Tag: culture
Video shows off-duty officer punching unarmed man
“They should have terminated him, quite frankly. I mean, period.”
Beyond the illusion of human rights
As precious as they are, “rights” can no longer protect us against the environmental, political, and economic degradation engendered by today’s global system.
Thieves in the suites
After all, some of society's most inventive minds are flimflammers, Ponzi-schemers, gamers and embezzlers.
Accusations brought against Betsy DeVos’ Education Department for failing to negotiate...
“Secretary Betsy DeVos and her management team are attempting to strip employees of their collective bargaining rights and kill the union.”
The Resistance needs better heroes
A movement is defined by its heroes. The Resistance can find better heroes than the ones some of its members have chosen – and it should.
US doubles down as empire declines
U.S. global dominance is coming to an end. The issue is how will it end?
Photo essay: Eight reasons students walked out over gun laws
“All of these students will be voting in the next four years. We will be in the driver’s seat.”
Everybody does better when everybody does better
Populism – neither right nor left, Republican or Democrat – it is not based on ideology, but on two gut-level fundamentals.
Talking sense about immigration
In the end, isn’t it time to challenge the notion that people in general, and immigrants in particular, can be easily divided into deserving good guys and undeserving bad guys?
The racist origin of the Second Amendment and the rise of...
Throughout history gun control laws have been used against people of color.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
Billionaire emissions outpace lifetime footprints of average individuals, new report shows
The report examines how the super-rich’s use of luxury transportation and investments in polluting industries exacerbate the climate crisis.