording its trespasses.
Elon Musk and the Libertarians Are Lying to You
The U.S. government is too big. It's too small. For decades, American political discourse has been dominated by the idea that "big government" is a problem. But this fundamental assumption is wrong.
The Worst Existential Threat to American Democracy Is Already Here: Voter Suppression
If the present strategy of voter suppression by the Republican Party is not stopped, the results of the midterms in two years and the 2028 presidential election are already decided.
The Last Generation to Live Under Jim Crow Have Lived Long Enough to Witness Trump
The xenophobic, bigoted, and cruel policies of the Trump administration are bringing back traumatic memories of American racism and all the nightmares that went with it.
Trump Walks Back Call to Cut Military Spending—Not Surprising, But a Huge Mistake
We don’t need a rearranging of the deck chairs on the Pentagon’s titanic budget. We need fundamental change.
Boycott Major Retailers to Show Them We Have the Power
If politicians won’t hear the voices of average Americans who are being shafted by corporate America, we have to deliver our message to corporate America directly.
Your Data or Your Life: DOGE’s Highway Robbery
The greatest public theft in human history is happening right now.
Our Anthem of Black and Queer Resistance Is Turned Up at Full Volume
Just as church hymns carried our ancestors through hardships, our music today carries forward the spirit of every Black, queer person who dared to dream of visibility and freedom.
In the Struggle for Undocumented Liberation, US Citizenship Is Not the Answer
When we reject the state’s power to define who belongs, and instead build systems of care that honor all people’s right to exist and thrive, we move toward real justice.
No Matter How Many Orders Trump Signs, Equality Is in Our History—and Our Future
While there have been attempts to quell the excitement surrounding Black History Month, our resolve has never been more steadfast. The fight for DEI is a fight for democracy itself.
How Can Congressional Dems Fight Back Against Trump and Musk? Oversight
There are far too many tools at congressional Democrats’ disposal for them to throw up their hands and act as though nothing can be done.
Capitalism’s Free Speech Trap: Bezos Shows How Billionaires Set the Boundaries of Debate
The Washington Post’s shift toward free-market advocacy is not simply an editorial decision; it is a strategic move to reinforce the dominant ideological framework that benefits the billionaire class.
The Committee of One Million: A Petition to Support a Party of Working People
It’s time to link up with politically alienated workers and build something new.
Trump's Ukraine Rhetoric Reinforces Imperialism, Not Peace
By suggesting that Russia's land seizures should be accepted due to its military losses, he legitimizes conquest as a political norm.
Trump’s Plan for Gaza Would Make Colonial Plunder Great Again
In an interview, economist James K. Boyce discusses the relationship between war and economics, and how Trump’s talk of taking over Gaza and turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” is similar to the U.S. dispossession of Native Americans.
Musk and DOGE Are Following the Big Tech Playbook: Use AI to Justify Mass Layoffs
The message these tactics send is clear: Decades of public service experience can be dismissed in minutes if an AI system suggests your role is redundant.
The World Bank’s Private Sector Cult Endangers the Planet
The nearly $4.7 billion in International Finance Corporation trade finance commitments that may have supported fossil fuel-related projects in 2023 is a telltale example.
Jeff Bezos Is Greasing America’s Slide Toward Autocracy
Titans like Bezos who control mainstream media are pandering to Trump in ways that compromise their publications.
Well, That Was Quick: Trump's Total Betrayal of Working People Is Now Complete
Think the House GOP's budget bill endorsed by the president is harmful to low-income families, working people, and the overall health of our society? You probably don't know even the half of it.
Can Big Balls Live Up to His Name and Take on the Pentagon Behemoth?
It’s going take some really big balls to change this Department of War (That’s DOW as in the stock prices that are at stake) into a true Department of Defense.
Trump Is Neither God nor King: Why His Rewriting of History Must Be Stopped
Every time Trump attempts to rewrite January 6 or parrot Putin's propaganda about Ukraine, we must respond not with outrage (after all, this was all written in Project 2025), but with unwavering commitment to truth.
The House GOP Budget Is a Lie and Will Hurt People—And They Know It
Republicans are hiding behind fantastic economic assumptions which they know are false in order to hide the true effects of their agenda—one that raises costs, strips away healthcare, and increases poverty—all in service of giving the super-rich another tax giveaway.
What Is the Political Role of White Lotus and Other ‘Eat the Rich’ Media?
Are entertainments like these seriously acknowledging the deep-seated anxieties—and anger—that Americans are feeling today? Or is the entertainment industry just shamelessly exploiting those anxieties and that anger?
The Essence of Tyranny: Trump Is Rapidly Gaining a Monopoly on the Use of Force
In every part of the government that involves the use of force, Trump is putting into power people who are more loyal to him than they are to the United States.
How Germany's Extreme Center Fueled AfD's Success
As they united around neoliberalism and an aggressive foreign policy, mainstream parties created a dangerous democratic vacuum. This vacuum can now be exploited in particular by extremist parties on the right.
Instead of Pausing a Ban on Bribing Foreign Officials, Trump Should Strengthen It
Not only should the FCPA be vigorously enforced to stop bribery of foreign officials by U.S. companies, but the law must also be strengthened to combat the flip side of the corruption coin—foreign bribes accepted by American officials.
The Dangerous Folly of Labeling Mexican Cartels 'Terrorist Organizations'
Combining the failed strategies of the war on terror and the war on drugs is not just misguided—it’s doubling down on failure.
La MAGA Nostra: Trump, the Mafia Metaphor, and the Corruption of Power
Just like the old Sicilian mafia called itself Cosa Nostra—meaning “our thing”—Trump presents himself as “Our Monster,” a kind of anti-hero who embodies the public’s disgust with a distant and dismissive establishment.
If DOGE Wants a Worthy Target, It Should Look at the World Bank and IMF
These are two of the most questionable and controversial institutions directly or indirectly funded with U.S. taxpayers’ money.
Can RFK Jr. Really Make America Healthy Again?
To make progress on any of the progressive and worthwhile parts of his agenda, Kennedy will have to go to war with his boss—a man who has shown no signs of making Americans healthy in any way.
Trump’s Second Coming Is Worse Than the First
The most significant difference between Trump 2017 and Trump 2025 is that he now has a more clearly defined agenda and is more prepared to impose it.
People Get Ready: Trump's Reichstag Fire Is Coming
An attack on America—real, orchestrated, enabled, or imagined—that would enable him to play the role Bush did after 9/11 would be very politically useful.
An Indifferent Media Is Failing to Report the 400,000 Dead in Gaza
Only the Palestinians, who are not allowed to live, don’t get the respect of having their deaths accurately estimated.
We Won't Name a Mountain After Trump, But Maybe a Sink Hole
On a planet that itself is beginning to come apart at the seams, such a president, a man focused on himself above all else, is no small disaster.
JD Vance's Hypocrisy Was a Trap. Many in Europe Walked Right Into It
By getting European political allies to rationalize or tolerate Trump's attacks on democracy and law, what Vance was doing was carefully setting the stage for an environment where the same things would be rationalized or tolerated here in Europe.
