by Richard Eskow | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog
This Monday, the nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If he hadn’t been murdered, he would be 89 years old. How would Dr. King view today’s activists? Would he join them to walk picket lines for a higher minimum wage, or take a knee as the national anthem is...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
Two news stories that recently went viral tell an important story about America today and the nation's misbegotten values. The first image comes from Baltimore, Maryland, where students and teachers recently had to wear coats, gloves, and blankets in classrooms...
by Leo Gerard | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
Fat Tuesday is Mardi Gras, a day of revelry, gluttony, intoxication and showers of shiny plastic beads. It is the party to end all parties because it’s followed by Ash Wednesday, when Lenten sacrifices commence. Fat Cat Tuesday is the day – Jan. 2, 2018 – on which the...
by Stanley Fritz, Jess Wisneski | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog
New Yorkers face grave threats as Trump and GOP lawmakers try to punish states that don’t endorse their divisive agenda. But there is a way we can survive this current crisis, and emerge stronger as a state and a country, if we stand together. Here’s how we can...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog
Remember all those pictures of smiling Iraqi citizens proudly holding up their blue, ink-stained fingers when they voted for the first time after the fall of Saddam Hussein? The Republicans - and far too many Democrats - who had supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq...
by Mark Trahant | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog
What qualifications are needed to manage (and possibly reform?) the Indian health system? It’s Indian Country’s largest employer with more than 15,000 on the payroll and many, many more people who work in health care for tribes, non-profits and other related agencies....