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As Predicted, Trump's 2017 Corporate Tax Cuts Benefited Rich Executives, Not Workers
Let the research show that what so many economic and policy experts warned at the time has now been confirmed.
When Will We Hold the Murderous Sociopathic Big Oil Executives to Account?
Today there are families all across the country who are mourning the loss of their loved ones to climate-change-fueled floods, heatstroke, and violent weather as much as I grieved my father’s death at the hands of the asbestos industry executives.
We Need Medicare for All Because For-Profit Health Care Destroys Lives
Our healthcare system treats regular working people like worthless throw away parts, like they are garbage.
Shopping for Judges by Right-Wing Crusaders Undermines Public Trust
Random case assignment serves as a bulwark against the undue influence of political agendas on our courts.
Over-the-Counter Birth Control a Step Forward, But What About the Abortion Pill?
The approval of over-the-counter birth control is a landmark victory for reproductive rights advocates, but true bodily autonomy can only be achieved when individuals have unimpeded access to the full spectrum of reproductive healthcare, including abortion care.
Puerto Rico Has a Social Security Problem That Must Be Fixed
This is how the Biden administration responded when we showed them how Social Security treats Puerto Ricans.
How the Cognitive Dissonance of US Foreign Policy Fuels Genocide in Gaza
Biden must not be allowed to play a deadly balancing act in which he privately demands for the war to stop while openly funding the Israeli war machine.
How the Cognitive Dissonance of US Foreign Policy Fuels Genocide in Gaza
Biden must not be allowed to play a deadly balancing act in which he privately demands for the war to stop while openly funding the Israeli war machine.
How a One-State Solution for Israelis and Palestinians Could Heal the World
This is the language of peace. It swells the heart, it transcends the small-mindedness of global politics.
Living Under a Trump Dictatorship
If you're not gaming out this scenario in your head, you are doing it wrong.
Israel's Conscientious Objectors Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
Refusing to fight in unjust and brutal wars is not new, but it remains a rare act of courage.
Let Them Eat Bread! On the Abhorrent Use of Starvation as a Weapon of War
The madness of war has beset us from the very dawn of the human presence on this planet, but the use of hunger as a weapon in war compounds this insanity with the poison of cruelty.
The False Charges of 'Antisemitism' by Apologists for Israel's Atrocities in Gaza
The gist of the trick is to equate Israel with the Jewish religion—and then to equate opposition to Israel with antisemitism.
Why Biden’s Strident Support for Israel Could Lose Him Critical Youth Turnout
While few of these young anti-war voters will vote for Donald Trump, they are now far more likely to vote third party or not vote at all.
Can You Slam Wall Street and Still Win an Election? Ask Sherrod Brown
It’s hard for any of us to buck the conventional wisdom that downplays mass layoffs and extols billionaires, but the Ohio Democrat is doing just that.
Wealthy Corporations Are Cheating Ordinary Americans Twice
Corporate tax dodging deprives the nation of billions of dollars in revenue while exorbitant executive pay siphons money from worker wages, R&D, and other productive investments to support a strong economy.
The Companies Who Brought You Forever Chemicals Now Want to Sell You on Hydrogen
We should learn from the chemical industry’s track record on evading transparency and accountability to be suspicious of how responsibly this industry will develop clean hydrogen.
The Corrupt Supreme Court Could Make Political Bribery Even Easier
The plaintiff in Snyder v United States is claiming that when a public official accepts a “gift” from a person or corporation who has benefited from that public official’s actions, that should not be legally considered a bribe.
US Hegemony From Haiti to Honduras
Missing from corporate news coverage of the crises facing both nations is the role of US intervention that brought them to this point.
Why US Federal Regulators Must Embrace a Fossil Fuel-Free Future
FERC has played a significant role in worsening the climate crisis, perpetuating environmental injustice, and expanding the fossil fuel buildout by approving countless LNG projects, but there is still hope.
Expanded Child Tax Credit Would Give Boost to 6 Million Poor Children
Ample research indicates that providing additional income to families with low resources yields significant, lasting benefits for young children’s health, education, and future earnings.
The Urgency of Diplomacy
Now is the time for talks that will bring us closer to peace and away from a deadly and destructive war with no end in sight.
Why New York Workers Desperately Need the Empire Workplace Protection Act
In a country where profits are consistently prioritized over people, the rights of workers at the state level must be defended.
How to Resist the Expanding Global Land Grab
The International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in Bogotá this week is a step towards strengthening alliances across social justice movements.
The 2024 Implications of US Involvement in Ukraine and Gaza
America’s leadership in the world is being undermined and its domestic political cohesion is being fractured.
