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Corporate Thievery in America’s Mobile Home Parks
Over time, words with beautiful meanings occasionally get degraded into ugliness. “Gentle,” for example.
New Label, Same Old Business As Usual
The “No Labels” movement doesn’t stand for much, but one issue unites it: getting more money in politics, not less.
The Most Influential Musician You Never Heard Of
The late scientist Roger Payne captured the sounds of humpback whales and ignited an unlikely global phenomenon.
Being ‘Woke’ Is an American Value
As Scottish literary giant Robert Burns wrote, “The best-laid schemes of mice and men / Go oft awry.”
A Surprising Win for Animal Rights — and Democracy
The Supreme Court sided with a voter-backed animal welfare rule over the corporate lobbyists who opposed it.
The Defrocking of Saint Ron DeSantis
Breaking news: After years of failed Republican efforts to uncover any proof of widespread voter fraud by Democrats, Republican Governor Ron “Tough Guy” DeSantis of Florida found not one, but 20 ineligible people casting ballots.
Billion Dollar Franchises Are Paying Workers Chicken Feed
America’s stringent system of corporate capitalism keeps carving out new depths of worker exploitation. Take Chick-fil-A — a right-wing, Atlanta-based fast-food operation that likes to boast about following “biblically-based” principles.
The Planet is not a Dumping Ground
In a world that’s clogged and choking with a massive overdose of plastic trash, you’ll be heartened to learn that governments and industries are teaming up to respond forcefully to this planetary crisis.