If You're a Democrat Annoyed by Outraged Voters, You Are Doing It Wrong
To most registered Democrats, there’s nothing more important for lawmakers with a “D” after their names to do than battle tooth-and-nail against the Trump-Musk agenda for gutting the government while enriching the wealthy at everyone else’s expense.
Trump Is Following the Project 2025 Playbook to Destroy Workers’ Rights
The massive curbs on workers’ rights that have occurred during the first month of the Trump administration signal it’s likely that plenty more will follow during his tenure in office.
Knowledge is Power—Why Would the Government Want to Dismantle Education?
Dismantling the Department of Education is not just a political talking point; it is an existential threat to millions of students who depend on federal protections and funding.
Trump’s South Africa Executive Order Reflects the Global History of White Supremacy
The right wing in the United States as well as Great Britain, Canada, and elsewhere, has held a fascination for apartheid and has regretted its abolition.
Close Guantánamo Permanently to Prevent It Being Used for Further Human Rights Abuses
The mass deportation and detention of asylum-seekers is not only unlawful but cruel—and not a real immigration solution.
We Can Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition, Even Under Trump
The momentum toward a sustainable future will be unstoppable if clean energy supporters speak up in their own communities.
This Tattoo Could Land You in Guantánamo
The U.S. government is using tattoos, sometimes nothing more than a name, a date, or even a tribute to a favorite athlete, as justification to label migrants as “gang-affiliated” and ship them off to Guantánamo Bay.
Resisting Trump and Musk’s Cultural Revolution
Team MAGA wants a “second American Revolution” that roots out all vestiges of progressivism, liberalism, and secularism and that “will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
We Too Must ‘Flood the Zone’
Generate so many lawsuits to in effect flood the Supreme Court docket so that many cases brought against Trump will be forced to stay in the lower courts where some semblance of democracy and due process still remains.
How Would Gandhi Have Faced Down Trump?
Whatever injustices, cruelties, and evils you seek to end, Gandhi’s life and message are worth studying and emulating.
Real Horror Could Lurk Beneath Trump’s Social Security Zombies Lie
Elon Musk and Donald Trump may want to foster the belief that there are large numbers of dead people getting Social Security benefit so that they can justify a purge of the rolls.
10 Reasons for Modest Optimism in the Fight Against the Trump-Vance-Musk Regime
They want a dictatorship built on hopelessness and fear, but we can take courage from the green shoots of rebellion now appearing across America and the world.
Intentional Journalism Owes a Debt to the Dead in a Swedish Mass Shooting
The majority of those who died were immigrants to Sweden, and the debt is simple: telling their stories in a way that counters common stereotypes about immigrants and refugees in Sweden, and across Europe.
Energy Transfer Is Putting Free Speech and Climate Activism on Trial
A lawsuit against Greenpeace in North Dakota threatens the existence of all nonprofits.
Our 2 Choices: Join the Democratic Party to Transform It, or Acquiesce to Fascism
Because of the structure of American society and politics, the Democratic Party is the only institution positioned to challenge, defeat, and reverse the Trump administration’s ongoing destruction of our constitutional order.
Why Trump Is Detaining Migrants Out of Sight and Out of Mind in Guantánamo Bay
Whatever the treatment of the “worst of the worst” at or near that infamous prison, now a recyclable holder for whoever is the enemy of the day, it will be hidden from public view.
The Trump Admin Is Engaging in Corruption on a Massive Scale to Benefit Big Oil
By censoring and defunding climate science, Trump and his cronies are trying to erase the link between extreme weather impacts and fossil fuel pollution.
To Curb Government Waste, Musk Should Start With Pentagon Contractors... Like Himself
The Pentagon’s deep over-reliance on private corporations not only wastes billions of taxpayer dollars, but also feeds conflicts and contributes to weapons proliferation.
What We Can Learn From Leonard Peltier: ‘I Rise Only When I Help You Rise’
The release of Leonard Peltier after nearly half a century in prison offers a chance for a reflection on the nature of justice and how we treat each other.
Attacking Trump Without a Positive Alternative Is a Losing Game
Trump winning twice is not an accident. It’s the result of the abject failure of a left political strategy that ignores financial reform and attempts to nudge the Democratic Party forward based more on identity than class.
Trump and Musk Are Returning Us to the Age of the Robber Barons
For generations, the ultra-rich have been pushing to overthrow the Progressive Era’s and the New Deal’s utilitarian reforms. They have now found their moment.
In Defiance of Monsters: Resisting the Trump-Musk Kleptocracy
The tepid pushback from the courts, the Democratic Party, and most of the media make it clear that the heart of resistance only beats beyond the strictures of these institutions.
Trump's Bogus 'Unitary Executive' Theory and the Dismantling of Democracy
We are a nation of laws, and we cannot be ruled by executive fiat.
Will the EPA’s Zeldin Uphold His Agency’s Mission or Reverse the Endangerment Finding?
Gutting the Endangerment Finding would completely undermine EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and put a stop to all of EPA’s regulations to limit global warming pollution, a gift to the fossil fuel industry.
An Actual Neofascist Coup Is Now Underway in the United States
Trump’s attempt to incite a coup in 2021 and his subsequent victory in the 2024 presidential election speak volumes of the democratic decline in the United States. We must admit exactly where we are at this point in time.
Who Voted for This?
As Elon Musk destroys the federal labor force, a simple question emerges: Who voted for this?
Musk Is Lying About Waste and Fraud in Social Security to Have an Excuse to Kill It
The richest man alive wants to cut off your benefits and then have Congress use the savings to give himself a gigantic tax cut.
The Last Thing Gaza Needs Is Another Blackwater
Nearly 100 former U.S. special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could turn deadly.
What Would Be a Truly Fair Way to Tax Capital Gains?
The Billionaires Income Tax proposal that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced last year would require billionaires to pay tax annually on the growth in their wealth—in the same way the rest of us pay tax on our salaries and wages.
Why Does Trump Want to Own Greenland? Good, Old-Fashioned Greed
Greenland and its resources are merely the latest potential casualty of Trump’s quest for global domination and his fear of China’s economic power.
Attacking Public Service Dismantles the Infrastructure of Democracy
When billionaires like Musk ally with political forces to dismantle public institutions, they're not just eliminating jobs—they're attempting to redefine freedom as nothing more than market choice.
JD Vance, American Racism, and German Fascism
A sordid history to remember and the horrific prospects of a vice president's embrace of Germany's neo-Nazi party.
What’s So Dangerous About Trump’s Plan for Ethnically Cleansing Gaza?
The risk is less that the U.S. would actually invade and more that Trump’s words would give Israel the green light to push Palestinians out of the West Bank or renew its offensive in Gaza.
Trump and Musk Should Keep Their Hands Off the Social Security Administration
Attacks on the nation's most successful and trusted anti-poverty program is a cynical ploy to convince the American public it's not worth defending. Nothing could be further from the truth and defend it we will.
A Blank Check for Israel Has Humiliated the US in the Eyes of the World
Support for Israeli crimes makes the U.S. not only complicit in genocide, but has diminished our status and injured the freedoms we once claimed to cherish.
Be Terrified Trump Is Using the Same Bonaparte Quote as This Right-Wing Mass Murderer
This declaration by Trump was no passing joke or meme. He wants us all to see it. To hear it. To know that he means it. He’s shoving it in our faces. Pounding it out on the keyboard. Declaring it to the world. Quoting Anders Breivik.
