Opinion

The Lonesome Death of Josh Dylan Pfenning

A man who is unhoused kills himself at an Occupy encampment, underscoring America's widening chasms.

Terry J. Allen

‘Tis The Season of Fake Outrage

Every year, the right wing inevitably decries the nonexistent 'War on Christmas.'

David Sirota

Banana Republicans’ Assault on Democracy

Why does America's highest-ranking GOP politician oppose scrapping the electoral college?

David Sirota

The Lowlights of 2011’s ‘War on Women’

With a new Congress in office, battles over reproductive healthcare access came back with a vengeance.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Class Consciousness Is Back

Once you notice inequality, you can't escape the realities of class in America.

Susan J. Douglas

Steve Forbes: The GOP’s Man in 2012

The Republican Party’s awkward flat-taxing farce has the last laugh.

Theo Anderson

What’s Next for the Occupy Movement?

There is much to celebrate, even as the tents come down. But it's time for new strategies.

Marilyn Katz

Why Conservatives Can’t Fix Poverty

Newt Gingrich's new idea offers a stark reminder.

James Thindwa

What Real Education Reform Looks Like

New reports underscore what should be obvious: Poverty and punitive funding formulas drive America's education problems.

David Sirota

Marching Off the Cliff

The world wants UN climate talks in Durban to succeed, but U.S. intransigence blocks the way forward.

Noam Chomsky

Celebrating the End of Kids’ Wall Street Dreams

The number of young people in finance-related fields is falling—and that's not a bad thing.

David Sirota

Assassinating the Rule of Law

President Obama has carried on where former President George W. Bush left off.

Leonard C. Goodman

CIA Boosts Vaccination Conspiracies

The agency's public health ruse to confirm Bin Laden's whereabouts caused collateral damage.

Terry J. Allen

Anger Sowing Seeds of a New Consumer Movement

A new study suggests consumer rage against businesses is at an all-time high.

David Sirota

The Paradigm Shifts

Occupy protests have focused the nation's attention on inequality. But how can this movement be sustained?

James Thindwa

Why Income Inequality Suddenly Matters

Americans are tired of watching the rich getting richer while the dream of upward mobility becomes a joke.

David Sirota

Occupy the Press

Despite the media's atrocious coverage, the Occupy protests have clearly changed the nation's conversation.

Susan J. Douglas

Let’s Talk Democratic Socialism, Already

After 30 years of failed neoliberalism, we need a real alternative.

Maria Svart