‘We Line Up Policy With Campaign Contributions From Oil and Gas’
“That we should let climate change go unaddressed until the human race goes extinct…is a cornerstone of the Republican Party’s agenda.”
Janine Jackson
‘The Narrative Here Is That Workers Fought and They Won’
“Something’s happening in the United States for workers. They’re seeing through the pleading-poverty of the corporations.”
‘The Athletic Is the Negation of Local Sports Coverage’
“When you get rid of local coverage, what you also get rid of is the watchdog that is so important…. It’s not all fun and games.”
‘People Have to Be Able to Access the Asylum Process, Regardless of Manner of Entry’
“It doesn’t matter if you come in at a port of entry or between ports of entry, you are still entitled to apply for asylum in this country.”
‘We Need a Gender-Inclusive Understanding of Police Violence’
“Not a lot of people would understand that Black women are often killed by the police when they actually ask for help.”
‘You Are Exacerbating the Racial Wealth Gap Through the Use of Subsidies’
“The scrutiny that we give every spending dollar that seems to come out of a city budget is not at all applied in the same way to companies.”
‘What Californians Really Need Is Community-Centered, Truly Local and Responsive Journalism’
“There is no guarantee that any of the money funneled through this bill would go to supporting high-quality local content and journalists.”
‘The UN’s Report Laid Bare How Little Time Was Left’
“This is a huge opportunity…to create an energy system that’s rooted in climate justice, that’s rooted in the realities of the changing climate,”
‘It Felt Like a Wasted Opportunity to Hold Oil Executives to Account’
“The fossil fuel industry has a long history of investing in the media in order to manipulate the conversation.”
‘Huge Majorities Vote in Favor of Abortion Access and Reproductive Freedom’
“Abortion gets put in this hole of being a very political issue, and it’s politicized unlike any kind of other medical care.”
‘The One Part of Our Retirement Income System That Works Is Social Security’
“The opponents of Social Security have latched onto this unsurprising, manageable shortfall, and talked about the building’s on fire.”
‘What the Government Permits You to Know—That’s Not a Democracy’
“The public [has] an extreme interest in protecting the ability of people inside the government to give information without authorization.”
‘Intentional Storytelling Is a Way We Can Fight for a Better World’
“I have seen the power of how narrative shifts culture, and how culture then shifts policy.”
‘Despite Legalization, the People Harmed the Most Are Not Able to Benefit’
“Incarceration, especially for Black Americans, still has not significantly decreased, despite legalization of marijuana.”
‘These Bills Will Make Children Less Safe, Not More Safe’
This is cutting young people off from life-saving information and online community, rather than giving them what they need.
‘The History of Affirmative Action Has Asian-American Influence All Over It’
“We’d be going back a century or more in time, to a period in which campuses were less diverse than we could even imagine.”
‘Studios Are Really Trying to Turn Writing Into Gig Work’
“Essentially, every time technology evolves, the studios will use it as a way to attempt to cut workers out.”
‘Charging Domestic Terrorism Is Intended to Make the Cost of Protesting Too High’
“Whenever there’s…national solidarity, we always see this narrative of ‘outside agitators’ being used to discredit the entire movement.”
‘The Court’s Position Is, No One Can Tell Them What to Do’
“The most important thing that journalists can do is…speak of the justices as political appointees chosen by partisan officials.”
‘We Have to Find a Way, for the Sake of the Planet, to Use Things Longer’
“Electronics and software are moving into all of our products. And it provides tools for manufacturers to intentionally lock products down.”
