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Federal Court’s Affordable Care Act Ruling Bolsters Case for Medicare for All
The ongoing court battles over the law are likely to proceed eventually to the Supreme Court.
How the US Contributed to Brazil’s Return to Fascism
Major US newspapers failed to do serious investigative work on the merits of the corruption charges against Lula.
Should Plant-Based Proteins Be Called “Meat”?
The word is at the center of a linguistic and legal battle between producers of beef and plant-based alternatives.
“Alexa, Drop a Bomb”: Amazon Wants in on US Warfare
The acquisitive impulses of hundreds of millions could become the stuff of their imprisonment or death.
This Holiday Season, I’m Standing With Migrants
Faith workers across the US are hosting actions to stand in solidarity with migrants.
An Empire of Bases Poisons Water, Threatening Its Own Collapse
The US military’s fire-fighting foam is contaminating groundwater and sickening people in communities around the world.
The Troubling Link Between Attacks on Immigrants and Labor Activists
The targeting of immigrants has almost always been tied to wider attacks on labor movements and civil liberties.
“Feel-Good” Holiday Stories Are Actually Just a Symptom of a Crumbling Society
Circulating narratives like these reinforces the notion that inequality can be solved by an act of charity.
Superbugs Plague Afghan Hospitals
Afghan citizens are already dying because of the war, but drug resistance will mean even more deaths.
Facing 17 Ethics Investigations, Ryan Zinke Set to Resign
President Donald Trump announced Zinke's impending departure in a tweet Saturday morning.