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A veteran of Afghanistan suggests to us all that, in a country and world besieged by the coronavirus, perhaps it’s truly time to come up with a new definition of patriotism.

The unity task forces could have a big hand in shaping Democratic policy in 2020. Here’s who’s on them.

"We're facing the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression—subsidizing the insurers is not going to cut it."

The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.

Datelines China, Venezuela, Kerala, Guatemala, Italy, Canada, Bolivia, Russia, Sudan, Sri Lanka

If we want a Green New Deal that can take on climate change, we need to challenge powerful business interests.

At the close of 2018, the White Earth band of Ojibwe passed a law formally recognizing the rights of wild rice "to provide a legal basis to protect wild rice and fresh water resources as part of our primary treaty foods for future generations.”

...according to a recent report..., centrist Democrats and party leadership are part of ... an “anti-Green New Deal coalition” that could seriously impede the GND’s goal to transition the country to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

I am concerned that the Green New Deal could exacerbate what scholars like sociologist Doreen Martinez call climate colonialism – the domination of less powerful countries and peoples through initiatives meant to slow the pace of global warming.

The Social Security Administration once again is floating an extremely ableist proposal: using social media accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook, to monitor people with disabilities who receive disability benefits from the government.