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The policy that Harris has defended for the war on Gaza is despicable, yet she is the only candidate who can spare us from another Trump...
Three next-system thinkers discuss what the U.S. presidential election says about our current system and the possibility for change.
Without a cease-fire agreement in Gaza, there will be no deescalation of violence from groups across the region. The Biden administration’s focus...
I encourage everyone to look for ways to respect Indigenous Peoples and embrace the wayfinding guiding wisdom of our ancestors as we tackle the...
The conflict raging in DRC is largely for the control of the country's important raw materials, with the most vulnerable paying the highest price.
Palestinians, despite the military occupation, the siege, and the numerous failures of their leadership, remain political actors, with powerful...
With less than a month to go before the November 5 election, Democrats should ignore the consulting profiteers and fully embrace popular policies.
I’m sad that we lost my brother Dave, but I’m also angry that when tragedy hits, our policies make life harder for families. I’m angry that for...
What we do to billions of animals legally in the U.S. food system is far more extensive, not to mention ghastly, than much of the animal sacrifices...
Corporate agribusinesses are playing fast and loose with the rules by choosing friendly compliant certifiers—and when they are caught in the act,...
if we really want safety—for farmers’ finances and the environment—we ought to work more on promoting regional and local seed varieties instead...
It’s a world in which only some lives matter, which winds up meaning that no lives matter. It’s the definition of hell and it’s the militarized...
With the world, our species, facing the greatest danger of nuclear apocalypse since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, this year's Peace Prize will...
The real-life stories of our clients moving through eviction court show us that what most struggling families really need is simple: money.
The Democratic presidential candidate's new proposal highlights urgent needs, but true reform requires addressing systemic inequities and...
If capitalist interests continue to drive this crucial transition, which is all too likely, while global energy consumption isn’t scaled back...
We have to weaponize old age for good causes and shake a mindset that allows us to warehouse people because their presence is an inconvenience...
While purporting to be concerned about income inequality, Johnson advocates for proposals obviously intended to benefit his rich benefactors and,...
We have been seeing a concerning trend of companies, both large and small, scaling back or eliminating their DEI commitments out of fear. Instead,...
My head and my heart both tell me that not only is a free Palestine possible, it is inevitable.
May our prayers on this Yom Kippur be in the streets.
Despite the unbelievable pain and loss, there is now a powerful energy that is unifying Palestinians around their cause, and the Arabs and the...
Running for president and keeping an iron grip on the once-noble Green Party has become Stein’s singular mission. And she’s killing the Party —...
Sorry, but much like your kids' projectile vomiting - remember it? - the them-and-us vitriol spewing from a crumbling, raving Grand Wizard and his...
There are important moments when fear is a crucial resource. And the fear of a planet where the old rules no longer hold is the ultimate...
Recent polling shows that 70% of US voters support making oil and gas companies pay their fair share for these fossil fuel-driven catastrophes....
The inflation of recent years was—sadly—inevitable; the fast wage growth over the past four years was made possible entirely by proactive...
A series of underlying dynamics should ring alarm bells for a Democratic campaign entering the final stretch of a cardinal race with potentially...