Most Americans Support Phasing Out Fossil Fuels. Isn’t That Worth a Headline?
The Washington Post downplayed the most hopeful findings of their own poll on climate action, so we highlighted those findings for them.
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Trump’s Attack on the Law Is Global
Following the same script as other far right leaders around the world, Trump is launching an assault on his greatest adversary—the court system.
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A Holiday Comeback for Toys ‘R’ Us?
Retail workers are organizing to make sure private equity firms can’t make money by putting people out of work.
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Trump’s New SNAP Cuts Amount to War on the Poor
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced plans to cut SNAP benefits that could drive millions further into poverty.
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Soldiers Who Fight War
A new book refutes a central myth about the Vietnam War.
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The Centuries-Long History of Extractive Greed
Climate change is a symptom of a malevolent virus borne out of capitalism and colonialism. Indigenous liberation shows the path towards healing the planet.
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McKinsey, ICE, and CEO Pay’s Most Obvious Contradiction
The consultants are coming, and they know just what the powerful want.
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Behind the Battle for Another World
Understanding how the ‘new right’ went global, and how to respond to their transnational assault on democracy, is key to keeping our planet habitable.
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Report: The Battle For Another World
The Progressive Response to the New Right
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Football without Billionaires? Why Not?
Fed-up sports fans are stirring, and progressive politicians worldwide are beginning to take notice.
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The U-Turn that Turned America Staggeringly Unequal
For decades in the mid 20th century, our nation’s grandest private fortunes were becoming less pronounced. Today, we’re on track for another Gilded Age.
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Progressives, Pack the Courts
Before Trump, the Supreme Court was already chipping away at democracy. If nothing changes, we’re on track for a generation of right-wing minority rule.
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End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote
Hard data shows ending our wars would be smart politics — and the first step toward repairing a moral calamity.
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Will Impeachment Affect Trump’s Reelection Chances?
The Democrats’ impeachment strategy might backfire at the polls, but so too might Trump’s polarization strategy.
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How to Stop CEOs from Earning 1,000 Times More Than Their Workers
The Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act could incentivize less harmful corporate executive behavior while raising revenue that could be used to reduce inequality.
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Striking Workers Sound the Alarm on Privatizing D.C. Public Transit
Workers at Cinder Bed Road garage are demanding equal work for equal pay in their fight against their French multinational employer.
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Don’t Just Focus on Trump’s Crimes at Home
Trump’s war on the law extends beyond flouting Congress and packing courts — overseas, it extends to arguable crimes against humanity.
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Making Sense of the Latest IRS Income Stats
To understand how wide our economic divide has become, a little imagination can help.
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Crony Capitalism Can’t Save Coal Country
What coal country needs is a just transition from a corporate-controlled extractive economy to a community-driven Green New Deal.
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Health Care and the ‘Head Tax’: An Unhealthy Combination
We need to fix the health care system that has Joe Six-Pack paying the same basic tax as Jeff Bezos.
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