Perspectives
- February 18, 2015Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper on how we can turn war zone occupiers back into friendly neighborhood officers.
- February 17, 2015A city council member from Richmond, California, tells how she and her allies took on big corporate money -- and won.
- February 17, 2015Over the next two weeks, we’ll be focusing on ideas for making our democracy one that is truly of, by and for the people. It’s a fight we can win.
- February 15, 2015During Black History Month, we honor those whose contributions to our nation and world seem incalculable. But instead of setting them apart, let's learn from their example.
- February 13, 2015Instead of doing massive stock buybacks, high-tech companies should “think different” about innovation by helping our society confront the major issues of our times, says researcher William Lazonick.
- February 12, 2015When workers' power is diminished and people’s voices are shut out of the workplace, job quality and job standards suffer.
- February 11, 2015We have large trade deficits because other countries are propping up the dollar. But Obama hasn't included any language on currency values in the TPP.
- February 10, 2015We should be using government resources to meet newer and broader challenges, not downsizing them to ease the tax burdens of the wealthy and corporations.
- February 9, 2015In just a couple of minutes, the former labor secretary, Robert Reich, sheds some light on the mystery surrounding that big, secret trade deal.
- February 7, 2015Instead, the Obama administration is doubling down on the trade policies of its predecessors.