If you needed proof that trade agreements are just an excuse to hand big business power at our expense, look no further than Ceta, a deal between the EU and CanadaLike the … Continue reading Think TTIP is a threat to democracy? There’s another trade deal that’s already signed

Lines this long shouldn’t happen. Hm. Let’s see. What country should come in and monitor our votes? Source: There are 4,000 people in a half-mile voting line in Cincinnati today. This isn’t … Continue reading There are 4,000 people in a half-mile voting line in Cincinnati today. This isn’t okay. 

We are hearing a language of crisis, with concepts like “austerity” and “efficiency,” what economist Paul Krugman has correctly termed “austerity ideology,” applied to every public institution. As faculty members we believe … Continue reading Our Public Universities Are Not in Good Health 

  “Obama says ‘we are going to let it play itself out’. Bernie has been there, Jill Stein has been there – these are the people who are going to make the … Continue reading Mainstream Politicians ignore DAPL Protests

Yet with each new investigation and judicial inquiry, and as more evidence is unearthed, Snowden’s core claims are increasingly vindicated. Western officials are indeed addicted to unaccountable, secretive, abusive systems of mass … Continue reading Three New Scandals Show How Pervasive and Dangerous Mass Surveillance is in the West, Vindicating Snowden

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a nearly 1,200 mile long pipe that would transport 470,000 barrels of crude oil daily from a hydro frack site in North Dakota, through South Dakota and … Continue reading The Dakota Access Pipeline

Countries have put forward commitments on curbing carbon emissions under the agreement, but a report on Thursday found those pledges would see temperature rises significantly overshoot the threshold, with 3C of warming. … Continue reading Paris Agreement Today, Morocco Talks Next Week

Find out if your vote can survive the great, flawed adventure of American democracy. Play the game, find out what it’s like to vote in this election depending on your race or … Continue reading ‘The Voter Suppression Trail’ Game

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is boasting about his efforts to sabotage a program intended to keep health insurance markets stable and premiums low during the start-up years of the Affordable Care … Continue reading Senator Rubio Makes Life Tough for Small Insurers 

The UK government must consult MPs before triggering Article 50 to leave the EU, a court rules. What this means is the even though the majority of Brits voted for Brexit, their … Continue reading The UK government must consult Parliament before triggering Brexit

State authorities keep arresting native peoples who oppose the intrusion on their sacred land. But their message of defiance must be heard, for all our sakes These indigenous leaders are just a … Continue reading We must listen to the Dakota Access pipeline protesters, not punish them | Mark Ruffalo

For months, Mekasi Horinek and Deputy Jon Moll have lived the pipeline protests in North Dakota. But they fall on opposite sides, reflecting a community as divided as oil and water. The … Continue reading The View From Two Sides of the Standing Rock Front Lines