| Nov 17, 2021 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracySometimes, when watching Congress in action, I can’t decide whether to laugh, cry, or check myself into an insane asylum. Not all lawmakers are political hacks, quacks, and corporate toadies, but that contingent does seem to dominate. Most infuriating is that while...
| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe recent COP26 climate summit in Glasgow was the 26th attempt to get the nations of the world to fix the climate crisis. During the summit, the Washington Post reported that countries have been under-reporting their emissions, so the negotiations are based on...
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| Nov 10, 2021 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyTick-tick-tick — each sweep of Big Tech’s clock enhances corporate power and sweep away more of our civil rights. At first, each new surge of artificial intelligence and robotic technologies can seem perfectly benign, even playful. Take “Spot,” the robotic,...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe drama over the Build Back Better Act has revealed the power of narrative in our political landscape. It is not enough to put forward policy proposals that actually help people, pay for them with taxes on the wealthiest, and then try to pass those proposals into...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFor Ruth Martin, the fight for paid leave is both professional and personal. As Senior Vice President of MomsRising, she’s helped mobilize more than 870,000 calls and emails to lawmakers advocating for paid leave and other pro-family benefits in the Build Back Better...