Mexico Brings Science to a Trade Fight Over GMO Corn
While Mexico incorporates peer-reviewed science to challenge industrial agriculture interests, American stances ignore it.
The Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Our Path to Ruin
Today’s generation of “leaders” seems not yet to have had their fill of war, hate, and oppression. That tragic fact — not China, not Russia, not any foreign power — is now the greatest threat to this country’s “national security.”
Right-Wing ALEC Bolsters Destructive For-Profit Bail Industry
"Restricting the operations of charitable bail organizations is like closing down a food pantry and claiming you’re curing hunger."
Armed With US Weapons, Israel Carpet Bombs Genocide Convention
The backbone of the war on Gaza comes with a label: “Made in USA.”
Wealth of US Billionaires Hits $5.5 Trillion—Up 88% Since Pandemic Hit
It's been a rough few years for most people around the world—but not these folks.
Cheaper Drug Prices in US Is About Political Will, Not Economics or Market Forces
Big Pharma is more focused on Wall Street games to enrich executives and shareholders than making medicines.
Trump Wants to Destroy Social Security, But Biden Plan Would Improve and Expand It
Biden wants to save Social Security by having the super-rich — who have become far richer over the past several decades — pay more Social Security taxes. Let's be clear about what's at stake in this election.
Biden and Democrats Should Not Try to Match Trump and GOP's Cruelty on the Border
It would be horrible and unethical even if framing immigration policy this way was a vote winner for Democrats, but it isn’t.
Israel's Right-Wing Wants All the Palestinian Land—and This Explains Its State Terrorism
When it comes to “terrorism,”— defined as violence against civilians for political purposes—Palestinians have lost over 400 times more innocent lives than have innocent Israelis over the decades.
This Right-Wing US Supreme Court Is an Enemy of the Environment
The majority seems utterly disinterested in the fact that a solid majority of people in this country want action on climate change and pollution.
‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Could Make Big Oil Clean Up Its Own Messes
If a chemical company pollutes a site, the superfund law has been a way to make it pay for the remediation—so if Vermont’s flooding cost its taxpayers $2.5 billion to repair, why should they be on the hook?
Biden's Embrace of Irish-American Culture Should Include Solidarity with Palestine
As one Irish American to another, I am calling on President Biden to heed the Irish calls for justice and dignity for the Palestinian people, whose current struggles echo the oppression our ancestors faced.
Is ‘Cultural Erasure’ Only Wrong When Our Enemies Do It?
While I certainly join U.S. State Department Undersecretary Uzra Zeya in condemning all state-inflicted murder and ethnocide, I also condemn her ironic, genocidal omissions.
Busting the Myths of Medicare Advantage
While the for-profit plans of Medicare Advantage are a convenient solution for insurance companies, the neither address the causes of high prices nor poor health outcomes.
Gaza and the Language of the Unheard
As long as Israel postpones justice, it stands in the position of having these occurrences like October 7 over and over again.
'Zero Would Be Nice': From Oppenheimer to World Annihilation
The only way to end endless Oppenheimers is to end the Forever Arms Race.
Private Deaths in Public Places
As a consequence of gun violence and Covid-19, public space has become a much more dangerous place, yet the solution to this public problem has been privatized.
Don’t Give Trump a 2nd Chance to Destroy American Democracy
The world can’t afford another presidency by the man who suggests that he will establish a day-one “dictatorship” in order to “drill, drill, drill.”
Want a Brighter Future? Cap the CEO Pay of Big Corporations
High pay—particularly high CEO pay—is incentivizing the kind of unsustainable economic growth that’s feeding our ongoing social and environmental crises.
We Must Expose and Confront the Expansion of Cash Bail Laws
Expanding the racist criminal justice system is a cynical GOP election-era ploy, one that has little to do with public safety.
What Might the US Owe the World for Covid-19?
A US-funded laboratory origin of Covid-19 would certainly constitute the most significant case of governmental gross negligence in history. The people of the world deserve transparency and factual answers on vital questions.
The Democrats’ ‘Aid Package’ Will Accelerate Gaza Genocide
Although Democrats coyly describe its Israeli aid as “security assistance,” its real purpose is to reload a massive killing machine
Biden Must Choose: Netanyahu or Democracy?
Biden’s big pitch for the presidency is that he will preserve U.S. democracy from Trump, but through his support for Netanyahu, he may very well destroy it.
Trump Lackeys Run to Rescue Ailing Bank in Predictable—And Telling—Move
Political reporters must explain the consequences likely to ensue if Steven Mnuchin, Joseph Otting, or their pro-Wall Street doppelgangers return for a second Trump administration.
