Bold Opinions for Newspapers and New Media
The Hypocrisy of the Federal Spending Debate
Why is it controversial to spend on social programs but not the Pentagon? Or to subsidize the poor but not the rich?
Corporate Veterinarians Serve Profit Over Animals
Solo practitioners who became veterinarians to provide friendly, community-based service now must answer to bean counters at headquarters.
It’s Time to Ban Killer Drones
America’s parting drone attack in Afghanistan, which killed an aid worker and his family, is emblematic of the entire drone war.
Public Transit, Built Back Better
The Build Back Better plan’s historic investment in public transit would have a tremendous positive impact.
America’s Work Ethic
Americans have lost the will to work… for low wages and no benefits.
Editor’s Picks
What the Expanded Child Tax Credit Means to Me
I grew up poor and traumatized, not knowing how to get help. Now my own child’s life will be better.
Private Equity Destroyed My Job
It took greedy investors just three years to strip my employer for parts. Here’s how to stop them from coming for yours.
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
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Corporate Veterinarians Serve Profit Over Animals
Solo practitioners who became veterinarians to provide friendly, community-based service now must answer to bean counters at headquarters.
It’s Time to Ban Killer Drones
America’s parting drone attack in Afghanistan, which killed an aid worker and his family, is emblematic of the entire drone war.
The Hypocrisy of the Federal Spending Debate
Why is it controversial to spend on social programs but not the Pentagon? Or to subsidize the poor but not the rich?
Public Transit, Built Back Better
The Build Back Better plan’s historic investment in public transit would have a tremendous positive impact.
America’s Work Ethic
Americans have lost the will to work… for low wages and no benefits.
Follow Alabama’s Lead on Child Care
If one of our poorest states can rise to meet this basic human need, why can’t Congress?
When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park
Mobile homes provide affordable housing for millions. But for private equity firms, they’re just another asset to squeeze for profit.
Don’t Cut Care
Aging and disabled Americans — and the workers who care for them — have a huge stake in federal budget negotiations.
Here Come the Abortion Bounty Hunters
In this unequal economy, Texas’s harsh new anti-abortion law pits desperate people against each other.
The Freedom to Vote Act Is No ‘Compromise.’ Pass It Now.
The effort to roll back voting rights is unconscionable, and the federal government has a duty to act — now, before the next election.
