Trump’s Endless Wars
Trump’s been haphazardly deploying more troops, drones, and dollars abroad for endless wars while waging a shadow foreign policy for his own benefit.
Dig Beneath the World’s Far-Right Governments — You’ll Find Fossil Fuels
From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on minority populations.
Celebrating Environmental Defenders at the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
Meet the 43rd Annual Letelier-Moffitt awardees, the Honduran Comité Municipal en Defensa de Bienes Comunes y Naturales del Municipio de Tocoa and Zero Hour.
We’ve Waited Too Long for Corporations to Fix the CEO-Worker Pay Gap on Their Own
A decade after bonus-chasing executives crashed the economy, we need tax incentives to push companies to narrow the CEO worker pay gap.
As CEO-Worker Pay Gap Soars, Sanders Unveils Plan
At the 50 publicly traded companies with the widest CEO-worker pay gaps, an average worker needs to work 1,000 years to earn the CEO’s annual salary.
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care
As the GM strike shows, employers use their workers’ health as a bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.
The Threat of Bolton Has Receded — But Not the Threat of War
Bolton’s bellicose worldview is the basic operating system of the Trump administration.
Hong Kong and the Future of China
Hong Kong’s protests are unlikely to spur major changes in the territory, much less on the mainland — but there is a way forward.
Burning Down the House
Far-right governments in the U.S., UK, and Brazil are laying bare their nihilistic roots and full destructive potential.
Hurricane Dorian Is a Grave Climate Injustice
The destruction of the Bahamas highlights the Global North’s debt to the South for slavery, colonialism, and the climate crisis.
Reflections on the Opioid Epidemic
What we can do to stop America’s next horrific eruption of corporate greed?
Name and Shame Big Political Contributors
Donors don’t like it, but using this publicly available information is one of the best ways to fight corruption.
Israel’s Ban on Tlaib and Omar Shows Netanyahu and Trump’s Contempt for Democracy
The episode may have laid the foundation for a deeper critique of the Trump-Netanyahu partnership, and of U.S. policy toward Israel and Palestine.
Red States Cut Worker Pay By $1.5 Billion
If you’re a minimum wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
‘The Squad’ Keeps the Focus on Bold, Inequality-Busting Policies
Representatives Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley fight hard for their constituents in the face of racist attacks.