Defending the Gulf of Mexico From Trump's Totalitarianism
How serious is Trump’s Orwellian effort? Can it really succeed in reshaping public discourse? We can hope not. But can we be sure?
How to Cut the Billionaires Behind This Coup Down to Size
The political left in Germany has a plan and strategy for the Elon Musk's of this world and maybe we should be learn from it.
A Right-Wing Supreme Court Won't Save Us From This Right-Wing President
Today especially, remember that we celebrate President's Day—not Dictator's Day—for a reason.
The Global South Needs Fair, Equitable, and Enduring Climate Finance
While the developed world is rapidly changing its relationship with the rest of the world, the price of not providing climate finance will be economic losses, health impacts, increased disaster costs, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, and infrastructural damage.
MAGA-Fest Destiny: Trump's Old-School (and Grotesque) Brand of Imperialism
Trump doesn’t shroud American imperialism in happy talk. He says it just like they did in 1898. It’s about resources and profits.
Trans People Are Allies in the Struggle Against Hardship, Not Rivals
Anti-trans attacks are designed to keep us all politically reactive, overwhelmed, and unfocused on the deep systemic failures of our society.
Bob Dylan Biopic and the Origin Story of an Electrified Maggie's Farm
The Oscar-nominated film, A Complete Unknown, accurately portrays Dylan's two sides—a brilliant creative genius as a songwriter/poet and a narcissist who used and discarded people on behalf of his ambition. It tells a good story, but certainly not all the stories.
We Need Much, Much, Much Bigger Unions
Unions are more popular than ever and there are 60 million workers ready to join the labor movement. It's well past time to organize them. It should be our very top priority.
Where Are the Mass Rallies Coast-to-Coast Opposing Trump's Authoritarian Takeover?
We need, and can have, a giant rally—or several giant rallies, it’s a big country!—where speakers loudly and passionately make the case about the Trump administration attacking U.S. democracy and selling out regular working people to the whims of the rich.
Trump's LNG Export Extortion Racket
Trump threatens other nations with tariffs, and offers to make them go away if they buy some fracked gas. It’s akin to a protection racket. Pay up, or your windows get broken.
Trump-Musk Dictatorship Is Awakening the American People's Resistance
Forget the use of the terms "autocracy" and "constitutional crisis." This is a savage dictatorship, getting worse by the day.
It’s Time to Square up Against the Bullies of Trumpworld
I sometimes still fantasize about my classmates rushing forward, knocking my childhood bully down with their book bags, and saving me. I wonder if that’s our only hope now.
Sen. Gallego’s Laken Riley Act Sponsorship Exemplifies the Dems’ Strategy Failures
As long as Democrats keep putting their finger to the wind and trying to follow the right-wing narrative instead of reshaping the narrative to one that is better for the country, they are going to keep losing.
Trump’s Sovereigntist Imperialism Will Trigger Self-Defeating US Decline
As Trump transforms the United States into pariah nation, he will be accelerating the nation’s fall from power, generating increasingly dangerous domestic and international turmoil and insecurity.
Reflecting on the 22 Years Since the World Said No to War
Over $21 trillion were blown on wars. Think what alternative uses for those trillions might have been, and weep.
February Strike of 1941: When Citizens Took to the Streets Against the Nazis
Remembering how Amsterdam's working class stood up against Adolf Hitler's extermination of the Jews.
Corporate Media Failing to Call This What It Is: A Coup
If this is not a coup d’etat, I don’t know what is. It is not "taking sides" to say so. Rather, it is accurately describing the dire emergency America now faces.
Giving Peace a Chance in Ukraine Is Good. Why Not Gaza Too?
Those of us anxious to see peace in Ukraine should applaud President Trump’s initiative but we should also highlight the glaring contradictions of a president who finds the killing in Ukraine unacceptable but fully supports the genocide in Palestine.
Welcome to Gtitmo! The Freest Place on Earth! (From Human Rights Law)
Trump’s intention to expand the Gitmo prison is symbolic as well as practical: It revitalizes the Bush-era war on terror; it brings the war home.
Sorry Stevie Wonder, We Do Need to Blame the Banks Responsible for the LA Fires
The four banks that sponsored the FireAid benefit concert were among the world’s largest fossil fuel industry financiers from 2016—when the Paris climate accord went into effect—through 2023.
The $75 Billion Reason These 5 Corporations Had to Help Fund Trump's Inauguration
Lobbyists want Congress to restore a policy that allowed companies to immediately deduct the expenses characterized as research and development in the year they are incurred.
Trump's Great Replacement Theory for Gaza: 'We Will Replace You'
Like a slumlord eager to get rid of tenants so that he can raze the property and build a new skyscraper, Trump doesn’t care about the current inhabitants.
Idiotic Ideas Aside, Trump's Peace Efforts Highlight the Dems' Failures
Why did the Democrats under former President Joe Biden choose to transform the party into one that embraced war and glorified warmongers like Cheney, while protecting and enabling a genocide?
House GOP Budget Just Another Extreme Giveaway to the Rich
The budget makes the Republican agenda clear: costly tax cuts for the wealthy and businesses, paired with deeply harmful cuts in programs and services for families and communities.
Looking for Balance and Light in the Chaos? Try Art
Works like Promemoria—Reminder (Sending Out an SOS) by EMA can get to the heart of the matter by tapping not just the intellect but the emotions, putting us in touch with a deeper sense of meaning too often ignored in our rush to deal with the crises of the moment.
Trump’s Illegal Gaza Plan Is the Logical Extension of Decades of Bipartisan US Policy
That no one in the Democratic Party leadership has called for Netanyahu’s arrest or even objected to his being invited has likely emboldened Trump and Netanyahu to announce their support for ethnic cleansing.
Why Resistance Alone Will Fail
Without organizing the working class under a shared vision and demand for a more fair and just society, we will remain largely powerless to stop the Trump-led takeover by the billionaire oligarchy.
The Last Taboo: Why Are Voters Never Held Responsible for Their Choices?
Time to end the media silence over the American people’s headlong dive into authoritarianism.
We Didn't Vote for This Sh*t
Let the evidence show that what most people wanted was relief from unaffordable prices, economic hardship, and grotesque inequality—not an authoritarian takeover.
President Trump Must Reverse Course on Border Policy to Uphold Human Rights
Elected officials, civil society, and our communities must band together to resist the current assaults on asylum, and push for humane and welcoming border policies.
Trump’s Embrace of Plastic Straws Won’t Make America Healthy Again
The harmful effects of plastics on human health should be a primary concern for any administration that claims to value human life.
The Law Is Catching Up to Musk and DOGE
With their many mistakes, Musk and his team have left themselves vulnerable to the sorts of lawsuits being filed by public-interest groups and state attorneys general.
Advice From the Balcony: Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law
When the drama becomes heated and intense, with new and surprising events unfolding moment by moment, it can be easy to lose sight of the shared agreements that make the story possible.
Join the Fight for Public Education and Democracy
We will not concede. We will show up for our public schools. We will show up for each other and our future.
The Rise of the Drone-Industrial Complex
A new force — Silicon Valley startup culture — has entered the fray, and the military-industrial complex equation is suddenly changing dramatically.