A Kyrsten Sinema Redux? Why There’s Nothing Badass About Elissa Slotkin
The figure Slotkin is most reminiscent of is Sinema, a conservative Democrat in the House anointed to run for an open seat in the Senate. We know how that turned out.
Amazon Raked in Billions of Dollars Last Quarter. I Won’t Be Seeing Any of It.
They think that they can get away with paying us less now—even though the latest earnings report clearly shows they have more than enough money.
Biden, Listen to Students and Declare a Climate Emergency
As educators and AFT members, we believe it is time for the rest of the labor movement, as well as the Biden-Harris administration, to join students in defending the conditions for life on Planet Earth.
Mass Layoffs Hit the RNC: Welcome to the Working Class!
Will the layoff victims at the Republican National Committee now have more sympathy for the workers who had their jobs destroyed by Wall Street?
Time for Biden to Stop Talking and Actually Stand Up to Netanyahu
It’s time for President Biden to make one of two things clear: Are you Bibi Netanyahu’s useful idiot or are you president of the alleged "strongest nation on earth"?
Killing Palestinians by Blocking Aid. Killing Palestinians by Airdropping Aid.
The airdrops are not designed to save lives, but to salvage the consciences of those who could—and should—be doing so much more.
We Know We Need Change When Major US Companies Pay Execs More Than Uncle Sam
Until this self-reinforcing cycle is broken, we’ll have a corporate tax and compensation system that works for top executives—and no one else.
Immigrants, ‘Legal’ or Otherwise, Make America
Most people living off Social Security, and especially most people who will in the near future, don’t know that they owe a good deal of their check to the very “illegal” immigrants they call “invaders,” rapists, and murderers.
Biden Must Do Much More to Win Over Young Climate Voters
Biden must end the flow of public money to fossil fuels, sending a clear statement to voters that he is the candidate who will stand up to fossil fuels, and stand up for our future.
Withering US Imperialism From Ukraine to Gaza
Just as in Ukraine, decades of diffident American leadership, compounded by increasingly chaotic domestic politics, let the Gaza crisis spin out of control. How much longer can the U.S. hold on?
Nearly $1 Trillion in Military Spending Makes Us Less Safe, Not More
It’s time to reverse course on the Pentagon budget, but neither the White House nor a majority in Congress are likely to do so of their own accord.
Exit of Victoria Nuland Presents Opportunity for Peace in Ukraine
The imperative must be to chart a path back from this hopeless but ever-escalating war of attrition to the negotiating table that the U.S. and Britain upended nearly two years ago.
Gas Stoves Make for Toxic Roommates
A new campaign uses humor to tackle the toxic reality of so-called “natural” gas.
No, It’s Not the Anthropocene; Try ‘The Great Burning’
It’s probably better to think of the geological moment of human techno-transformation and population explosion as an event—like a global conflagration—rather than a durable new regime.
Lawmakers: Defend SNAP, Don’t Restrict it
Our government is morally obligated to protect the most vulnerable among us and prioritize access to essential resources like food assistance.
A Working Class Susceptible to Trump Needs Much More From Biden
Standing on a picket line, as Biden did with the UAW, is important. But that cannot be the limit of efforts to make the economy work better for working people.
I Voted Uncommitted for a Future Where All Children Can Thrive
I cast my vote in strident opposition to the war on Gaza and to express my concerns that Democratic leaders are not forcefully challenging Trump's bigoted, racist, misogynist, and fascist rhetoric and intentions.
We Need Feminism Without Condescension to Respond With Clarity to the Gaza Genocide
This kind of feminism allows us to be in genuine solidarity with women all over the world and not just in our hyper-specific contexts.
We Need to Work Together for a Stronger Safety Net
What we really need is to renew, expand, and cut red tape for those programs that are proven to keep people above water.
Out-Gilding the Gilded Age
By the start of the 2020s, a light tax touch on America’s most financially favored had left America’s richest 0.01% with 10% of the nation’s wealth—over 10% above the top 0.01%’s share of the nation’s treasure in 1913.
For Equal Pay Day, Let’s Finally Close the Gender Pay Gap
There has been little progress in narrowing this gender wage gap over the past three decades.
Meet Clarence Thomas’ Likely Successor If Trump Gets a 2nd Term
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Ho may just be the most reactionary federal appellate judge in the country.
The Best Thing the US Can Do for Haiti Is Get Out of Its Way
Haiti has a chance at returning to a more stable, democratic path, but only if the Biden administration will let it.
Retire the State of the Union
The annual ritual neither honestly describes the state of our nation, nor does it serve to unify us to confront the challenges we face.
