Rights and Democracy
The Man for the Moment Who Must Do More
Biden deserves praise for going big and bold on the economy. Let’s push him to go bigger and bolder.
FDR Must Be Smiling
Biden’s plan to create jobs and tax the rich is a good deal bolder than it looks at first glance.
An Invisible Essential Labor Force
How the migrant women farmworkers who put food on our tables are organizing for a better life after the pandemic.
Don’t Let Wall Street Get Rich Off Water
Shameless speculators are trying to privatize and commoditize the water all humans need to live.
We Need a Trauma-Informed Legal System
When lawyers better understand trauma, clients are better able to seek justice.
Dialogue and Mutual Respect
What do you say, GOP?
Labor Laws Need New Teeth
Union drives aren’t stopping. Workers deserve the right to a fair vote, without corporate interference.
A Textbook Case of Environmental Injustice
People of color are more likely to be exposed to pollution than white people. A proposed Louisiana plastics plant shows how.
Thinking Globally About Racial Justice
From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.
To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense
Three white Jeopardy contestants recently thought reparations had already been paid. It made me feel strangely optimistic.
