Op-Ed

A proposal to crack down on predatory lending has sparked a showdown between the payday industry and activists fighting to end the debt trap.

Revolt against the inevitability of globalized capitalism takes diverse and often desperate forms when “there is no alternative.”

Our democracy doesn't work because our lawmakers are bought and paid for by special interests like Monsanto.

Austerity is unnecessary because evidence indicates that European governments could easily increase spending without hitting any constraints.

The writers of the Declaration wanted freedom from British oppressors — and the freedom to enslave and oppress.

Capitalism has only itself to blame, forcing millennials to look for an alternative.

Hillary Clinton says she'll make history as the first woman president, but no other candidate so represents a continuation of the same old thing.

A national alliance is forming to resist voter suppression as progressives in Congress organize a Voting Rights Caucus.

Congress has been frustratingly slow to act on pollinator welfare, despite the obvious risks for constituents.

As global capitalism generates ever-greater inequalities, instabilities and problems, it and its high priests face rising opposition.