Chris Hedges: The Politics of Cultural Despair
It is despair that is killing us, eating into the social fabric, rupturing social bonds, and manifesting in self-destructive pathologies.
Steve Donziger: How Big Oil Weaponized Our Judicial System Against Him and the Indigenous People He Represented
The epic battle by Steve Donziger to get Chevron to pay a $9.5 billion judgment he won in 2011 for its “mass industrial poisoning” of Indigenous Amazonian tribes in Ecuador…
Unraveling the U.S. Army’s Hot Take on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
The beauty of the dream Armenia-Azerbaijan battleground is it near perfectly fulfills the macabre fantasies of Cold War-nostalgic conventional army officers.
The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
The president has tried to capitalize on arms sales to the Middle East to consolidate his political position at home throughout his tenure.
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[rewind] Dolores Huerta: A Tireless Voice for Workers
The 87-year-old labor icon and co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez discusses her life and career as well as a new film about her.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Protecting Our Future
It’s been a hard year. We’re digging our way out, but without intentional policy solutions, that process will be much slower. Here's what we we need.
The Times’ ‘Caliphate’ Scandal Illustrates the Paper’s Steep Decline
A gutsy look at the flawed reporting behind the New York Times podcast sheds light on the marketing hysteria of establishment journalism.
On Daniel Berrigan: The Goodness in the Time of Death
In 1971, Fr. Daniel Berrigan wrote about duality in dark times. Actor Eunice Wong holds his words close.
James Steyer: Wrestling Back Privacy From the Jaws of Big Tech
The Common Sense Media founder is taking on Mark Zuckerberg and other tech barons and he wants to empower the rest of us to do the same.
Life as a Domestic Worker in the U.S. Was Hard. Then COVID-19 Hit.
I’m an immigrant domestic worker and I’ve lost my home. We need relief, regardless of our immigration status.
Shocking Link Found Between Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s
A new study based on nanoparticles found in the brainstems of young people could have wide-reaching consequences for global environmental policy.
Surviving the Pandemic In a Broken Country
While most of the developed world has been dealing with the impact of the pandemic in a reasonable fashion, it’s played out differently here in the U.S.
The West’s Nagorno-Karabakh Hypocrisy Is Driven by Delusion
“Explainers" of the conflict between Armenia-Azerbaijan read like Wikipedia-ripoffs filtered through Washington's built-in "blame Russia” colander.
Trump’s Barrett Nomination Another Step Toward Christian Fascism
All fascist and totalitarian movements paper over their squalid belief systems with the veneer of morality.