Thursday, April 3, 2025

Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities

The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from...

Waiting at the border, migrants lean on tradition

One early afternoon, Sandra Vázquez sits on an old metal bench outside a bus station, next to two other women who, like...

Worshiping markets, genuflecting to grand fortune

Our conventional political wisdom, here in the United States, tends to see utopians as lefty egalitarians of one sort or another, clueless...

‘In 2022, let’s tax the rich’: 10 billionaires added $402 billion to their fortunes...

The world's 10 richest billionaires added roughly $402 billion to their collective wealth in 2021, a year marked by continued suffering and economic...

Top 6 ways our world changed in 2021

It is time to look back at 2021 and consider the most consequential developments.

Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021

If we could make gains in a year as bad as 2021, just think what we can accomplish in 2022.

Challenges homeless people face in getting jobs

All too often, homeless persons are unfairly blamed for their plight.

Staying hopeful in turbulent times

Which is why we have to keep up the fight even when feeling deeply discouraged.

Signs of the times and the emergence of Maitreya

We have created the chaos, and it is up to all of us to do whatever we can to clean it up and bring about the changes that 99.9% of people around the world crave.

Building community, one fruit tree at a time

“Urban fruit foraging,” it’s called.