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It’s time to stop profiteering at the pump

It’s time to stop profiteering at the pump

As long as we depend on oil and gas to fuel our cars, heat our homes, and power our electric grid, we will remain vulnerable to the bottomless greed of fossil fuel executives. By  Lindsay Owens...

Price Controls Could Tame Inflation

Price Controls Could Tame Inflation

Price controls tend to outrage many economists and business-friendly politicians. But curbing excess profits and making essentials more affordable would be politically smart — and effective. By...

Covering War Without Prejudice

Covering War Without Prejudice

Newsrooms must not make comparisons that weigh the significance or imply justification of one conflict over another. Regardless of their home country, the victims of war always deserve proper...

Photo Gallery: Local “No to War” actions

Photo Gallery: Local “No to War” actions

Two vigils calling for an end to the war in Ukraine took place in Palo Alto on Sunday, March 6, in response to calls for a national day of action. Both gatherings were held at the traditional...

A Message From Russians Against the War

A Message From Russians Against the War

There is only one way to prevent these catastrophes. We ourselves, the men and women of Russia, have to stop this war. This country belongs to us, not a handful of distraught old men with palaces...

The Best Way to Help Ukraine is Diplomacy, Not War

The Best Way to Help Ukraine is Diplomacy, Not War

Every war eventually ends with diplomacy. The question is how long the killing goes on before the diplomats stop it. By Phyllis Bennis Institute for Policy Studies Russia’s outrageous invasion of...

Only Cold-War Fools Hit Replay on Doomsday

Only Cold-War Fools Hit Replay on Doomsday

It's finally time for this country to succeed in something again—something noble, something other than the perpetuation of murderous war and the horrific production of genocidal weaponry. By William...