By Damian Carrington The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesize, according to a new assessment. The analysis estimates that between 4 percent…
with the Natural World By Mary Evelyn Tucker Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, published in 2013, explored how humans intersect with and depend upon the rest of the living world. A member of the Citizen…
By Ralph Nader Madmen Trump and Musk are moving with warp speed to illegally and dictatorially wreck America and enrich themselves in the process. Forget the use of the terms “autocracy” and “constitutional crisis.” This…
By Sonali Kolhatkar Since Donald Trump’s second term began on Jan. 20, 2025, his administration has aggressively launched a deluge of multipronged attacks on immigrants, transgender people, racial equity initiatives, federal workers, climate regulations, and…
By Michael Arria The next four years will be filled with battles as resistance springs up amid the administration’s assault on workers. The Trump administration has wasted no time attacking worker rights and bestowing even…
By Alex Brown ISSAQUAH, Wash. — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when…
By Sam Gustin President Trump’s suggestion that the tragic Potomac air crash was somehow the fault of disabled federal air traffic controllers was appalling—but it should have come as no surprise. Trump’s contempt for people…
Commentary by Algernon Austin and Jordan Billings When Donald Trump was born, the federal government workforce made up 4.5 percent of all nonfarm workers. Today, the federal workforce makes up only 1.5 percent. This is…
Veterans for Peace will support soldiers who question Trump’s orders By Veterans for Peace Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump Administration’s racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends,…
By Damon Orion Chicago, Illinois, has a rich history of grassroots organizing. Notable examples are the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council’s efforts to improve local economic and social conditions and the Black Panther Party’s…