The Zone of Interest Is a Film About the Nazi Official as a Settler
Since 1939, mainstream Western education, media, and discourse about the Holocaust have striven to depict Nazism as a catatonic movement of unbridled hate, rather than a settler-colonial one in continuum with those of other Western powers.
Fears Grow Over Future of Social Infrastructure in a Second Trump Term
His strategy will shift from “death by a thousand cuts” to abolish, terminate, and destroy.
Poverty and Poor Health: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!
Sadly, closing down hospitals or reducing their services in poorer neighborhoods is becoming all too typical of this nation. We can this entire thing better. We must.
I Was There When Orbán Came to Power in Hungary. Here Is My Warning to Americans About Trump
If the liberal center appears uncaring, authoritarian populists can mobilize voters against both the cultural and economic threats posed by globalization.
Finding the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Oppenheimer
Where are the images of those who died by the bombs that haunt humanity still?
Want to Kill Social Security? Vote for Donald Trump in 2024
Republicans refer to it alternatively as a Ponzi scheme, a con, or as socialism. They want to destroy it. They admit it but then hope you forget. Don't forget.
Why Can't the US Media Ever Seem to Get It Right on War?
There seems to be something about war that journalists can’t resist and blind spots they can’t overcome.
College Antidiscrimination Suits Over Anti-Israel Speech Aren't Designed to Win But to Intimidate
And there's the danger: when you dilate the definition of antisemitism to encompass all censures of Israel, you dilute the power of the antisemitism charge to mobilize people against real manifestations of anti-Jewish hatred.
Call Them 'Terrorists' and You Can Kill as Many as You Want
We have to start claiming collective responsibility for the wrongs of our governments, which means confronting the dehumanization they use to justify atrocities.
State of the Union: War and Genocide Are Still the American Way
Peace cannot be found in the endless military packages but in the corridors of diplomacy and peace talks, where dialogue and negotiation pave the way for lasting solutions.
The Fossil Fuel Industry Can’t Avoid Liability for Discarded Oil and Gas Wells
Congressional Democrats are digging into the maneuvers corporations like Diversified rely on to make millions while unplugged wells poison communities with dangerous levels of methane gas.
Why I Don’t Rely on Hope
I have gravitated toward projects for social justice and ecological sustainability because they have provided some meaning in my life, not because I imagined success.
Imagining the Ecomodernist Death Ray
We need green military technology to kill one another sustainably.
Lessons From 4 States That Boosted Tax Equity
Lawmakers seeking fair tax systems based on the ability to pay have many options.
With Genocide in Gaza, the Word 'Never' Has Been Stripped From 'Never Again'
The Palestinians, facing down the most powerful countries in the world, left virtually alone even by their allies, have suffered immeasurably. But they have won this war.
When Will Western Countries Stop Fueling an Endless Cycle of Hate and Violence?
The message from the countries who rule the world is that Palestinians have no human rights.
Africa’s Carbon Deals Must Serve Those Most Vulnerable to the Climate Crisis
Several mega-transactions negotiated recently in tropical forested countries in sub-Saharan Africa place a spotlight on who is missing from these market opportunities—the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that have, against all odds, kept the forests intact.
Supreme Court's Trump Ruling Reveals a Deep Weakness in Our Constitutional Democracy
The 9-0 ruling by the Court has empowered MAGA Republicans to continue the lie that their assaults on democracy are done in the name of “election integrity” when we know full well the opposite is true.
Championing Reproductive Justice for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
As we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the women who advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion, let us reaffirm our commitment to reproductive justice as a fundamental human right.
The Fate of Nations Is Tied to the Status of Women
The degree of women’s equality predicts best how peaceful or conflict-ridden their countries are.
Tonight, Biden Must Vow to Go Even Further to Combat Corporate Greed
Instead of telling Americans the economy is great — which many won’t believe — he must tell them the truth: that most of the economic gains haven’t been felt by average working people because the gains have been going to the top.
The Poor People's Campaign Sets Out to Conquer Poverty and Militarism
Just a portion of what taxpayers in each state send to the Pentagon and its weapons companies could end poverty in their states.
Governor Green, Genocide Is Not Aloha
Fifteen organizations and more than 2,600 people are demanding an end to Hawaii’s “Strategic Partnership” with Israel.
Media Malpractice: Blacking Out Genocide and Disenfranchising Palestinian Pain
Now more than ever, Americans deserve objective, diverse, trustworthy, and contextualized coverage of Gaza.
Warning: The Great GOP Voter Purge of 2024 Is Underway
Using arcane laws and loopholes, Republican-affiliated groups are challenging the right to vote of thousands of mostly Democratic voters across the states most likely to determine the outcome of the 2024 election.
