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Trump Administration Wants to Redefine the Poverty Line, Shrinking Public Aid
A government by and for plutocrats wants to define millions of people out of poverty using statistical sleight of hand.
It’s Bad Journalism to Take Cops at Their Word
When news outlets fail to fact-check police, they enable the scourge of police violence and mass incarceration.
Trump’s Re-election Campaign Launches on a Loud Fascist Note
Trump used his campaign launch day to brag about mass deportations and rile up hordes of white people in red hats.
Trump Wants a Third Term. Could the Unimaginable Happen Here?
The possibility, however small, of a Trump coup should move us to build up our own grassroots movements.
With Bolton, Pompeo and Trump in the Picture, All Bets Are Off on Iran
Trump himself may seem unclear on the fundamental details, but war with Iran is a real possibility.
Raising the Minimum Wage Must Be a Central Issue in 2020 Election
Democrats running for office in 2020 have an opportunity to do what's morally right and politically popular.
I Say No to Frac-Sand Mining Near My Home — for Myself and the Planet
We have to do whatever we can to make wrecking the planet more expensive.
A Father’s Day Gift For Myself: Activism
My two-year-old will barely be the age I am now when the climate catastrophe comes.
The DNC Strategy Will Defeat Climate Voters, Not Trump
Progressives must ignore the “game show” type debates and focus instead on building a policy-based movement.
Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.
Billionaire philanthropy will never fix the problem when the problem is capitalism itself.