A Coup D’état by the World's Richest, Most Sinister Men
The billionaire plotters did not bring guns, but they have entered the buildings. They are here.
President Trump, President Musk, and the Wedge Issue of Mass Layoffs
Every elected Democrat should be demanding that no taxpayer dollars go to corporations that lay off taxpayers involuntarily. If they don't, what good are they?
Why Harvard Is Wrong to Impose the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
A principled leadership of Harvard and of all the other great universities of this country should be giving leadership and effective direction to the movement against the war on the Palestinians—not figuring out how to destroy it.
Don’t Scapegoat Arab Americans for Trump’s Win
Instead of blaming the people they let down, the Harris campaign needs to look in the mirror and find fault with itself.
Lessons From Resisting Draft Registration That Can Help With the Fight Against Trump
Each of us has a responsibility to reach inside and find the courage to do what we can in our individual lives; where we work, study, pray, or recreate; and through coming together collectively.
Veterans Oppose Mass Deportations and Domestic Military Deployments
Veterans for Peace will support military personnel who question the legality of Trump’s orders.
The Fix Our Forests Act Is a Logging Bill Disguised as a Firefighting Bill
If passed, it would open millions of acres of forests to logging without scientific review or citizen input. A better name for this legislations would be the Fix It So We Can Log Without Citizen Oversight Act.
What Is the Mainstream Media Missing About Elon Musk? He Is Instituting Technocracy
What Musk is doing is tantamount to hacking the inner core of the federal government and the public trust—a blatant coup and power grab for technocratic ends.
Trump, Vance, and Musk Have Ushered Us Into Madison’s ‘Very Definition of Tyranny’
American democracy and government—after 240 years—is finally on the verge of collapsing and being replaced by something very much like Vladimir Putin’s Russia or Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.
Trump May Try, But It’s Impossible to Erase the Legacy of Black People in This Country
Having overcome enslavement, Jim Crow, and more, our striving to thrive in a country with so-called leaders who would prefer to keep us living on the margins only exemplifies the America we aspire to.
'Polarization' Is a Weapon the Wealthy and Corporate Forces Use Against Us
We Americans have an obligation to each other and future generations to take on the root causes behind our suffering.
Make Trump the Loser on Super Bowl Sunday
We won’t end racism by removing the slogan. And we won’t end Trumpism by just turning off the TV.
What Can Be Done About the Left’s Diminished DNC Presence?
The recent race for DNC chair raises questions about how the progressive wing of the party can and should move forward toward 2028.
Could the US Military’s Recruitment Problem Be a Good Thing?
Is it possible that collective humanity is actually turning against war—seeing it more as the primary problem than the solution to our global ills?
The Super Bowl May Stand as the US' Most Visible Symbol of Plutocratic Excess
As corporate executives get to write off the billions they shell out for NFL game luxury suites as legitimate business entertainment expenses, average taxpayers don’t get to sit in those suites.
Will We Look at the Beginning of Trump’s Second Term as the Beginning of the End?
The second Trump presidency could represent as big a threat to the continuity of American life as the Civil War. How do we keep hope alive once we’ve truly grasped the danger(s) we face?
We Must Rise Up to Stop This Corporate Coup—and Fast
Break with your routine, Americans. It’s your country they are seizing!
Freedom Isn’t Free When You’re Black and Poor
The unforgiving reality of cash bail transforms “innocent until proven guilty” into “guilty until proven wealthy.”
The Trump-Musk Oligarchic Plan: Dismantle, Loot, Privatize
We need to organize in states and congressional districts across the country to pressure members of Congress to stand up to the Musk-Trump agenda.
Resisting Trump's "Riviera of the Middle East" in Gaza
There is something sick and rotten in the act of enabling and profiting from mass killings and forced displacement.
Creating a Robust Ecology of Change to Resist Trump 2.0
Movements gain strength when they can find ways for many approaches to work together.
Trump’s Obscene Gaza Business Proposal Is the Final Phase of a Slow-Motion Genocide
His proposal was not about rebuilding Gaza for the sake of its people but about finishing the job Israel was unable to finish.
Trump’s Back! With a New and Improved Plan to Pervert American Democracy
Trump will undoubtedly attempt to enhance his authoritarian aspirations by subordinating other branches of power to his will, inspire his base in civil society, and then, in turn, employ it to increase pressure on governmental institutions in his behalf.
The Real Estate of Empire: How Colonial Gentrification Fuels Trump's Gaza Plan
Trump, in positioning himself as both a political leader and a real estate mogul, offers a disturbing vision of the future in which state power is wielded to clear land for private enterprise.
The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide
Trump’s latest comments confirm that Israel’s wholesale destruction of Gaza is aimed at permanently removing its Palestinian population.
Let This Black History Month Remind Us That Progress Is Still Possible
The African American tradition of struggle advances the entire nation. In that spirit, we must continue to build coalitions that address shared socioeconomic challenges across racial and ethnic lines.
As Trump and Musk Flood the Zone, Solidarity Is Our Life Raft
When they manufacture chaos to divide us, we must recognize it as a desperate attempt to prevent us from building the collective power they fear.
Trump's Cruelty Puts the Community Where Our Children Find Healing Under Threat
If anyone celebrating this attack against transgender people were to spend time with the parents, children, and doctors affected, their feelings might change.
From the Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock: The Time Has Come
Instead of counting down the minutes and seconds to our extinction, the Peace Clock calls on the U.S. government to take a series of specific, concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament.
The Dangerous Thinking Behind Trump's Attempt to Rename the Gulf of Mexico
The name change signals a territorial and economic claim over these waters and their resources, further cementing U.S. imperial ambitions in the region.
Trump’s Latest Anti-Trans Executive Order Shows That Sports Are Never Just Sports
The steady flow of anti-trans bigotry in sport was the gateway to full-throttle demonization under Trump.
No Chris Wright, Destroying the Planet Won’t Solve Energy Poverty
Trump’s new energy secretary would like you to believe that “Zero Energy Poverty” and Net Zero emissions by 2050 are incompatible goals, but this could not be further from the truth.
Congress Must Stop Musk’s Hostile Corporate Takeover of US Democracy
While the ultra-rich and large corporations have long used their political influence to secure power and advance their own interests, never before has one billionaire so thoroughly infiltrated the federal government and bent it to their will for personal gain.
Joe Biden and the Dems Helped Build up Trump’s Border-and-Deportation Arsenal
Donald Trump is inheriting the most fortified border in American history, increasingly run by private corporations, and he’s about to use all the power at his disposal to make it more so.
Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza Is a Brutal Form of Colonial Capitalism
The U.S. president’s real estate vision for Gaza—despicable and unlawful—epitomizes the modern Western colonial project.
Palestinians Reclaiming Their Gaza Homes Is a Profound Response to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Threat
Amid all the talk of ethnic cleansing, Palestinians have remained resolute, with extraordinary scenes unfolding in northern Gaza.
Why Working People Need a Political Movement of Their Own
What are workers without a political home to do?
A Counter Proposal to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza
The U.S. has spent nearly $20 billion on blowing up Gaza at an estimated cost of more than $400,000 for every Gazan killed. Surely we can afford the reparations now owed the Palestinian people.