Cancel Culture, GOP Style
What far-right Republicans don’t seem to realize is that prohibition does not work.
Paul Krugman Remains Blind to Wall Street's War on Workers
What the Nobel Prize-winning economist and prominent columnist fails to see again and again is that many, if not most, rural mass layoffs in the last four decades, are the result of out-and-out greed by corporate interests and the investor class.
Would Trump Be One Ounce Better Than Biden on Gaza? He Just Told Us: No.
The former Republican president's position on Gaza is not any different from that of the current president.
Planetary Cease-Fire Now!
Isn’t it strange that, after all these millennia, we humans can’t seem to truly face, no less truly deal with, who and what we are and what we repeatedly do to ourselves, not to speak of the rest of this planet?
The Supreme Court Is Not Going to Save Us From Donald Trump
Years from now, historians will look back on the high-court’s bailout as a key inflection point in the decline of democracy and the rule of law.
Veterans Aren’t Fooled by Biden’s Mixed Messages on Gaza
Veterans are calling for a permanent cease-fire and an end to U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.
The World Must Calculate the Real Gaza Death Toll
With virtually no healthcare left, no medications, and infectious diseases spreading especially among infants, children, the infirm, and the elderly, can anybody believe that the fatalities have just gone over 30,000?
Hey Biden, Listen to Michigan!
The 13.3% of Michigan Democrats who voted uncommitted sent a strong message to the president: “Listen to us and give us a reason to vote for you, or you’re putting your re-election at risk.”
When the Big Oil CEO Blames You for the Climate Crisis His Industry Created
We simply “waited too long,” said ExxonMobil's top executive last week. But never mind, the important thing is that we made “above-average returns.”
Achieving the Two-State Solution in the Wake of Gaza War
Peace can come through the immediate implementation of the two-state solution, making the admission of Palestine to the United Nations the starting point, not the ending point.
To Save Israel, the US is Destroying the International System It Once Constructed
The coming years shall prove that the crisis in international legitimacy, resulting from the abuse of power, will hardly be rectified with superficial changes and reforms.
Block the Black Sea Pipeline for Putin's War Chest
Nations should actively advocate for the diversification of energy sources and the establishment of sustainable transportation routes that do not hinge on potential shifts in the geopolitical landscape.
Good Riddance to Wayne LaPierre—and Hopefully Soon the Entire NRA
For the first time, the NRA can’t buy their way out of this problem.
As Palestinians Bleed, US Policy Towards Iran Proves Disastrous
Despite the Republican urge to devastate Iran, that country’s leaders have taken deft advantage of the butchery in Gaza—and the claims for the promise of U.S. democracy seem as diminished as ever.
Today's Dastardly Ruling by the Supreme Court
It was a gift to Trump that bodes terrible times ahead of U.S. democracy.
On Safety, Comfort, and the Importance of Speaking Out
We need to make those who are abusing their power uncomfortable. And we need to out-organize them to take away their power to destroy the fabric of our society.
Biden's Middle East Policy Trades Humanitarian Aid for Endless Warfare
The withdrawal of funding from UNRWA does not merely impact the agency's ability to deliver vital services but also contributes to the perpetuation of poverty and marginalization that feed into the cycle of violence.
Theatre of Cruelty—And Its Double: From Aaron Bushnell to Biden's Gaza Airdrop
The real purpose of this spectacle was to deliver votes for the president, not meals for the starving.
The Problem With Complicity
The majority of Americans cannot accept their complicity because they cannot face the truth about the country to which their identity is so tightly bound.
Architects of the Disastrous Iraq War Want a Do-Over in Gaza
In an echo of Washington's disastrous de-Baathification campaign in occupied Iraq, a new report puts special stress on "deradicalization" efforts in the Gaza Strip.
What Today’s Insurgent Campaigns Can Learn From Harold Washington
Filmmaker Joe Winston discusses his new documentary about Chicago’s first Black mayor and insights that Washington’ story can provide for social movements looking to bring new voices into electoral politics today.
4 Ways Biden Can Protect Food, Water, and Climate From a Second Trump Term
Biden has made important progress; now, he needs to continue this progress and finalize vital rules in the next several months.
Netanyahu Was Right: Israel Acts Like a US Aircraft Carrier
That is how Israel, as a military colony, serves its imperial master.
Mourning Two Principled Opponents of War
Aaron Bushnell and Johan Galtung both devoted their lives to ending war in different ways.
Nation of Laws and the Language of Deception
Along with the “nation of laws” mythology, it is important to perpetuate the belief among the general population that the country does good things around the world when all too often the opposite is true.
The US Backs Israel Because of a Perceived Strategic Interest—How Can That Be?
