Has the Climate Movement Been Too Polite? This Senator Thinks So. Has the Climate Movement Been Too Polite? This Senator Thinks So.
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse called on Democrats to stop enabling the fossil fuel industry’s “malevolent propaganda operation.”
Jul 10, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights
The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them.
Jul 10, 2025 / Jennifer Abruzzo and Jay Swanson
When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down
America is being hollowed out by an extractive economy.
Jul 10, 2025 / Corbin Trent
Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?
The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader
Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate
While chairman Jeff Bezos enjoys his honeymoon, Amazon workers are in line for record injuries and hospitalizations over the four-day summer sale.
Jul 8, 2025 / Jonathan Rosenblum
Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon
Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.
Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer
GOP Cuts Health Insurance GOP Cuts Health Insurance
Republicans Make Healthcare Access Impossible
Jul 7, 2025 / OppArt / David Small
Fake Patriots Are Destroying Everything That Made America Great Fake Patriots Are Destroying Everything That Made America Great
By attacking equality of citizenship, MAGA is smashing the foundations of national pride.
Jul 4, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Is a Huge Win for the Military-Industrial Complex Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Is a Huge Win for the Military-Industrial Complex
While weapons contractors will gorge on a huge new infusion of cash, military personnel, past and present, are clearly going to be neglected.
Jul 3, 2025 / William D. Hartung
As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States
With Trump’s antitrust appointees more concerned with scoring points in MAGA culture wars than restraining corporate abuses, officials in the states are keeping up the fight.
Jul 2, 2025 / Ron Knox