We the People Face the Abandonment of America's Foundational Principles
Are we ready to defend our ideals, or have we lost interest in distinguishing virtue from vice and public good from private greed?
Why the US Senate Must Reject RFK Jr.—A Lethal Broken Clock
As over 700 health professionals recently warned, "the unfounded, fringe beliefs" of Trump's pick to run HHS "could significantly undermine public health practices across the country and around the world."
Trump Has No Right to Move Us to Oligarchy, Authoritarianism, and Kleptocracy
Instead of moving toward an economy which is designed to benefit the very richest people in our society, we have got to fight hard to create a government that works for all of us.
Federal Workers, Stay in Your Jobs and Help Resist the Trump-Musk Takeover
The email sent to federal employees urging them to resign in exchange for uncertain benefits is clearly aimed at purging critical government employees and replacing them with loyalists and ideologues.
Public Banking in a Time of Crisis: How to Rebuild Los Angeles
From LA’s wildfires to Asheville’s floods, disasters are intensifying and demand resilience. Public banking offers a blueprint for recovery: leverage public dollars to cut long-term costs, create jobs, and rebuild smarter.
We Built the US by Vanquishing a Monarch—But the Kings Are Back
We’ve done this before; we can do it again: It’s going to take a hell of a fight, though, given that we’re up against the richest men on the planet.
Government-Funded Landlord Trump Hypocritically Attacks Government Spending
The Trump real estate fortune was built by hundreds of millions of dollars in government subsidies and huge tax breaks, none of which are available to the working people Trump is hurting with his current attacks.
This FTC Was the Most Effective in Decades Thanks to Lina Khan
Under her leadership, the Federal Trade Commission consistently delivered for consumers, lowering costs and creating a fairer, more honest, and more competitive economy.
Trump Is a Liar and an Autocrat—Do Not Trust Him, But Believe Him
There is no reason to trust anything he says or to support anything he does. But there is every reason to believe him when he promises to “annihilate” his opponents and to advance a xenophobic and authoritarian vision of “American Greatness.”
Trump's Trade War, Authoritarian Power, and the Oligarchs
Yes, the president is a malignant narcissist and sadist with an insatiable lust for power who gets pleasure out of making others squirm. But there’s something else.
No, NPR, There Is No Evidence Trump Will Be a Champion of the Working Class
A restoration of the same tax cuts that "greatly benefited high-income earners and holders of wealth" is how NPR thinks Trump in his second term "can serve what are plausibly called populist causes"? Come on now.
Shock, Awe, and Ethnic Cleansing: Trump's Policy in Gaza
The U.S. president's "suggestion" that Palestinians be moved to Egypt and Jordan seems to be nothing less than a blessing for a new Nakba.
Musk's DOGE Blitzkrieg Should Infuriate the Nation
The billionaire oligarch and his henchmen are wreaking havoc in government offices with sensitive personal data of all U.S. citizens. If left unchecked, this is just the beginning of their assault on our democratic system.
Trapped by Coverage: How the US Healthcare System Ties Survivors to Abuse
Universal healthcare, or at least a robust public option, would give Americans the freedom to leave jobs or relationships without fear of losing coverage.
Democrats Are Delusional: Trump Will Try to Stay in Power
I laugh at the thought of him making way for Vice President JD Vance, whom he clearly despises—and often humiliates—let alone a Democrat. No, he won’t make way for anyone.
We Must Create a Broad Anti-Fascist Movement to Fight Back Against Trump 2.0
The struggle against neofascism in the U.S. must be taken by all those whose rights are being targeted under the second Trump administration.
Trump's Racism Is Pushing Latin America Away; Can the Left Seize the Moment?
If harnessed effectively, regional disillusionment with U.S. imperialism could propel Latin America toward true autonomy and bottom-up development.
The Shame of What We've Done: Assessing Jews' Responsibility for Israel's Actions
A new book by Peter Beinart analyses how the maudlin story we Jews tell ourselves of our virtue and heroic endurance inoculates Jews from seeing Israel's agency in creating the resistance it faces.
Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups
Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few.
To Stop Billionaires’ Wealth and Power From Metastasizing, Close This Tax Loophole
A gaping U.S. tax loophole I like to refer to as “buy-hold for decades-sell” allows the investment gains of the ultra-rich to compound for decades without facing taxation.
Dictator Donald Thinks He’s Invincible; He’s Not
Unless he changes course, he will be brought down by corruption throughout his ranks, plunging polls, resistance by many states, and a Congressional GOP realizing that it is their political skin or Trump’s.
UnitedHealth Exemplifies How the Industry Prioritizes Profit Over Care
The provider has—for good reason—become the most powerful lightning rod for patient and medical staff critiques of how private insurers operate.
How Years of GOP Voter Suppression Helped Trump Win in 2024
Numerous efforts over the years, at numerous governmental levels, have worked to play games with the electoral process and interfere with—and outright eliminate—certain voters’ right to vote.
3 Reasons Using AI in Decision-Making Harms Low-Income Americans
All told, 92 million low-income people in the United States—those with incomes less than 200% of the federal poverty line—have some key aspect of life decided by AI.
We Need an Uprising From Below—Join Us
There is nothing ordinary about the times we are living. As such, what we do must be extraordinary.
Biden's Enduring Legacy: Awful. No Worse
If ever there was a searing, sanctimonious self-immolation in presidential politics, this was it and the costs are incalculable.
Trump's Big, Bad, Destructive, and Unpeaceful Imperialism
It may seem laughable to hear Trump lusting after Canada and Greenland, but his vision of U.S. domination indicates we need to take him and his imperial threats very seriously.
Guantánamo: the Forever Mistake
Once you violate both fair treatment of prisoners and the basic principles of law, finding an unchallenged resolution to such cases is essentially inconceivable.
DeepSeek Gives the Lie to the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Latest Stalling Tactic
The industry holds that we will need so much electricity for the data centers to keep this technology running that we’ll have to give up on dealing with climate change for now. A new, more efficient AI challenges that.
7 Rules for Narrative Discipline in the Time of Trump
We need to focus on helping people to see that the current administration is not on their side, to see the damage being done, and to see that there are alternative policies that actually would meet their needs.
I Measured Pollution From Hundreds of Gas Stoves; What I Learned Still Haunts Me
To protect D.C. and Maryland residents from the health-harming impacts of NO2, policymakers must act to help households move to pollution-free, efficient electric appliances such as induction cooktops.
In the Attack on Pro-Palestinian Campus Speech, More Than Jobs Are at Stake
Students and professors across the country are being witch-hunted for their position on Palestine, in a serious threat to democracy, dissent, and the ability of ordinary people to resist authoritarianism.
Electing Trump as an Act of Collective Suicide
He promised to "drill, baby, drill," which really means "burn, baby, burn." And we said... okay.
We Need a Shared Working-Class Agenda to Overcome Economic Hardship and Defeat Trump
If we resist getting caught up in the endless drama, divisions, and distractions—and work together to further our own slate of issues—we have the power to create meaningful change.
Trump’s Terrifying Pardons: Egocentric, Incompetent Leadership Provokes Panic
Individuals eager to overturn democratic institutions stand sanctioned, if not emboldened, to commit another violent insurrection.