The need to challenge U.S. support of the Israeli war and occupation is more important than ever, but it's not as simple as just defeating the pro-Israel lobby.
Majority of Americans Agree: Instead of Cuts, Rich Should Pay Fair Share to Protect Social Security
Polling shows that 92% of voters, and 94% of Republican voters, reject the idea of cutting Social Security to reduce the national debt. Yet that’s what Republican politicians want to do. But there's a better way.
Could the Traditional Pension Plan Make a Comeback?
The great 401(k) experiment of do-it-yourself retirement plans was always a better deal for the financial services industry that profited handsomely from managing them than for employers and workers.
Forget the Billionaire Saviors of Journalism
The start of 2024 has been catastrophic for news outlets all over the country, even the ones owned by billionaires. What could an alternative look like?
EV Charger Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
A Rubio-sponsored bill would have effectively removed requirements to source EV chargers from U.S. manufacturers—though Rubio would have you believe otherwise.
On the 70th Anniversary of the Castle Bravo Test, Remember the Victims
Between 1946 and 1958 the U.S. detonated 67 nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands that vaporized whole islands, carved craters into the shallow lagoons, and exiled hundreds of people from their homes.
This November, Women Will Remember Who Took Away Their Rights
Women—both those who want abortion to be legal and those who want to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization—are furious.
The Year Without a Winter
We’ve just come through the warmest December and January ever measured globally, and February seems certain to follow.
The Supreme Court Is Doing Everything It Can to Get Trump Back in Office
This is one of the most naked partisan power grabs in the court’s history, particularly given that the future makeup of the court itself hangs on this election.
Trump Justice Delayed Is Democracy Denied
Rather than rising to the moment, our courts seem to be succumbing to the uncertainty of it all, delaying justice again and again rather than demonstrating the power of our judicial system to operate responsibly.
The World Must Act to Prevent the Invasion of Rafah
If the international community does not finally develop the will to stop Israel, this horrific crime will, by far, prove worse than all the crimes that have already been committed.
Kneeling With the Spirit of Aaron Bushnell
His sacrifice begins to define the size of the changes we must make in our global politics, in our relationship with power, in our relationship with one another.
US Immigration Policy Should Reflect That Immigrants Are Good for This Country
A real solution to immigration would be to embrace the fact that immigration makes us stronger. It’s time to think bigger than cruelty at the border and the Senate’s most recent, doomed plan.
Defunding UNRWA While Arming Israel Makes the US Complicit in Genocide
Thousands of Palestinians—especially babies, children, pregnant women, and the elderly—will die as a result of these cuts.
How to Bust the Bankers’ Club
C. J. Polychroniou speaks with progressive economist Gerald Epstein about why alternative banking is possible and urgently needed.
Connecticut’s Baby Bond Experiment Could Help Bridge the Wealth Gap
It will take a lot to address America’s extreme wealth concentration, but one ingredient is critical: tangible financial resources.
Biden’s Presidency Will Be Judged by His Failures in the Middle East
Since the end of the Vietnam War, despite their best efforts, every U.S. president has had the trajectory of their time in office shaped by conflict and repeated blunders in the Arab World.
Growing Inflation Pains: How Democrats Must Go on Offense on the Economy
The corporations driving greedflation don’t care about working families and they never will. The rich continue to get richer while everyday families struggle to afford basic necessities.
Wall Street to Working-Class Homebuyers: Fuggeddaboutdit!
Building a movement to stop Wall Street’s insatiable greed starts with labor unions, like the United Auto Workers, that have shown the willingness to take on corporate power, not only to protect their own members, but also to enhance the working class as a whole.
Michigan's Primary Must Be Wake-Up Call for Biden on Gaza
If Biden loses Michigan, as Hillary Clinton lost it to Trump in 2016, his path to electoral victory becomes exceedingly difficult. But it's not too late to turn things around. Human lives, and very possibly his reelection, depend on it.
The US Shouldn’t Waste $125 Billion on Dangerous New ICBMs
A wide array of experts, including scientists, disarmament groups, top U.S. military officials, and even a former U.S. defense secretary, agree that land-based ICBMs have outlived their usefulness.
Same-Sex Marriage Is the Next Right on Alito’s Hit List
The problem for defenders of marriage equality and gay rights is that the moderate Obergefell majority has been supplanted by an ultra-right super majority.
The Insurance Industry Can Doom Us, or Help Save Us All
If insurance companies updated their policies and refused to insure new fossil fuel projects like the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, there would be no new oil pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, or dirty coal mines.
Bezos and Musk Wage Retrograde War on Unions
The modern-day robber barons want the Supreme Court to return America to a time before workers had the right to form unions.
