Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change

JOSEPH PISANI / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2020 The Amazon founder says he plans to give grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect earth. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Must Take Back Its Power—Literally

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 The Golden State's red-hot blazes are a direct result of negligence on the part of Pacific Gas and Electric, among other guilty parties. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Merger That Proved Corporate Takeovers Are Bad Business

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Oct 22, 2019 The old model of self-enrichment through corporate takeover, consolidation and contraction turns out to be not just bad morals. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Is America’s Beating Heart

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Oct 7, 2019 As the 2020 hopeful recovers from a heart attack, now might be a good time to reflect on the ways he has expanded our political horizons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fear vs. Fear

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 12, 2019 Trump seeks to hold on to power by stoking hate, but the tactics of his Democratic foes are as insidious. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Let’s Shut Down the Authoritarian Machine

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jul 1, 2019 The Age of Jackals may be upon us, but history is still open. It is time to think otherwise in order to act otherwise. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

If Trump’s the Symptom, What’s the Disease?

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jun 17, 2019 The Donald clearly arrived on the scene as blowback from at least two things: an American imperium gone wrong and a new "gilded age." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Economic Inequality Could Spell the End of American Democracy

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Apr 2, 2019 In amassing tremendous wealth and political power, the rich have rendered the voice of the majority—the very will of the people—irrelevant. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Billionaires, Not Voters, Are Deciding Elections

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 9, 2018 As voters, we need to become literate in the ways of the moneyed class when it comes to elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American Billionaires Are Overwhelmingly Conservative, New Study Finds

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Nov 1, 2018 Research indicates that the mega-wealthy have given large sums of money to advance "unpopular, inequality-exacerbating" economic policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In 2018, the U.S. Is Even More Gilded Than in 1918

Bob Lord / OtherWords Sep 27, 2018 Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller's day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Our ‘Rentier Capitalism’ Is One More Nail in Earth’s Coffin

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 29, 2018 The U.S. and other "advanced" nations have created a global class structure shaped by shocking inequality and poverty. Worse, it’s accelerating the race to ecological disaster. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )