There are multiple similarities between Trump and the British monarch when looking at the 27 grievances the framers outlined in their 1776 declaration.
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In Corporate March to Clean Energy, Utilities Not Required
Instead of waiting for large utilities to go greener, companies are buying renewable energy directly, upending the traditional system.
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The Obama Administration’s $1 Billion Giveaway to the Private Prison Industry
Don’t believe everything you read on the Statue of Liberty.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.
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Turkey At A Crossroads—From the July Coup to ISIS, A Country In Turmoil
If Erdogan manages to re-establish stability, he will have ensured the rise of a new brand of aggressive radical Islam – one fueled by the edicts of Wahabi dogma that promotes absolute theocratic control.
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A World At War
We’re under attack from climate change – and our only hope is to mobilize like we did in WWII.
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Hong Kong protest leaders avoid prison
Three leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution have escaped a jail sentence over their role in 2014 pro-democracy protests.
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Curing A Convenient Amnesia: Racism, Xenophobia and Nationalism In America
It may be an inconvenient and uncomfortable reality that U.S. leaders have systematically spread hate and intolerance – but the fact is nationalism, xenophobia and intolerance reflect our country’s true foundation.
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2020 Vision: Four Steps to Get There
People with money and power are still appalled by the notion of a popular democracy. But something is different now, as the American majority are better able to communicate and unify in pursuit of a progressive nation.
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Globalization and its New Discontents
Stiglitz: How can something that our political leaders – and many an economist – said would make everyone better off be so reviled? The rules of the game now need to be changed, with measures to tame globalization.
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UC Davis chancellor resigns after [Occupy] pepper-spray scandal
Following the 2011 Occupy Wall Street incident that went viral, the university spent at least $175,000 on consultants to try to remove “venomous” references on the Internet and improve the chancellor's reputation.
