Tag: culture
#NotInvisible: Groundbreaking legislation tackles epidemic of violence against Indigenous women
"Women are disappearing and dying in Indian country. We must act."
Championing female voters as powerful ‘Supermajority,’ organizers launch movement to fight...
"In many ways, women have been doing all this work – whether it's running their PTA, or organizing around reproductive healthcare – but we haven't been doing it together."
Maine becomes latest state to ditch Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’...
There has been a growing movement to change the name of Columbus Day, which has been a federal holiday since 1934.
Suicide watch on Planet Earth
Even for an old man like me, it’s a terrifying thing to watch humanity make a decision, however inchoate, to essentially commit suicide.
Let’s find many ways to share the goods of our society
Ideas can improve society. But they can also be destructive.
Academic freedom at risk after decades of attacks and underfunding from...
We look at one of the consequences of this crisis: the growing threat to academic freedom with academic and author Henry Reichman.
We need an ecological revolution
To save the long-term future for our children and grandchildren, and for all the other creatures with which we share the gift of life, we must overcome the inertia of our institutions and our culture.
New report reveals how charter schools have scammed the US government...
There is only one way to deal with this blatant grift program for the charter school industry – shut it down.
What Black Lives Matter activists can teach us about the pitfalls...
Interviews with 11 Black Lives Matter social media page administrators highlight the challenges of scaling grassroots activism through digital organizing.
America: Rapidly sliding into the depths of bigotry, racism, and xenophobia
We need to work very hard to remove this bigotry, racism, and xenophobia from our country before this condition becomes irreversible.
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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.
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.
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.