Archive
Labor Laws Need New Teeth
Union drives aren’t stopping. Workers deserve the right to a fair vote, without corporate interference.
America, Go Big Again
Joe Biden may be a lifelong, go-slow politician, but his infrastructure plan is a serious, ambitious investment in the public good.
A Textbook Case of Environmental Injustice
People of color are more likely to be exposed to pollution than white people. A proposed Louisiana plastics plant shows how.
Rebuilding Black-Owned Businesses After COVID-19
The pandemic hit Black entrepreneurs especially hard. To recover, we need to treat the pre-existing conditions.
Thinking Globally About Racial Justice
From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.
To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense
Three white Jeopardy contestants recently thought reparations had already been paid. It made me feel strangely optimistic.
Peaceful Nukes
Japan has begun dumping wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean.
The End of Trickle-Down Economics
The past year has laid waste to the arguments behind “trickle down” theory. Instead, let’s have wealth “percolate up.”
Voter Suppression Is an Attack on Democracy — And My Faith
My faith teaches me to stand with the marginalized, whose voting rights are now under sustained assault.
Protect Care Workers — You’ll Need Us Someday
All we’re asking is for the same rights and protections other workers enjoy.