We Must Defend the Sacred Promise of Birthright Citizenship
Political opportunism, fearmongering, and xenophobia have conspired to transform birthright citizenship from a cherished right into a polarizing debate.
Alaska's North Slope Gasline Is a Cautionary Tale for Fossil Fuel Boosters Like Trump
The allure of quick profits from resource extraction often comes at the expense of long-term sustainability, not just for the environment but for taxpayers too.
Trump’s Freeze Was a Brazen, Unlawful Attempt to Steal Our Tax Dollars
Whichever way this pans out, one thing is clear: This administration is trying every tactic—legal or otherwise—to fund its planned massive tax handout to its billionaire backers.
The Hostile Takeover of the United States by Corporate Raiders Has Arrived in Full
Trump is breaking multiple laws and daring Congress and the courts to do anything about it. This is the beginning of the path to both economic chaos and dictatorship.
The Laken Riley Act Harms Immigrant Children, And It’s Only the Beginning
Policymakers on both sides of the political aisle seem all too eager to support legislation that ignores that immigrant children are human beings, worthy of the same care and protections that their own children enjoy.
US Gulf South Activists to Japan: 'Enough Is Enough' When It Comes to Bankrolling LNG
As we meet with Japanese financial institutions and policymakers, we carry a clear message: The human cost of Japan's LNG investments can no longer be ignored.
You Don't Help Seniors by Cutting Medicaid, Social Security, or Medicare
And you don’t lower prices by giving giant tax cuts to billionaires and price gouging corporations.
Think Trump's Tyranny Can't Be Opposed or Stopped? Think Again
The MAGA movement will not be able to continue without the support and acquiescence of those whose lives and future it is destroying.
What Trump's Pardons and Retribution Say About His Fascist Threat
What history teaches should worry us very much.
Trump Is Clearly Moving in an Authoritarian and Potentially Fascist Direction
Without resistance this regime will ensure that Americans are more vulnerable to climate change and to political chaos, moral decay, and social disintegration.
As the Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight, Will Trump Make the Ultimate Deal?
All nuclear nations are following the U.S. lead in rebuilding their arsenals, giving President Trump, who has expressed concern over nuclear war, a chance to act if he will take it.
My "Beef" with Bobby: On the Trouble With RFK Jr.
If Kennedy really wants to “Make America Healthy Again,” he could instead start by addressing the dangers of red and processed meats, a concern grounded in science.
Fareed Zakaria's Message After Working Class Voters Ditch the Democrats: Good Riddance!
It's a mistake to dismiss the workers of this nation. And yet the elites within the Democratic Party have shown their disdain over and over and over again.
Trump’s Refusal to Invest in EVs Could Hand the World’s Economic Future to China
If we take President Donald Trump at his word, his policies will slam the brakes on innovation or the next four years—just long enough to potentially send the Detroit auto industry into a death spiral.
Mass General Brigham and Lockheed Martin: The Tale of an Odd Couple
The CEO of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, serves on the Board of Directors of Mass General Brigham, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious healthcare systems.
Will Crypto’s Roaring 20s Lead to a Second Great Depression?
Crypto “bros” invested big-time in 2024’s presidential and congressional campaigns and want unrestricted access to the global banking system. What could possibly go wrong?
Trump Proves He’s Still No Friend of Gaza
Trump’s “just clean out” comment epitomizes the culmination of decades of U.S. complicity in Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, shifting from passive support to active facilitation of ethnic cleansing.
Trump’s Crypto Scam Threatens the Economy and His Own Power
For oligarchs, the rise of digital finance provides large moneymaking opportunities. But for the rest of us, it increases the risk of another financial crisis.
What Is Really Next for Gaza?
The current cease-fire is on shaky ground, and even if it holds, wars have consequences that last long after the bombs stop falling.
American Voters Need to Care About Foreign Policy Again
Foreign policy is not truly foreign; it remains a domestic issue, not some abstract concept that does not affect the average American’s everyday life. Voters do not realize this, but they need to.
It’s Official: Donald Trump Won the 2020 Election
In less than a week in office, Trump has commenced the process of officially erasing the truth not simply about January 6, 2021, but about the last four years.
Our Democracy Is in Peril, But Progressives Are Poised to Lead Its Revival
It’s only progressives who not only propose changes to the system supported by the majority, but also practice a form of politics that the public embraces.
Maybe Doom Isn’t Scary Enough
I interviewed three anti-nuke activists to understand the Doomsday Clock and how our society thinks about the very real threat of nuclear war.
Moving From Colonial to Liberation Medicine in a Time of Genocide
This transformative work requires reimagining medicine’s structures, moving people with racist beliefs out of positions of power, and creating systems for the most marginalized to lead.
Oligarchs and Strongmen: the Difference and Why It Matters
Trump is both a master oligarch and a strongman; his ruthlessness and that of other oligarchs in his orbit reflect in part a self-confidence founded on their wealth.
Tariffs Should Be a Scalpel, Not a Sledgehammer
While tariffs can be a tool for positive change, they need to be used alongside investments and strong environmental protections in our own country.
To Defend Democracy From Trump, the Mainstream Press Must Cover Peoples’ Movements
Without the media covering the actions, litigation, initiatives, and reports of civic institutions and labor unions, little or nothing will flow from their efforts.
MAGA's Global Roots: Why 'America First' Isn't American
To effectively counter MAGA, it must be accurately framed, not as an embodiment of American exceptionalism, but as part of a global populist strategy.
We Must Resist Trump’s Attack on DEI
Trump is, in effect, attempting with the stroke of a pen to undo over 60 years of hard-won progress in overcoming racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry.
The Michigan Legislature Should Honor Dr. King's Legacy by Rejecting an Anti-Worker Bill
The bill would limit the upward economic mobility of part-time workers and workers at businesses with less than 25 people, reduce paid time off, and strip workers of protections they may otherwise be entitled to.
As the US Empire Falls, We Must Take Care of Each Other
Americans have a hard road ahead of us working to create a future that is more humane and just, for ourselves and future generations.
Celebrating the Gaza Cease-Fire and Pledging to Defend It
We must push for successful completion of all three phases of the cease-fire agreement and remove conditions within the U.S. that have enabled the genocide.
Why Won’t the US Corporate Media Call a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute?
The mainstream press failed to accurately describe the hand gesture that Elon Musk made twice at Trump’s Inauguration Day rally, setting a troubling precedent for the second Trump era.
By Dehumanizing Others, Trump Makes Sure We Remain Our Own Worst Enemies
If Americans hate most of the planet beyond their borders—and go to war with it—they are creating the very reality they fear.a
Resisting Trump Isn’t Enough; We Need a Plan for a Better World
The promise and possibility of ending poverty, reclaiming democracy, and advancing peace and justice remain closer than any of us may think.
By Fast-Tracking LNG, Trump Is Putting Big Oil Above the People
President Trump made it clear in his campaign that his apparent priority was to uplift struggling Americans. This is simply and totally at odds with his promise to “drill, baby, drill.”
Trump’s Second Inauguration Took Influence Peddling to a Whole New Level
The very ripeness for scandal this time around calls for reasonable restrictions on the sources and amounts of inaugural donations.
