Thursday, January 9, 2025

Tag: culture

Hate fueled by Trump

"We, indeed, all know who is fueling the hate – and we must say it."

Gaza is already unlivable: A response to Israel’s deadly airstrikes targeting...

Israel launched its heaviest airstrikes on the region since 2014, targeting scores of buildings, including the TV station Al-Aqsa TV. Israeli airstrikes also reportedly hit dozens of homes.

It’s time to go on the offensive against racism

That is the shift that can make possible, at long last, a decisive win against racism.

US ‘outrage’ over slaying of US residents depends on the nation...

One can only imagine the U.S. response had either incident been perpetrated by Russia, Cuba, China or Venezuela or any other perceived “enemy” of the U.S.

5 ways new movement leaders are effecting change

Today, new movements are working with more established organizations to capitalize on their wide-reaching networks.

Teenagers in space

Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Rambo, Red Dawn, and how a tale of American triumphalism was returned to the child’s world.

A child at world’s end

A mother thinks about the inheritance of children.

America’s bullies

In recent years America has become a culture of bullying – the wealthier over the poorer, CEOs over workers, those with privilege and pedigree over those without, the whiter over the browner and blacker, men over women.

Men, we can do better

Survivors of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford deserve our support, not our opposition.

It’s up to you

Folks, our democracy depends on all of us – now more than ever. This November 6th, please do your part.

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LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas

Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

GOP attack on Medicaid puts millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage

Republicans push Medicaid cuts that could leave millions without health coverage.

Can nonviolent struggle defeat a dictator? This database emphatically says yes

The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns.

Winners of 2024 Shkreli Awards expose worst healthcare profiteering cases

Shocking profiteering in healthcare system continues to harm patients nationwide.