By Ashley Spencer For many years Michigan was divided evenly along party lines – a checkerboard of red and blue every election. Then, in 2011, Michigan’s Republican party legally rigged the system. Charged with drawing…
By William I. Robinson What does a virus have to do with war and repression? The coronavirus has disrupted global supply networks and spread panic throughout the world’s stock markets. The pandemic will pass, not…
Taiwan’s Initial Success Is a Model for the Rest of the World By Jaron Lanier and E. Glen Weyl The spread of the novel coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic have provided a powerful test…
The richest sectors of modern capitalism avoid or replace taxes levied on them with interest-bearing loans to the same government. Read the story at Common Dreams.
With their deep ties to the land and reliance on fishing, hunting, and gathering, indigenous tribes are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Read more at Yale e360.
Statewide studies have shown that potential black jurors are twice as likely to be excluded as white jurors. Read more at Facing South.
The case for making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead: read it at The Guardian.
From supporting farmers to citizen science, communities are working to protect these vital pollinators. Read more at The Huffington Post.
The human microbiome is of vital importance to human health yet it is under chemical attack. Read the article at Counterpunch.
Corporate Democrats and investor class liberals will fight to preserve the current order. Read the article at Common Dreams.