Tag: Opinion
Could voter guides help break through the partisan noise in the...
An interview with Paul Loeb, an adviser to guides.vote, which is leading the charge on getting voter guides developed in 30 states.
One major way we can reduce the suffering of animals raised...
Veterinarians have an opportunity to uphold medical ethics—and give the nation’s factory-farmed animals a small bit of mercy when they are killed.
The U.S. is a world outlier on abortion restrictions
The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Why Trader Joe’s workers are joining the fight to unionize
Workers at two stores among the hundreds of Trader Joe’s locations nationwide are hoping to join a newly formed independent union.
8 billion humans? Population is a difficult conversation, but we need...
It’s time to rethink our broken and unfair family planning systems.
Why workers are turning to unions
Besides fighting for better wages and working conditions, unions confront favoritism and discrimination when no one else will.
Indigenous-led organization opens new salvo in fight for climate justice
NDN Collective, inspired by the Standing Rock Sioux movement, releases a report on Dakota Access Pipeline.
Feeling defeated by the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling? There’s still a...
America’s highest court has limited the EPA’s authority to regulate power plant emissions.
Can community schools rescue a ‘troubled’ district?
A contentious contract negotiation between teachers and a district in the Washington D.C. suburbs could foretell whether a transformative strategy for school improvement can dislodge entrenched leadership practices.
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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.