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  1. ALEC Is Bad for the Economy
    12 Dec 2012 … This article originally appeared in Mother Jones. The American Legislative Exchange Council, the corporate-funded group that generates nearly a thousand pro-business model bills per year and feeds them to state legislatures nationwide, is holding its annual policy summit in the nation’s capital this week Continue reading
  2. Six-Month Update for Trump Voters President Donald Trump arrives for a rally on June 21, 2017 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Trump spoke about renegotiating NAFTA and building a border wall that would produce solar power during the rally. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    7 Jul 2017 … So after six months, has he delivered what he promised you? Continue reading
  3. Humanity Faces Climate “Suicide” Without US Rejoining Paris Agreement, Says the UN Secretary General
    12 Dec 2020 … Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach” Continue reading
  4. The Legal System Uses an Algorithm That’s Biased Against Blacks to Predict Recidivism Scores known as risk assessments are increasingly common in courtrooms across the nation, used to inform decisions about who can be set free at every stage of the criminal justice system, from assigning bond amounts to even more fundamental decisions about defendants' freedom. (Photo by Spencer Weiner-Pool/Getty Images)
    5 May 2016 … Risk assessments are increasingly common in courtrooms across the nation. They are used to inform decisions about who can be set free at every stage of the criminal justice system, from assigning bond amounts — as is the case in Continue reading
  5. Robert Reich on the Fast Food Strike and Obama’s Inequality Speech
    12 Dec 2013 … Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why all Americans should support protesters who are demanding higher wages. Continue reading
  6. The Renewable Revolution (Photo: John Light)
    4 Apr 2015 … Four reasons why the transition from fossil fuels to a green energy era is gaining traction. Continue reading
  7. Power Politics and Can Democrats Win Back the South? (Graphic: DonkeyHotey/flickr CC 2.0)
    1 Jan 2004 … An investigation into the back-room deals giving Big Media more control than ever over what Americans consume and read, and a look at what it would take for Democrats to reclaim the South. Continue reading
  8. What Happens When Refugees Are Resettled in the US? Protesters hold a sit-in and block an exit as thousands turn out for a Jan. 29, 2017 Immigration ban protest at Philadelphia International Airport. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
    2 Feb 2017 … Since President Trump issued his “Muslim ban” executive order, the country has been rocked by a cascade of political chaos, and now a critical legal battle that could soon reach the Supreme Court. But another, less visible crisis is unfolding Continue reading
  9. Obamacare Is Widening the Gap Between “Red” and “Blue” America Red and blue state map, based on returns in last four presidential elections. (Wikimedia Commons/ Angr)
    4 Apr 2014 … The rate of uninsured is now about 50 percent higher in states that refused to expand Medicaid. Continue reading
  10. Elizabeth Warren’s Rousing ‘Power to the People’ Speech
    9 Sep 2014 … The Massachusetts senator says she's not running for president in 2016, but this speech shows why some think she should. Continue reading