Thursday, March 6, 2025

The origin of Black History Month—and why it still matters

There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history.

Indigenous peoples reclaim the National Bison Range

“We are such a place-based people. To have this land back, to be in control of it, is a fresh, new hope.”

Will Biden end America’s global war on children?

Will President Joe Biden act to protect the children of the world from America’s most tragic and indefensible war crimes?

The roots of the Capitol insurrection

Allowing them and their followers to distance themselves from what happened would be the kind of strategic blunder we too often see from the centrist wing of the Democratic Party.

Why Martin Luther King Day should matter

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s true legacy remembered.

The collective shame of global hunger

An estimated 700 million people go hungry every day.

#DontFundEvil: Google workers form a union to combat workplace concerns

"The future of tech is stronger with the power of a union."

Time to grow up: Ending divisions creating peace

It's time for humanity to come of age, to reject all that divides us, to unite and create a space in which peace and harmony can ring out across the world.

Inequality gone viral: The obscene numbers

Something has to be done to heal the rupture in the sickened body of our nation.

Mass shootings in the US have risen sharply in 2020—why?

There have been 578 mass shootings so far this year, this is already significantly above the 417 mass shootings recorded in the whole of 2019.