10 Concrete Things You Can Do to Resist Trump II
The forces of Trumpian repression and neofascism would like nothing better than for us to give up. Then they’d win it all. We cannot allow them to.
A Citizen’s Executive Order for the Second Trump Era
Any and all necessary steps will be taken with the goal of bending the arc of history toward justice, no matter how slow and painful the process.
America's Darkest Comeback Tour: From Racehorse Theory to Resistance
Throughout American history, in moments of darkness (and there have been plenty), people have found ways to forge solidarity across difference.
Trump’s Second Inauguration Symbolized the Reality of Oligarchic Power
The inaugural ceremony featured America’s three richest men—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—seated prominently in attendance, alongside other billionaires, as Trump addressed the nation.
The Most Dangerous Trump Pick? Jay Bhattacharya
If you line up all the wicked, unqualified, strange, and misshapen beings who will guide Trump's administration into the stormy seas of fascism, not a single one can be linked to the incalculable measures of suffering that Jay Bhattacharya shepherded into history.
To Save Democracy From Trump, Mobilize Popular Rage Against the Wealthy
Anger over a government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich will make it more likely that any future lies about a “strong leader” and a “stolen election” will fall on deaf ears.
Biden Tried to Protect the Vulnerable Bering Sea; Will It Work?
The climate emergency has led to dramatic changes for Alaska fish and wildlife and for the subsistence-based communities of the Arctic who depend on these creatures for their survival.
Biden’s Legacy Is Written In Blood
When I think of Joe Biden, I will think of every child I’ve seen dismembered and every home I’ve seen destroyed while I scrolled through social media for the last 15 months.
A Dispatch From the Trumpocalypse
The long and short of it is that the world was going in the wrong direction even before Our Trump returned that second time and turbocharged that all too unfortunate trajectory.
As the World Helps Gaza Rebuild, It Must Respect the Dignity of Its People
Portraying the people of Gaza only as victims may hold Israel accountable for its genocide, but it fails to recognize the agency Palestinians have earned and deserve.
We Are All Paying the Price for Merrick Garland’s Abject Failure
Decades from now, historians will memorialize Garland not as a dedicated public servant but as the head of the Justice Department who brought a butter knife to an existential gunfight with Trump, quickening our collective descent into neo-fascism.
Ending the Brutal Cycle of Resistance and Cease-Fires in Gaza
Time and again, cease-fire agreements have been undermined by Israel’s actions, with violations that reignite violence and perpetuate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.
Will US Troops Fight Trump’s War on Migrants?
Trump is counting on our armed forces being able to live with forcibly taking people from their homes and separating families right here in the United States, an experience that many of them are all too familiar with.
As a Cease-Fire Brings Some Relief to Gaza, We Must Make Sure It Lasts
Now that we are about a year and a half into a genocide of the Gaza Strip with a pause for six weeks, concerned Americans must remain vigorously attentive to Trump potentially deteriorating a fragile peace.
Citizens United Unleashed the Dark Money Surge That Shaped the 2024 Election
While the court claimed that independent spending carries no substantial threat of corruption so long as it is truly independent and disclosed, the 2024 election dispensed with that illusion forever.
Augustus Augustulus Trump
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump is likely to oversee both the end of the American Republic and the end of the American Empire.
The Third Manifesto: A Tale of Two Terrorists
The FBI now apparently decides, not only what is or isn’t “terrorism,” but what is or isn’t evil. Why? Because its power and autonomy grow when the public is fearful of “the Other.”
For Democrats, Opportunities Abound
The path will soon be open for Democrats to end the climate emergency and restore a bountiful economy.
We Must Keep a Progressive Vision of the Future Alive in the Trump Era
We need a progressive agenda that addresses the many crises that working families face and points us forward to a better life for all.
As Trump Takes Office, It’s Time for a Mass Climate Movement
Not only do we know that there is opportunity in how we meet this moment, but there are sparks suggesting that we may actually be on our way.
Shifting Our Mindsets from Dread to a Dream
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day coincides with Trump’s second inauguration, a call for unwavering compassion in uncertain times.
Running in Circles on Racial Justice
Hard-fought victories in terms of racial justice in the U.S. are always met with a vicious backlash that makes progress a circular motion where we end up, it seems, where we began.
Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be Protesting at Trump’s Inauguration
On almost every imaginable issue, King and Trump are polar opposites.
The Bankrupt 'End of History' and the Trump Scam's Inevitable Failure
The yawning gap between the returning president's over-the-top MAGA rhetoric and what he’s really delivered should be instructive.
We Must Refuse to Roll Over for Trump's Destructive Agenda
People aren’t just going to accept all this. Our politics are a mess right now. But our country isn’t “lost” — only our leaders are.
My Community Will Remember the Biden Administration for One Thing: Genocide
In less than a year, more than a dozen U.S. officials publicly resigned in protest of Biden's policy on Israel-Palestine. I was one of them.
What Donald Trump Has Revealed About Our Country
Now is the time for assessing the assets of the citizenry and putting them to work.
How Could a Person Like Trump Get a Majority of Americans’ Votes?
Declining economic circumstances and anxiety about the U.S. place in the global system propelled Trump to the White House for a second time, but the world will not end on January 20.
Trump and His GOP Allies Are Preparing a Tax Scam 2.0
Trump campaigned on a promise to lower costs for Americans, but instead, Republicans are laser-focused on passing another round of massive tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
We Will See a Woman President in Our Lifetimes
Despite VP Harris’ loss, the results of this election cycle proved that investing in women is not only central to creating a more representative government; it’s also a strong electoral strategy.
Wake Up Media! Here's a Bullshit Detector for Trump 2.0
The great fascist fabulist is returning. The Fourth Estate, battered and bruised as it is, must stand guard and be prepared to fight back on behalf of the people.
Gas Export Terminals Are Making Texas and Louisiana Sick: We Must Stop It
Now is the time to make our voices heard before the haze, smog, and soot choke the sky for good and while there is still time remaining for the Biden administration to reject the many LNG export applications in the queue.
The Urgency of Interracial Solidarity in a Divided Nation
By pitting Black and Brown communities against each other, shadow actors promote the false notion that democracy and equality are in competition with each other, rather than shared objectives.
The LA Fires Show the Price of Climate Inaction
Measures like controlled burns, increased funding for fire departments, and more thoughtful residential planning can help California going forward, but it will take more to slash emissions and address the climate emergency.
Will Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Bring Us Closer to Mutually Assured Destruction?
Hegseth seems to represent the attitude that security is about being the toughest guy out there, security is about winning, and the pursuit of “peace” is for wimps.
Pro-Rich Tax Loopholes Are Turning the American Dream Into the American Nightmare
Those with the power to act need to finally wake up, to insist that corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share.
Cease-Fire in Gaza: A Tale of Trump's Illusion and Biden's Failure
Biden and his team will not be remembered for brokering peace but for enabling and facilitating policies that allowed Israel’s genocide to continue unabated.
US Pressure Made a Gaza Cease-Fire Possible; Will Trump Maintain It?
The United States holds immense leverage over Israel. It is crucial to question whether the Trump administration will use it effectively to ensure the cease-fire progresses past its initial stages and leads to a lasting peace.
