Rights and Democracy
Our Immigration Debate Needs a Lot More Humanity
We should be able to debate immigration policy without calling people “animals” or disparaging the poor.
The Retired General Who Stopped a Wall Street Coup
General Smedley Butler blew the whistle on a millionaire-led effort to oust FDR and the New Deal.
The Moral Revolution America Needs
Poor people of all races are shifting the national conversation on poverty and race from “right vs. left” to “right vs. wrong.”
In an Age of Fake News, Journalists Are Activists for Truth
When reporters can do their work, democracy flourishes. When they can’t, it flounders.
The Lesson I Learned Growing Up Jewish
I was told again and again to stand up when someone’s being mistreated. So I realized I had to stand up for Palestinians.
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,...
