What If Our Society Valued Civics as It Does Entertainment?
The people of good will and the tools of democratic transformation are available or attainable but mostly latent in our existing civic institutions.
Staff Warned About the Lack of Psychiatric Care at a VA Clinic. They Couldn’t Prevent Tragedy.
Two veterans sought psychiatric care at a VA clinic in Chico, California. They were bounced between virtual providers and struggled to get support in the threadbare system. A staffer worried,…
From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Culture Wars on Trial
It may take state supreme courts and new legislation to find a cease-fire in the K-12 battles over parental rights and student privacy.
Report Exposes US Media for Framing Social Justice Protests as ‘Terrorism’
"Equating activism with terrorism is undemocratic and serves to silence dissenters," said Deepa Kumar, who analyzed how major U.S. media outlets have covered protesters of "Cop City" in Georgia.
California Inmates Accuse Prison Commissaries of Price Gouging
Food, toiletries and over-the-counter medicines have been marked up so high that many prisoners are simply priced out.
There’s a Bipartisan Attack on Reproductive Rights in Louisiana
Louisiana is the only state where every Republican and Democratic woman senator voted to remove reproductive rights.
Resisting Abortion Bans a Year After Dobbs
A nurse midwife discusses how health care providers and movements connect in the fight for reproductive justice after the upending of abortion rights.
We Live in a Society That Pays Men More When They Have Kids, But Women Less
Stereotypes around parenthood are having a lasting effect on the gender pay gap, which has not budged in 20 years, according to a new study by Pew.
Welcome to the Predator State, Where the Scorpions on the Corner Just Might Kill You
With the police ever better funded (just as the U.S. military is), war has come home to roost in our streets, no less disastrously than it did abroad in the…
Universal School Meals Programs Are Being Cut Despite 1 in 8 Kids Going Hungry
Federal funding lapsed in June 2022, forcing most public schools to charge all but the poorest students for food.
Four States Voted to End Slavery — But Not Louisiana
Wardens and industries that rely on prison labor will undoubtably argue that their “work programs” do not constitute slavery, but it should be up to the courts, the public and…
Glenn Greenwald Reflects on Values and Character v. Political Identity
The Brazilian firefighter, union leader, evangelical and ex-Congressman Cabo Daciolo was once embraced by the left, but is now vilified by them as a "hater" of LGBTs. Many vital lessons…
If Poverty Is a Moral Issue, Then the U.S. Is Bankrupt
The Poor People’s Campaign, ahead of its June 18 gathering, is calling out the false pro-corporate rhetoric on poverty, wages, and inflation.
Police Murder of Amir Locke in Minneapolis Sparks Outrage
U.S. police in Minneapolis ignited protests after fatally shooting Amir Locke within nine seconds of entering of home in which he was sleeping
The Oligarchy’s Ultimate Political Weapon (Video)
The oligarchy uses cynicism as a political weapon to make it seem like issues such as climate change and social justice are impossible.