With Joe Biden in the White House, the adults were meant to be back in charge, running a well-managed foreign policy. Instead, it’s been a series of embarrassments and growing tensions with the rest of the world.
A billionaire-funded recall campaign pinned San Francisco’s myriad problems on progressive district attorney Chesa Boudin. That recall succeeded on Tuesday, but the city’s problems aren’t going anywhere as long as inequality remains meaningfully unaddressed.
The queer left should loudly and proudly reject the participation of armed and uniformed cops marching at Pride. The world we envision won’t be achieved with more LGBTQ police officers.
Dalit activist and writer Gogu Shyamala’s debut collection of short stories, Father May Be an Elephant and Mother Only a Small Basket, But . . . , explores caste, tradition, and exploitation in contemporary India without romanticism.
Fossil fuel companies are suing countries that enact climate change policies, arguing that they are illegally cutting into their profits — and they’re winning 72 percent of the time. Now governments risk being sued for billions when enacting climate policies.
Since the 2008 housing crisis, huge corporate landlords have taken over an alarmingly large share of the rental market. But the more tenants share the same landlord, the greater the number of potential organized tenants that landlord has to face down.
Multiple reports say Bernie Sanders hasn’t ruled out another presidential campaign. He should go for it.
From the persecution of Chevron opponent Steven Donziger to the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the US government disregards free speech in situations where corporate allies stand to benefit.
Here’s some great news: the horrific war in Yemen is showing signs of de-escalating as a new cease-fire takes effect. The best thing the US can do now is refuse to side with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Yemeni people.
A new report finds that the gap between worker pay and CEO compensation continues to grow at some of the United States’ lowest-paying firms. At dozens of companies, the ratio exceeds one thousand to one.
Democrat Ricardo Lara is running for reelection as California state insurance commissioner in today’s primary. A new complaint alleges that he’s secretly accepting insurance industry donations after swearing them off — and it’s not the first time.
In the deindustrialized town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, police recently killed a man having a mental health episode. Now residents are organizing to attack the deep social and economic ills that led to his death.