Archive
It’s Time for Supreme Court Term Limits
The mounting scandals surrounding Clarence Thomas show the danger of lifetime appointments without ethical standards.
Stop the War on LGBTQ Teachers
It’s hard enough being a teacher at all, but cruel new laws are putting dedicated LGBTQ teachers in particular danger. When will the madness end?
Baseball’s Deadly Rule Change
Welcome rule changes have shortened MLB games — but owners are pushing beer sales later into shorter games. That could have deadly consequences.
Armed and Afraid: The High Price of Fear
As more senseless shootings claim lives, it’s time to turn away from apocalyptic rhetoric and focus on what actually makes us safer.
Cartoon: Where the Money Is
Clarence Thomas’s motives do not appear to be complicated.
Support Your Local Librarians by Rejecting Book Bans
90 percent of Americans trust their local librarians, but outside groups are invading communities with demands to ban books and shut down services.
Beware of Creeping Autocracy
Across the country, GOP-backed “preemption” bills are stealing power away from the people’s representatives.
Don’t Shred the Safety Net — Expand It
Conservative lawmakers are threatening to slash the programs that helped my family escape poverty. We should be doing the opposite.
Breaking Down Your Tax Bill
Our tax dollars should make life better, not go to waste. But the average taxpayer had to shell out over $1,000 for military contractors alone last year.
Cartoon: Pro-Life, Anti-Kid
“Pro-life” lawmakers are suspiciously indifferent toward school shootings.
