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Confederate Deserters: The Rebels You Rarely Hear About
Those who romanticize the Confederacy can learn valuable lessons from the legacy of rebel deserters.
Ruthless Power and Deleterious Politics: From DDT to Roundup
The banning of DDT did not bring about any rethinking of factory farming and its addiction to deleterious pesticides.
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God’s Masterpiece or the Devil’s Bad Joke?
In Eduardo Galeano's history of humanity, he discusses barbarians and apes from the Opium Wars to the Origin of the Species.
Stop Securing the Border and Start Valuing Migrants’ Lives
Border enforcement isn't just a counterproductive waste of taxpayers' money. It's also lethal.
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Spreading a Minimum Wage Increase From Los Angeles to the Whole Country
The victory in LA signals an irreversible change in the fight for a decent wage around the country.
How to Stop Post-Disaster Funding From Being a Disaster
There is a pressing need to directly support communities following a catastrophe.
What “Orange Is the New Black” Tells Us About Sexual Abuse in Women’s Prisons and How to Stop It
Women band together to stop the abuse.
Dean Baker | Social Security Trustees’ Report Lacks the Usual Panic
There was a modest improvement in the program's finances.
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Why Is The New York Times Swiftboating J Street for Supporting Iran Deal?
If we want to prevent war in the future, we need to take seriously any hint of warmongering at the Times.
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Dumping Toxic Coal Ash Threatens the Great Lakes
Despite their necessity and beauty, the Great Lakes are threatened on a daily basis by heavy metals and toxic pollution.