There Is No Upside
A comprehensive look at what’s wrong with school vouchers By Josh Cowen What if I told you there is a policy idea in education that, when implemented to its full extent, caused some of the…
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Clarence Thomas Is the Most Corrupt of an Extremely Corrupt Supreme Court
By Branko Marcetic A bombshell new report reveals just how extensively Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has allowed billionaire interests to buy him favors. But he’s far from the only one on the powerful court…
Universal Public Services
Decommodifying survival By Jason Hickel One of the central insights emerging from research on degrowth and climate mitigation is that universal public services are crucial to a just and effective transition. Capitalism relies on maintaining…
End-to-End Internet
Commentary by Cory Doctorow The internet succeeded where other networks failed. Where there were once many nets – cable, phone, leased-line – now there is just The Net, which runs over many of the same…
The Dollar Store Invasion
By Stacy Mitchell, Kennedy Smith and Susan Holmberg Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Family Dollar are targeting vulnerable communities, opening stores at a breakneck pace in urban and rural areas alike. It’s tempting to assume…
GOP Filibuster Blocks Equal Rights Amendment
By Jessica Corbett On April 6, Equal Rights Amendment supporters slammed the vast majority of U.S. Senate Republicans for filibustering a resolution that would make the 100-year-old measure the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The…
America Chooses War
The tragic U.S. choice to prioritize war over peacemaking By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. – Matthew 5:9 In a…
Accessing Abortion in the Triangle
Edited by Carl Hintz Republicans in North Carolina’s General Assembly are pushing through a 12-week abortion ban. North Carolina previously banned abortion after 20 weeks and six days, requiring a 72-hour waiting period, and requiring…
Judge Who Ruled on Abortion Pill Hand-picked by Plaintiffs
By Anne Nelson On April 7, U.S. district judge Matthew Kacsmaryk made headlines with an unprecedented ruling suspending the 2000 FDA approval of the abortion medication mifepristone. The ruling marked the first time a court…
Childbirth Killing Black Moms at a Higher Rate
NC advocates, policymakers discuss solutions. By Jennifer Fernandez Everyone here knew the data: Black women are three times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than white women. And they knew the cause: hard-to-solve…