MAGA's Plan to "Legally" Steal the 2024 Election
Trump Republicans are committed to abandoning America’s historic embrace of democracy.
Aaron Bushnell Is the Latest Victim of Madmen Arsonists
More about why the U.S. Air Force airman did what he did may come to light. But what he said in the video that captured his final moments is sufficient. He could "no longer be complicit in genocide."
If We Want Mid-East Peace, We Must End the US War on Terror, Too
We need to be equal-opportunity critics and consider not only the most highly reported conflict of the moment but also the chronic ones fought, whether we realize it or not, distinctly in our names.
A Eulogy for David Braun, a Lion of the Anti-Fracking Movement
I often close rally speeches by saying that the struggle for climate justice is a David and Goliath fight and that our slingshot is made of science, love, and grassroots political power; David, you were the David of Davids.
To Save Our Democracy, Stop DeSantis’ Racist Education Crusade
A personal reflection on the counterrevolution against Black history from a civil rights attorney.
Bezos’ Move Isn’t an Argument for Not Taxing Local Billionaires
Right-wing harrumphing about the foolishness of raising taxes on the rich rests on a relative handful of high-profile anecdotes that profoundly distort the actual tax-the-rich story.
What Ants Can Teach Us About Empathy
The lie of natural selection overlooks the truth of survival through cooperation.
Dispelling the Illusion of Military-Fueled Prosperity
The opportunity costs of throwing endless trillions of dollars at the military means far less is invested in other crucial American needs, ranging from housing and education to public health and environmental protection.
Reassembling the Scattered Majority to Defend Democracy
Reconstituting democratic community requires an affirmative alternative to demagogic recidivism that advances an ethos of equality, diversity, inclusion, fairness, tolerance, commonweal, liberty, rights, lawfulness, nonviolence, and deliberation.
Why Would Anyone Kill Themselves to Stop a War? On Aaron Bushnell and Others
In the past three months, two people in the United States have taken or risked taking their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine and call for a cease-fire.
Independent Journalism Is Vital to Our Future and We Must Help It Thrive
Campaigns to discredit news are especially dangerous in a changing media landscape—and as threats within our power to resolve continue to increase, from pandemics to climate disruption to authoritarianism.
No, Progressives Didn’t Ruin Cities Like San Francisco
Locally and nationally, the City by the Bay is being weaponized like a two-pronged pitchfork aimed simultaneously at erasing local progressive change and mobilizing Republican voters motivated by anti-urban fear.
From Assange to Navalny, Powerful Nations Show Their Contempt for Press Freedoms
It is not surprising that politicians in power do not want to encourage whistleblowers and autonomous journalists. Those who rule the world prefer to indulge in their power games in secrecy.
Housing Is a Human Right, Not a Luxury Commodity
The U.S. needs to prioritize making housing affordable, accessible, and habitable for everyone.
Resisting Giveuptitude: I Can’t Do It Alone
The following words are a contemplation of the great unknown, whose presence becomes increasingly more visible as the aging process obfuscates more and more of my certainties and, indeed, rattles my optimism.
How to Achieve Your Goals Without Increasing Polarization
If we're not careful, expressing our strong feelings through words and actions can deepen polarization and prevent us from collaborating with others to solve the problems we care about.
Behold! Trump's GOP Theocracy Is Coming
A society where one set of religious views is imposed on a large number of citizens who disagree with them is not a democracy.
10 Questions Corporate Media Isn't Asking About Israel-Gaza But Should
There has been so much reporting since October 7, but we are still missing answers for key issues.
Gilead's ESG Awards Are Worthless. What About Drug Prices?
Diversifying your workforce represents a worthy goal. Yet, corporate social responsibility awards distract from what really matters to pharmaceutical company customers: whether or not they can afford life-saving medicines.
GOP's Anti-Abortion Big Brother Not Just Watching You. They're Stalking You
Going full-tilt totalitarian, the Texas Republican posse has demanded that out-of-state-care groups hand over the names and addresses of Texas women they’ve helped outside of the state.
War Is More Than What You Think It Is
There is a vast disconnect between what the military does, what we know, and what must be done to avoid ecological ruin.
There Can Be No Climate Justice Without a Fossil Fuel Phaseout
We have a responsibility to protect future generations and support vulnerable communities. The best way to do that is to put an end to the extraction and consumption of coal, gas, and oil.
New 'Direct File' Pilot Program Shows It Doesn't Have to Be Hard to Do Your Taxes
If it seems unnecessarily complicated and time-consuming, it’s because it is.
