by Jake Johnson "How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker, before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.
by Kenny Stancil "The people are hungry for real change, and are willing to do whatever it takes to fight for and reclaim their land, their rights, and the future of food systems."
by Kenny Stancil Rather than helping fossil fuel giants externalize the costs of plugging abandoned oil and gas wells, progressives argue, lawmakers should force polluters to pay for the damages they have caused.
by Jake Johnson "Rich countries are selfishly looking out for themselves but short-changing all of us. We need bold solutions now, not more empty gestures."
by Brett Wilkins "Anyone who... claims to have a well-founded fear of being persecuted in their country of origin, they should have access to asylum and to have their claim assessed before being subjected to expulsion or deportation."
by Julia Conley "We are going to continue fighting for you, just the same way we fought for you in the pandemic, you can count on us to continue those fights," said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
by William Hartung The Post-9/11 years have been an unmitigated disaster for nearly everyone—but not the weapons makers and other Pentagon contractors.
by Katharina Pistor Capitalism’s DNA makes it unfit to cope with the fallout from climate change, which in no small part is the product of capitalism itself.
by Tony Norman A drone missile's only mission is to kill everyone within its blast radius. It is left to generals and public relations flacks to smooth over the collateral damage.
by Jesse Jackson Once more the plight of Haitian refugees tests the measure of this administration’s and this country’s humanity. Will the U.S. simply dump thousands of the displaced in a country that has no way to protect them?
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