Rights and Democracy
No More Whining on the Yacht
CEOs often make hundreds of times what their workers take home, and just got a huge tax break too. They’re still demanding more.
You’ve Heard of the Gender Pay Gap, But There’s More
It takes the typical black woman 20 months to earn what a white male worker earns in a single year.
How to Turn Back a Giant
Lancaster, Pennsylvania residents kept a private prison giant out of their community. It’s an inspiring example for others.
Statue of Infamy
Give me your tired and your poor, so I can put them in a concentration camp.
Rural America Stands up for Immigrants
I’m sick of politicians who exploit the suffering of rural white communities like mine to justify atrocities against immigrants.
Kafka on the Border
The administration has trapped immigrant families in a bureaucratic nightmare — and brought media hacks rushing to defend the indefensible.
An Unhappy Birthday for Medicare and Medicaid
As the iconic health programs turn 53, the GOP is advancing plans to privatize one and gut the other.
If It Looks Like a Russian Asset…
Putin said he didn’t do it.
Remembering Donald Kaul
I used to edit the legendary writer’s columns. Telling his fans about it sounded as far-fetched to them as if I’d claimed to be Warren Buffett’s broker.
Let Me Tell You What Forced Separation Feels Like
Our country puts thousands upon thousands of U.S.-born kids behind bars, too. Mine was one of them.
