The Climate Crisis Is Most Detrimental to the Black Community
As the only key to being insulated from the worst aspects of climate change in its current form is through financial stability, the economic fragility that has been a hallmark…
Military Academies Can Still Consider Race in Admissions, but the Rest of the Nation’s Colleges and Universities Cannot, Court Rules
The Conversation reached out to three legal scholars to explain what the decision means for students, colleges and universities, and ultimately the nation’s future.
EPA Press Conference Addresses Climate Impacts to Children’s Health
As climate changes in the United States, so does the health of the country’s children.
The Fight for Abortion Under Puerto Rico’s Colonial Regime
Decisions over reproductive, LGBTQ+, and other human rights are under attack by the fundamentalist right wing in Puerto Rico. On top of that, the Fiscal Control Board increases austerity measures…
Hedges: Papering Over the Rot
The staggering concentration of wealth at the top has deformed our governing institutions — new window dressing will not end oligarchy.
Billionaires Gone Wild: Pandemic Profiteering By the Numbers
A running tally of how the pandemic has been increasing inequity at a fantastic rate.
Global Report: The Richest Have Already Recouped Pandemic Losses, While Poorest Billions Will Need a Decade to Do the Same
On the opening day of the World Economic Forum, new study shows the 1,000 wealthiest people recovered completely in just nine months while the world’s poorest are likely to take…
Will Biden Channel Franklin Roosevelt?
The incoming president would do well to study and emulate FDR's bold leadership on the same issues of spiraling inequity the country faces again.