Environment and Health
A Surprising Win for Animal Rights — and Democracy
The Supreme Court sided with a voter-backed animal welfare rule over the corporate lobbyists who opposed it.
To Protect Our Children, Tax the Rich
A campaign to curb greed was key to the first fight against child labor. With GOP states putting young kids to work, we need that battle again.
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Would Be a Game Changer
Amid a widespread assault on reproductive health care, more accessible birth control would be a landmark moment.
The Drug War’s Dark Origins
When you hear why politicians wanted to ban marijuana in the first place, you’ll understand why our century of prohibition can’t end soon enough.
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.
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.
Medicaid Cutoffs: An American Horror Story
Some 15 million Americans on Medicaid are now being thrown off the program. No elected official should stand for this.
Stop This Corporate Child Abuse
There’s nothing wrong with teens working part-time. But some corporations are willfully — and illegally — putting young kids into harm’s way.
20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?
The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.
In the Era of Legal Marijuana, the Kids Are Alright
Opponents thought legalization would lead to more teens using marijuana. Ten years since the first states legalized, the reverse has happened.
