Rights and Democracy
Betsy DeVos Wants to Rob Poor School Districts
Trump’s education secretary is trying to funnel coronavirus aid away from poor public schools to rich private ones.
Even Now, Our Leaders Are Still Putting Their Faith in the Rich
It has become crystal clear during this pandemic that working people fuel this economy, but they’re the ones bearing the cost.
We Need a Public Option for Banking
As families struggle to get stimulus checks, it’s time to fix the rusty pipes of our inequitable financial system.
Prescriptions from a Stable Genius
Is Trump literally trying to kill his supporters?
Elon Musk and the Billionaire War on Public Health
The billionaire Tesla CEO made hundreds of millions more by illegally forcing his employees back to work in a pandemic.
How Pro-Trump Millionaires Robbed Small Businesses of Coronavirus Aid
Thanks to a specially carved loophole, one multi-millionaire claimed 339 times more than the average small business received.
To Save Lives — and Democracy — We Need to Vote by Mail
We need tens of millions of fewer Americans voting at the polls. Sending ballots in the mail is the simplest solution.
A Simple Solution for the Coronavirus Crisis in Prisons
Releasing low-risk inmates would ease the risk that sky-high prison infection rates pose to all of us.
Between Elon and a Hard Place
The Tesla CEO’s decision to reopen his plant — illegally and unsafely — was an exercise in naked greed.
CEOs Aren’t Pigs. That’s Unfair — to Pigs.
Pigs are intelligent animals with a sense of social responsibility. CEOs are looting taxpayers funds meant for small businesses.