When It Comes to Sustainability, Amazon Delivers… Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Amazon profits from helping oil and gas companies destroy the planet more frugally. Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion climate fund must be viewed in this context.
To Reduce Inequality in the Election Process, All States Should Allow Voting At Home
Letting people fill out ballots at their kitchen table and pop them in the mail reduces economic barriers to participation for low-income Americans.
Student Debt Relief Is Good Politics — and Good Policy
Investing in student debt relief would have a democratizing effect for young people and median earners, while also boosting the economy.
Making America Unsafe Again
Whether Russian hackers, viruses, or unscrupulous investors, the Trump administration has made it much easier for foreign agents to destabilize the U.S.
Anti-Defamation League Report on White Supremacy Ignores Trump’s Role in Racism
A new ADL report highlights a 120% increase in white supremacist incidents over the last year, but ignores the roots of this rise and doesn’t tackle racism.
The US Would Be Better off With Fewer Billionaires
If we want to expand the middle class, lift up workers and protect the environment, we need to protect our democracy from extreme billionaire influence.
What Billionaires Really Love About Hard Work: Talking About It.
Billionaire and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is just the latest deep pocket to laud how much he personally labors.
Trump Breaks Promise on Medicare, Other Safety Net Programs
Trump promised to keep his hands off of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security—while also trying to cut them to pieces.
Cleaning Up Trump’s Global Mess
Democratic candidates offer a wide range of foreign policy views. These won’t decide the election, but they could have a huge post-Trump impact.
El Salvador’s President Sent Troops to Occupy the Legislature. Here’s What’s Going On.
Nayib Bukele is popular with the people, but not with lawmakers.
A Silicon Valley Life Lesson: Money that ‘Clumps’ Crushes
A new civic group report is calling living conditions ‘harsh’ in California’s high-tech hotspot.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Cuts Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Increases Foreign Military Aid
The president’s 2021 budget aims to cut funding for an already struggling State Department by $1.5 billion, and slash humanitarian aid by nearly 40 percent.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Keeps Ignoring the Climate Crisis
A reframing of our national priorities is overdue—it’s well past time to put people and planet over the Pentagon.
Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?
Americans were taught to associate “socialism” with dictatorship and “capitalism” with democracy. Are those days over?
Trump’s 2021 Budget Cuts All Federal Agencies—Except Militarized Ones
This year and beyond, it’s time to resist this militarized agenda and promote a moral budget that rises to the urgent crises of our time.