Environment and Health
Essential Workers Take the Risk, CEOs Take the Reward
Walgreens employees got just 18 cents an hour in hazard pay while their CEO made $17 million.
Workers Need Paid Sick Leave ASAP
Congress let mandatory paid leave end on Dec. 31. Lawmakers — and employers — need to restore them immediately.
Fossil-Fueled Fascism
How the oil, gas, and coal industries support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.
A Welcome Stopgap, But Not Nearly Enough
The COVID-19 relief bill will help, but much more needs to be done to combat the pandemic and make the country stronger in the face of future crises.
The Coming Battle Over Vaccines
Natural scientists have done their part by creating vaccines. To get people to take them, we need social science.
Learning the Lessons of the Latino Vote
Georgia will determine control of the Senate. The votes of Latinos, who have suffered badly during the pandemic, could be decisive.
Mitch McConnell Wants to Let Corporations Kill You
The Senate GOP leader’s refusal to pass COVID-19 aid without corporate immunity should be the scandal of the year.
Failing Students Need Support, Not Blame
Students don’t fail because they are lazy. They fail because something is wrong in their lives — and right now, so much is wrong.
We Need an Essential Workers Bill of Rights
Walmart’s owners are seeing their wealth surge while my former coworkers there go without hazard pay. That has to change.
Paying Politicians to Criminalize Protest
More communities are standing up to pipelines. The fossil fuel industry wants to make that a felony.