We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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The Racist History of the 'Crisis Actor’ Attacks on Parkland School Shooting Survivors
61 years before teens in Parkland, Fla., survived a mass shooting only to be labeled “crisis actors,” nine African American teens who braved racist crowds to enroll in Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were also accused of being impostors.
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Fears Grow As Rightwing Billionaires Battle to Erode U.S. Union Rights
Supreme court hears arguments Monday in a case that could strip unions of a major source of income – amid worries that the unions will lose.
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Three Major Car Rental Companies and a Bank Dump the NRA
The backlash is growing.
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How We Fight Fascism
In 1923, the radical socialist and feminist Clara Zetkin warned that the longer the stagnation and rot of a dysfunctional democracy went unaddressed, the more attractive fascism would become. History has amply illustrated where our current trends lead.
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Stopping Europe's Authoritarian Slide Has As Much to Do With Spain As Poland
The Nazis marching on the streets of Poland look similar to the Nazis marching on the Spanish streets calling for "unity." The difference is this: In Spain there is no breakthrough for any anti-European party. Authoritarianism, rather, is coming from the ruling Partido Popular.
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Why Are More Cities Divesting From Big Oil? It’s Moral—and Practical
Direct divestment programs and lawsuits are products of people power – activists organizing in coalitions of aligned interest groups and working with like-minded elected officials – and they are not the only tools available to us.
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Florida Students Confront Lawmakers on Gun Control As Thousands Walk Out
100 Parkland students travelled 450 miles to the state capital while others at dozens of high schools walked out in support of #NeverAgain.
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Rumors Grow that the U.S. Fed is Propping Up the Stock Market
The Fed is rigging the stock market.
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State Insecurity: Why Are Top NSA Personnel Leaving In Droves?
The National Security Agency's attrition rate for science, math and technology specialists is 5.6 percent, and for hackers and cyberattack specialists it is as high as 9 percent. Some teams in the NSA have lost as much as half their staff. What's going on?
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Florida Students, Thrust in New Role After Shooting, Find A Powerful Voice: 'We Can't Waste this Chance'
On Sunday, students fanned out across the morning talk shows to rip into the Trump administration and politicians who accept money from the NRA. By lunchtime they'd announced plans for a March for Our Lives rally on Mar. 24 in DC and cities nationwide.
