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The Lie of Health Care ‘Choice’
In our corporate-run health system, consumer “choices” are shaped entirely by profit-seeking monopolists.
A Broken Promise to Teachers and Nonprofit Workers
Trump wants to cancel student loan forgiveness for public servants. But what if you’ve already taken the loans?
We Need to Treat Nuclear War Like the Emergency It Is
Alarmingly, the Trump administration is shredding arms control agreements and deploying “more usable” nuclear weapons.
Don’t Forget It’s Black History Month
February is supposed to be Black History Month — but this month, there hasn’t been much celebrating.
Scared of Coronavirus? Get Your Flu Shot
The flu kills far more people than coronavirus. The panic isn’t just irrational — it’s taking on a darker edge.
The Irony of The Centrist-Progressive Debate
Moderates consistently warn that progressive ideas can’t win “the middle.” But just look at the polls.
Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?
Americans were taught to associate “socialism” with dictatorship and “capitalism” with democracy. Are those days over?
Bernie in Lilliput
Well, that’s one version of party unity.
Lessons from Ministering on the Border
As a Sister of the Church, I believe Americans have a moral obligation to learn more about why Central Americans are forced to seek refuge here.
Trump’s Border Wall is an Ecologist’s Nightmare
Blowing up mountains, bulldozing sacred sites, guzzling groundwater — the wall is turning border ecosystems into a grim dystopia.
