
Most national leaders are telling their constituencies that bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform is not a possibility this year.
Most national leaders are telling their constituencies that bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform is not a possibility this year.
In recent years, the U.S. has celebrated the 50th anniversaries of the March on Washington, the Civil Rights Act and a number of other landmark accomplishments…
The U.S. looks less like a functioning empire than an imperial basket case.
“Infrastructure does not serve its public equally.”
More Americans are fed up with the phony democracy that exists in the United States. Across the nation people are engaged in democracy rebellions as many re-examine…
If you’re reading this, you probably follow the news. So you’ve probably heard of the latest iteration of the “crisis at the border”:
As China’s economy declines, inequality is growing. A recent study by Yu Xie and Xiang Zhou finds that China’s Gini coefficient surpassed 0.50 in 2010…
A worker hands a food order over to a customer as demonstrators march through a Burger King restaurant drive-thru in Atlanta, Georgia, protesting for higher wages and a worker’s union.
With 17 months before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their targets by the December 2015 deadline, the United Nations is trumpeting its limited successes
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 9 2014 (IPS) – In recent months, an unprecedented surge of refugee women and children has been traveling alone to the United States to seek protection at our southern border.
World Cup host team and 5-time champion Brazil, which Nate Silver picked to win the entire tournament for a sixth time, looked like kindergarten students on the field with Germany yesterday.
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, Jul 2 2014 (IPS) – As the costs of climate change continue to mount, officials with the Commonwealth grouping say it is vital that Small Island Developing States (SIDS)…