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The American Public Must Resist Trump’s ‘Papers, Please’ Politics

We must reject the idea that entire populations can be stripped of rights simply because of how they look, where they were born, or what kind of...

yesterday 1

Thom Hartmann

To Honor the Earth, Let Us Tear Down the Walls in Our Hearts

Let Earth Day push our awareness beyond the invisible borders we have created and beyond the invisible money god who holds us hostage.

yesterday 2

Robert C. Koehler

Trump's MAGA Wants To Kill US Public Broadcasting Because It Symbolizes a Better World

Anything representing the idea that the state could in any way contribute to the greater good is horrific and must be crushed.

yesterday 10

Christian Christensen

Care About the Climate Crisis? The World Is With You

People who support climate action are implicitly told—by their elected officials, by the fossil fuel industry, by news coverage and social media...

yesterday 5

Mark Hertsgaard

How a Professional Bully Is Winning Control of the Media

Major media outlets from CBS to The Washington Post have “bent the knee” to President Trump’s specious demands.

yesterday 0

Steven Harper

Rebalancing Checks and Balances: How to Curb Executive Abuse

President Trump has conclusively demonstrated that the executive branch cannot be trusted to police itself in following the law. Congress must act...

yesterday 0

Tim Whitehouse

Pope Francis’ Legacy of Love and Peace

He spoke out against war, militarism, and the ravages of climate change.

previous day 3

Kathy Kelly

What Is To Be Done? Take Hold of Our History

We must lay claim to or, better, reclaim America’s past and—without discounting the terrible tragedies and ironies that have marked the lives of so...

previous day 10

Harvey J. Kaye

The DOGE Budget: Money for War... and Not Much Else

The Trump and Musk hollowing out of the civilian government, while keeping the Pentagon budget at enormously high levels of funding, means the...

previous day 10

William Hartung

Fighting for All Our Lives: How Queer Resistance Protects Everyone’s Freedom

Queer politics does not simply advocate for inclusion; it challenges the very structure that renders certain lives less liveable in the first place.

previous day 1

Peter Bloom

The Teacher: Filmed From the West Bank with Love and Rage

The movie tests its characters in ways most of us never will be challenged, leaving us wondering what we would choose if we lived under occupation.

previous day 3

Marcy Winograd

What’s to Blame for the American Dictator? It’s Neoliberalism, Stupid

The 50-plus years of neoliberal policies have undercut unions, deregulated industry, enabled wild corporate profits, padded the pockets of...

previous day 3

Peter F. Crowley

Look Ma I'm A Warfighter Leading the Warfighters

Less than astonishingly, grossly unqualified, historically untrustworthy, sexually assaulting, manic Secretary of Drunkenness and Defense Pete...

wednesday 8

Abby Zimet

Trump Is No Peace President. Call Him the Proliferation President

Weapons contractors could not be happier, but for the rest of us the state of world affairs is beyond alarming.

wednesday 1

Kevin Martin

Pope Francis: A Humble Advocate for Sharing the World's Resources

Again and again, Pope Francis railed against our collective indifference to widespread suffering and urged humanity, especially world leaders, to...

wednesday 1

Adam Parsons

Social Justice and Eclipse: Predicting and Preparing For Change

It is best to approach social justice the same way the world prepares for an eclipse—with foresight, community, and coordination.

wednesday 1

Pauline Rogers

I Returned Home From Prison With Nothing; Here’s What Helped Me Rebuild

Programs like the Returning Citizens Stimulus don’t just improve lives—they reduce unnecessary incarceration and save public funds.

wednesday 1

Karina Lariz

Trump’s Drive to Undermine Our Progress on Clean Transportation Will Erode Our Health

Instead of making our health a priority, the administration has chosen to delay progress in order preserve a pollution-producing and car-centric...

wednesday 1

Yosef Robele

We Are All Harvard Now

Government intrusion into the micromanagement of universities or, even worse, into the contents of courses and curricula, will almost always be...

wednesday 1

Stephen J. Cimbala

Close the US Military Bases in Asia

With America’s 750 or so overseas military bases in around 80 countries, it’s high time to close these bases, pocket the saving, and return to...

22.04.2025 2

Jeffrey D. Sachs

As Broadway's Redwood Soars, Real Forest Canopies Are Vanishing

Broadway's spotlight on redwoods helps us understand why what happens above our heads matters so much for our future below.

22.04.2025 10

Laurie Wayburn

It Is Time to Build a World Based on Solidarity

We are at a crossroads in human history. We will either figure out how to share, or we will tear apart the fabric of the world that supports us.

22.04.2025 4

Cynthia Kaufman

Playing With Fire: What Trump—and the Left—Still Don’t Understand About Coal Country

Trump’s coal rhetoric taps into a collective memory where coal once formed the bedrock of community and identity—a memory that has been...

22.04.2025 1

Vinnie Rotondaro

Genetic Technology Is No Solution for Species Loss

Rather than celebrating emerging and untested technology attempting to recreate animals that have long since been extinct, our focus must be on the...

22.04.2025 2