Varshini Prakash, Andrés Jimenez
We need him to take urgent action to curb the global climate crisis and to restore justice for communities impacted by air, water and land polluters.
Dean Baker
We should have been prepared to start inoculating millions of people the day a vaccine was approved. This is a massive policy failure.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Empty shelves during the pandemic made clear, allowing huge corporations to 'own' seeds is a very bad idea!"
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We stand with the al-Hathloul family and their friends who have not given up, and continue to call on the Saudi government to free Loujain," said Ariel Gold of CodePink.
Julia Conley, staff writer
With more than a year to go until Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces a potential primary challenge for the seat he's held for nearly two decades in New York, the state's Democratic leadership is already expressing concern that progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will run against Schumer.
Gwynne Dyer
The goal of 'ever closer union', anathema to English exceptionalists, is back on the agenda.
Jodi Risper
Black people showed up for Biden; now we need an attorney general who will show up for us.
Marisa Endicott
Without giving renters the option to buy their homes, this crisis could be even worse than the Great Recession.
Toby Freeman, Fran Baum
By focusing more on battling inequality, new research shows, the United States could significantly improve American life expectancy.
Hamilton Nolan
Disasters, missed opportunities, and a few bright spots in 2020.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The House must pass this legislation tomorrow and the Senate must quickly follow suit. Let's get this done—NOW!"
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Caused needless anguish and financial distress for tens of millions of jobless living on the brink."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
But only after the president "let 1,309 more people die from Covid-19 and 179,104 more people contract it," lamented Rep. Mark Pocan.
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Our darkest days in the battle against Covid-19 are ahead of us, not behind us," the nation's top infectious disease expert predicted.
Linda McQuaig
Unlike Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, Canada's laws governing animal welfare have barely evolved over the last century.
Robert Reich
Nothing will correct this unless or until an overwhelming majority of Americans recognize and condemn what has occurred.
