Food Prices Are Up. A “Bean New Deal” May Be the Answer. Food Prices Are Up. A “Bean New Deal” May Be the Answer.
With prices for poultry and beef continuing to rise, the government should ease spending on meat and pay farmers to plant beans.
Jun 29, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Matthew Miles Goodrich
To Prevent the Next School Shooting, We Should Listen to Young People To Prevent the Next School Shooting, We Should Listen to Young People
Young people demand that schools shift from a punitive and policing approach toward restorative practices.
Jun 14, 2022 / Editorial / Vonne Martin
The Climate Movement in Its Own Way The Climate Movement in Its Own Way
A straightforward “price on carbon” was once thought appealing to left and right alike. It is now abjured by both.
May 2, 2022 / Editorial / Charles Komanoff
We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers
Let’s tax billionaires—and übermillionaires—back to where they stood when Covid-19 hit.
Feb 4, 2022 / Editorial / John Nichols
Join a Union—but Also Join a DAO Join a Union—but Also Join a DAO
DAOs aren’t a substitute for the labor movement, but they can be a powerful tool to fund creative projects collectively.
Dec 30, 2021 / Editorial / Daisy Alioto
The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished
The Senate is a deeply undemocratic institution where white power thrives and the popular will goes to die.
Nov 12, 2021 / Editorial / Elie Mystal
We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users
The idea that abstinence works is more about our fear of drugs than it is about science.
Aug 25, 2021 / Editorial / P.E. Moskowitz
Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays
Arguing that Americans work too much is a winning political message.
Jun 4, 2021 / Editorial / Ed Burmila
We Should Shame Frequent Fliers We Should Shame Frequent Fliers
Pre-pandemic travel habits were destroying the earth. They must never be allowed to return.
Apr 23, 2021 / Editorial / Rafia Zakaria
Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney
Stripping a person of their legal rights is inherently dangerous and dehumanizing.
Mar 6, 2021 / Editorial / Sara Luterman