Rights and Democracy
Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s War on the Poor
Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America’s poorest people has to go.
Pipeline Outrage is a Human Issue, Not a Political Issue
Pipeline Outrage is a Human Issue, Not a Political Issue
Raising the Flag on Ryan Zinke’s Corruption
The man charged with protecting our public lands is handing them over to fossil fuel companies.
A Farm Bill Lost in Never-Never Land
As financial stress rises, suicide hotlines are spreading across farm country. Four straight years of low income, rising debt, and now fights with major trading partners are taking their toll on farmers and rural communities. Worse, Congress seems to be pretending...
Fighting Back in the War on the Poor
What's the first thing that you think of when you think of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Perhaps the "I have a dream speech"? That’s what we learn about in school. But what was King’s dream at the end of his life? It was to build a massive movement of all poor people,...
How Elites Scam Americans Out of Housing
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Ben "I’ve Never Had to Worry about Affording Housing" Carson, wants to triple the rent that low-income American families pay for federally subsidized housing. Yep, this is the same guy who spent $31,000 of taxpayer...
Want to Attract Women? Try Not Hating Us.
The recent attack in Toronto by a man who identifies as an “incel” has called attention to the disturbing and flourishing online incel community. “Incel” stands for “involuntarily celibate.” These are straight men who, frustrated by their lack of romantic success,...
An Insult to Mob Bosses
This Is the Wrong Time to Cut Back on Public Housing
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson has answered President Trump’s call to shrink the social safety net. Carson recently offered a proposal that would triple the rent some of America's poorest families have to pay before they get housing...
Bring Back May Day
Most of the world recognizes May 1 — May Day — as International Workers' Day. Here in one of the few countries that doesn't, it's worth pausing to ask how U.S. workers are doing. At an event last December, Fight for $15 organizer Terrence Wise recalled "going to bed...
