Rights and Democracy
Poverty Just Jumped — And It Was No Accident
I’ve lived and studied poverty most of my life. But you don’t have to be an expert to see why it’s spiking after lawmakers let antipoverty programs expire.
End Wealth Supremacy
15 years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street is as predatory as ever. But a more democratic economy could be rising all around us.
End This Witch Hunt Against Teachers and Librarians
Texas is leading a push to reduce education to mere obedience training for a compliant, subservient workforce.
The Federal Government Is Evolving on Marijuana — But Not Fast Enough
We shouldn’t treat cannabis like heroin. But we shouldn’t treat it like ketamine either, as a federal agency now recommends.
Trump Isn’t Too Big to Jail
Applying a different standard to a powerful person reflects only contempt for the rule of law.
We Still Have a Dream
Sixty years after Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, our racial economic divide is vast as ever. But it can still be closed — and quickly.
A Hot Labor Summer — In More Ways Than One
Governments are failing to protect workers from extreme heat, so it’s no surprise labor actions have been heating up too.
Good News About the News
Community-minded nonprofits are rescuing local papers from predatory corporate owners.
Cartoon: The MAGA Messiah
Now accepting indulgences.
Cartoon: Four More Years… Or 20 to Life?
Trump walks a thin tightrope between the White House and a jailhouse.
