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The Climate Strike Is the New Boston Tea Party
Politicians think the climate problem will go away if they can make the protesters go away. They’re wrong — and they can’t.
We Need a Homes Guarantee — Now
In the wealthiest country in world history, we can and we must guarantee that everyone has a home.
A Turning Point on Racial Inequity
Presidential candidates are finally feeling the pressure to talk about structural racism. The rest of us should, too.
The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine
Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden.
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.
Vaping Is Dangerous*
Maybe we’re banning the wrong kind of cartridge.
What the Felicity Huffman Scandal Says About America
Low-income parents risk jail time for putting their kids in better public schools, while the rich bribe colleges to shut the less affluent out.
Big Business Won’t Save Us from Itself
Nearly 200 CEOs have signed a pledge to “do better” than serving their own greed. How? They won’t say.
Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns
Life expectancy in my Western Pa. town is on its way down. But there’s hope — if we fight harmful myths about poverty.
President Trump: I’m One of the Workers You Lied To
Trump keeps giving tax breaks and federal contracts to companies that send Midwestern jobs — like mine — out of the country.
