Perspectives

Wen Stephenson reflects on a recent protest at a Massachusetts coal-fired power plant and the growing activism against climate change.

The foreclosure crisis hit African Americans particularly hard with disastrous consequences for many communities, writes Laura Gottesdiener.

Senators Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch want to shield authors of toxic tax giveaways from the public view.

Dave Zirin ponders how city leaders justify spending money on a new hockey arena over fixing city schools or restoring streetlights.

An environment specialist explains how a bipartisan bill to control toxic substances actually makes the "weakest law on the books" even weaker.

Move aside, Florida -- in spite of Moral Mondays protests, North Carolina is now the new poster child for voter suppression.

While the House continues kowtowing, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard praises a select few in the Senate are working to tame the banks.

Poverty correspondent Greg Kaufmann urges you to get involved with these organizations working to fight hunger and poverty in America.

Historian Bernard Weisberger reflects on a "rocky month for democracy" in America and around the world.

Many of our patriotic verses were penned by progressives, and their most important note may be this: people can disagree with their government and still love their country.