Mexico City Rail Tragedy—It Didn’t Have to Happen

Mexico City Rail Tragedy—It Didn’t Have to Happen

On May 3, tragedy struck in Mexico—a metro line collapsed, killing 26 people and injuring at least 70. The collapse happened in one of the most recently constructed elevated sections of the subway line, which had been in operation since 2012. This section was known to...
Priceless Words from a Union Chief

Priceless Words from a Union Chief

Bren Riley, the head of the Alabama AFL-CIO, told a newspaper reporter: “We want to partner with Amazon once we get a first contract; we want Amazon to succeed. We want Jeff Bezos to make another $10 billion.” Riley continued: “We want employees to be very...
How Biden Fights Inequality: Tax the Rich…NOT

How Biden Fights Inequality: Tax the Rich…NOT

Joe Biden is claiming to fight against inequalities by going after billionaires, a very popular idea these days, and the inequality is staggering. But on closer inspection, he is only planning to raise taxes on profits from 21 to 28 percent, whereas Trump had lowered...
One Degree Warmer is New Normal for U.S.

One Degree Warmer is New Normal for U.S.

Two new reports this week demonstrated the urgency of the ecological and climate crisis facing humanity. The first, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found that the normal temperature across the United States is one degree Fahrenheit higher...