The TikTok Ban Is Discriminatory and Unlawful. Here’s Why.
What Congress is telling the world is that being a person or company that simply has origins in Asia is enough to be labeled a national security threat—no evidence required. That is racial profiling and an affront to the Constitution.
Improved Medicare for All Can Heal This Sick Country
A system that collects money from patients and employers then profits by withholding the promised care is not a business but a fraudulent, diabolical scam.
No, Biden Wasn’t Unable to Stop the Gaza War—He Was in on It
The truth of the matter is that every day for the past year, Biden could have secured a cease-fire by using America’s vast leverage, and every day for the past year, from all the evidence we have today, Biden chose not to.
Fossil Fuel 'Oil-Garchs' Reap Billions in Payback for Trump Support
A new report tracks the monthly wealth of fossil fuel billionaires.
H.R. 29 Is for Advancing Corporate Greed, Not Protecting Americans
This bill would strip judges of discretion and require immigrants to be detained and subject to deportation if they’re accused—not even convicted—of even minor offenses, benefiting private prison companies.
Bondi’s Non-Answer on the 14th Amendment Speaks Volumes
What Trump's nominee to be Attorney General claims she doesn't know about birthright citizenship should frighten us all.
Beyond Authoritarian Rage:The Cultural Will to Democracy
While the slide into authoritarianism has perhaps reached the point of no return, which we cannot know for certain, now might instead be regarded as an exigent moment for revitalizing the spirit of democracy.
Our Plan to Stop Trump and Musk From Destroying Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
We are demanding that every member of Congress, starting with the members of the DOGE Caucus, pledge to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Trump’s Pick For AG Perfectly Exemplifies His MO—Cronyism and Corruption
Pam Bondi has a worrying history of receiving support from corporate actors before seemingly using her power to shield them from legal action.
It’s Long Past Time to End Subminimum Wages for Disabled Workers
Segregated, subminimum wage jobs deprive disabled people of the chance to know what we’re capable of when our needs are valued and met.
The Cease-Fire Won’t Put an End to Palestinian Oppression
Early signs already indicate that the second Trump administration will, at the very least, further enable illegal Israeli expansion, especially upon the occupied West Bank.
Six Ways the Democrats Elected Trump... Again
It didn't have to be this way. And yet the Democratic Party's failures were easy to see every step of the way. Let us count the ways.
Even the Longest Winters End: A Dispatch From Gaza
The psychological weight of these days and sleepless nights is as heavy as the biting cold. The tent, though it offers minimal shelter, feels like a prison that traps me with impossibly distant memories.
Senator Strangelove and the Brink of Nuclear Armageddon
The former senator’s continuing prominence in debates over nuclear policy is a testament to our historical amnesia about the risks posed by nuclear weapons.
How US Media Hide Truths About the Gaza War
Despite exceptional coverage at times, what was most profoundly important about war in Gaza—what it was like to be terrorized, massacred, maimed, and traumatized—remained almost entirely out of view.
The World Stayed Silent as Israel Destroyed Gaza 'for Generations to Come'
One wonders if the world had paid even the slightest attention to Gaza and the cries of people trapped behind walls, barbed wire, and electric fences, whether the current war and genocide could have been avoided.
Right-Wing Control of Media Has Crushed the Promise of US Democracy
If progressives want to slow this speeding train heading toward single-party rule of America, they must get with the program and begin to support existing and build out new and powerful policy think tanks and media operations.
Even as LA Burns, Most of Us Are Not 'There' Yet on Climate
Millions more people will die before anything close to enough "there-ness" occurs throughout the populace to prompt enough people to stand for change.
What Trump’s Covid-19 Malfeasance Warns Us About the Next Epidemics
With confirmation hearings soon to begin for Kennedy and other healthcare department heads with similar views about to begin, the threat of future pandemics in an administration with a disastrous track record is another reason to urge their defeat.
While Los Angeles Burns, the L.A. Rams are Shilling for Shell
One of the Rams’ corporate sponsors is an affiliate of Shell Oil, one of the worst carbon polluters on the planet.
Trump’s HUD Secretary and Our Reverse Robin Hood Housing System
A Trump-Turner housing agenda appears destined to continue the worst aspects of our nation’s approach to affordable housing: a relentless diversion to the already-wealthy of resources supposedly designated for the housing needs of the poor.
Israel's Co-Pilot for Genocide: The US Government
With scant political opposition, the new Republican-controlled Congress and Trump White House will undoubtedly only double down on material support for Israel’s war crimes.
3 Reasons the Senate Should Reject Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense
I will protest the nomination of Fox News commentator and Trump’s buddy Pete Hegseth to lead the DOD over sexual assault allegations, his views on women in the military, and his history of financial mismanagement.
Pete Hegseth Should Not Be the Person Advising Trump on Whether to Use Nukes
Given serious concerns about his qualifications, dangerous beliefs and values, and lack of meaningful track record, Hegseth is a poor choice for the consequential position of secretary of defense.
Now Is the Time for Progressives to Take Over the Democratic Party
This moment of crisis is an opportunity to get the party on track. We should not squander it.
Dr. Martin Luther King's Prophetic Warning: Denouncing the Merchants of Death
We all have a choice to hold ourselves accountable in the face of Dr. King's warning that we are approaching spiritual death.
The Key to Peace in Ukraine Remains What It Has Always Been
Neutrality resolves the root causes of the conflict for all the countries involved, and therefore provides a stable and sustainable solution.
Whose Example Will We Follow, America—Carter’s or Trump’s?
The funeral of Jimmy Carter just days away from the inauguration of Donald Trump has presented us with a choice and a challenge.
Dying in Broad Daylight: Media Outlets That Self-Censor for Trump
What we are witnessing is not simply right-wing ascendency in national politics but a long-term decline and corporate consolidation of American journalism.
Zionist Fragility
The time is long overdue for liberal Zionists to find the courage to take a long hard look at their uncritical support for the actions of the Israeli state as it becomes increasingly indefensible.
Elon Musk Craves Return of Fascism Across Europe
The world's richest person seeks a descent into deep political crisis so reactionary forces can prevail again—just as they did in the 1930s.
Here's One Way Trump Could Actually Improve US Foreign Policy
A "'what's-in-it-for-me' approach to world affairs may enable Trump to jettison Washington's mythmaking about its coalition-of-the-willing international order."
Any Seeds of Hope Beneath the Rubble in Gaza?
They may be only seeds, but that’s how new life is born.
What You Don't Know About a Mass Deportation—How It Feels
The truth is, few people know. And those who do know aren’t telling. Or can’t. Well, I know. And we should all be horrified.
A Message to Trump and Musk: The Pentagon's Problem Is Waging War, Not Being Woke
Fighting endless wars in distant lands is not the solution, it’s the problem.
Judgement Day for the Merchants of Death
Our tribunal, seeking to hold the war profiteers to account, represents the yearning of millions of people who mean to stop the depravity of invasion, occupation, killing and repression so that we can properly get about the work of human survival and the restoration of our planet.
The Fires in Gaza Are the Fires in Los Angeles
Our endless wars have pushed forward the climate crisis, and now its catastrophic results are once again terrifyingly visible inside the belly of the beast.
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