After the recent horror, there are still two Americas
Non-violent tactics were taught by Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. King - not because they were scared of violence but because they were wise about change.
Reader’s correspondence: Reply to Libretti on inequality
Even under socialism, doctors and lawyers will receive higher salaries than custodians, postal workers, cashiers, and fast food workers.
Widening wealth gap exposes America’s cultural commitment to inequality
"I believe these truths to be self-evident: America is committed to inequality."
Low-ball to snowball: Underestimating poverty among older Americans
Instead of a life lived in dignity, many senior citizens have to scrimp, accept charitable hand-outs, and decide whether to pay for medicine or go hungry.
The "skills gap" myth: What's really driving down wages?
There is an illusion that American workers' economic woes are attributable to their own lack of appropriate skills rather than to concerted efforts on the part of capital to disempower workers.
How “zero tolerance” tolerates inequality
Despite zero evidence that zero tolerance policies improve school safety and discipline, they remain firmly in place today.
What kind of "healthy" economy is healthy for working people?
Many proposals to prop up or restore the health of our current economic system are at odds with improving the standard of living for workers in the U.S.
An American evolution: pride, love and rethinking social change
This past weekend millions of people celebrated a giant step forward on this nation's evolutionary path - the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
Confederate flag, like the swastika, has no place in our future
What is behind "Stars and Bars," Calhoun Streets and Robert E. Lee statues-lynchings and mass incarceration, police bullying and murder of African Americans.
South Carolina murders at Emanuel Church are terrorism, says Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart describes the murders at South Carolina's Emanuel Church as terrorism plain and simple.
