Jessica Corbett: Post-Dobbs Infant Mortality Spike Shows ‘We Must Restore Abortion Rights’
“In the seven to 14 months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, we saw a 7% increase in infant mortality, and a 10% increase in those babies born with congenital anomalies.”
November 5, 2024 · Leave a comment
Ralph Nader: When Will the Contented Classes Rise Up in Rebellion?
Until the contented classes wake up and organize for change, history has shown, our country will continue to slide in the wrong direction.
May 13, 2019 · 3 Comments
Frances Moore Lappé: What Could the French “Yellow Vests” Teach Us about Ourselves?
For the French, equality is a positive value; whereas here at home calls for greater equality are fought by evoking fear of creeping “communism” and—with racist undertones—the coddling of the … Continue reading
January 8, 2019 · Leave a comment
Betsy Hartmann: Climate Change and Privileged Despair
People can and do cooperate in times of environmental disaster and stress—why isn’t that part of the dominant narrative? Doomsday panic is as American as apple pie, though the precise … Continue reading
February 13, 2018 · Leave a comment