No, Immigrants Aren’t Taking US Jobs
It is clear the labor market is both absorbing immigrants and generating strong job opportunities for U.S.-born workers, including those in demographic groups potentially most impacted by immigration.
What Kind of Jew Should I Be Right Now?
How can we resolve our complicity as bystanders, whether as high-minded Spinoza-style Jews or the lox-and-bagel versions?
Trump Is the Heritage Foundation’s Instrument to Bring Orbánism to the US
The foundation and its leaders see Trump not for his policies, but as a means to embed Orbán’s oppressive ideology within the U.S. political framework.
Senate Vote to Cut UNRWA Funding Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment
UNRWA employs over 30,000 people and responded swiftly and adequately to allegation, yet the U.S. and their allies are collectively punishing the organization in this critical moment on the basis of accusations.
After 2 Years of War in Ukraine, It’s Time for Peace
While it is the Ukrainians and Russians fighting and dying in this war of attrition with over half a million casualties, it is the United States, with some of its Western allies, that has stood in the way of peace talks.
Will There Be Imaginative Diplomacy or Escalating War in the Middle East?
The best scenario is to achieve some reduction of tensions, some release of hostages, some stepping away from the brink of a wider war.
Restoring the 52% Corporate Tax Bracket Would Make America Stronger
The higher wages and increased innovation that derive from a high corporate tax rate all benefit the company, the workers, and the communities where they operate.
Their Profits, Our Loss
Fossil fuel companies must be made to pay for both the damage they cause and the pathway out of the climate crisis.
One Key Reason Behind Israel’s War on Gaza? Gas
Israel’s desire to seize Gaza’s gas can partially explain Netanyahu’s intransigence when it comes to cease-fire initiatives, as this project hinges on Israel maintaining security control over the territory and expelling the Palestinian population.
The US Should Protect Polar Bears, Not Turn Their Home Into an Oil Field
On the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, it’s time for us to speak up for these struggling bears and use the law to protect them.
2 Years Into War, Ukraine's Commitment to Clean Energy Is a Beacon of Resilience
In the face of full-scale conflict, climate-friendly renewable energy projects have emerged as a ray of light, showcasing Ukraine's innovative spirit and determination.
Climate Inaction Is a Betrayal of the Young, and They Feel It
Our institutions—from the White House to the university president, from the bank CEO to the labor leader, from the newspaper editor to the religious leader—need to be willing to show some ability to change.
UAW Labor for Palestine’s Endorsement? ‘Uncommitted’ in Michigan
As rank-and-file members of the UAW, we refuse to shore up the political power of officials who do not show accountability to their bases, let alone adhere to social justice imperatives to end war and genocide.
All of Us Must ‘Confront the Current Siege in Gaza’
As the Nuremberg Tribunal and U.S. law make clear, it is the responsibility of the people to halt crimes that the courts have proved impotent to prevent.
How Nations Can End Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
They can invoke the S in BDS and sanction Israel, prohibiting imports and exports of oil, weapons, and technology.
The US Must Stop Arming Israel’s Assault on Hospitals
If we can't find the morality to stop, we may find we have created a world in which no one can count on upholding basic human rights.
We Can't Stop Authoritarianism Without Taking on Wall Street
There’s a very large and powerful movement to be built if we are willing to take on corporate bosses and the financial sector.
Let Him Go: Extradition of Julian Assange Imperils Press Freedoms Worldwide
Prosecuting the Wikileaks founder gives a green light to countries around the world that it is possible to protect their government secrets by charging international reporters or editors with crimes.
Has Biden Gone From Democracy's Best Bulwark to Its Greatest Liability?
The sitting president’s stubbornness and self-righteousness may be jeopardizing not simply his legacy or his party’s electoral chances, but democracy itself.
When the AI-Powered Killer Drones Start Talking to Each Other
It should be obvious that humanity could face a significant risk to its existence, should killing machines acquire the ability to think on their own.
Will Netanyahu Bring Down Biden?
The U.S. president needs to take back U.S. policy from the Israel lobby and should stop backing Israel’s extremist and utterly illegal policies.
Could Poorer Voters Determine the Outcome of the 2024 Election?
The Poor People’s Campaign is organizing to push the concerns of poor and low-income people into the center of the 2024 political debate.
2 Baptist Pastors and US Senators Vote for More Killing of Palestinians in Gaza
The vote showed the hypocrisy of the two senators who are pastors of the Christian denomination.
Journalists Have Already Moved on From Trump’s Fascist Rhetoric—That Is a Serious Mistake
The disgraced former president repeats classic fascist rhetoric and has received enthusiastic support from contemporary U.S. fascists. You don’t have to ask me what that makes him.
