Yearly Archives: 2021
House bill would blow up the massive IRAs of the superwealthy
If the bill passes, Roth accounts would be capped at $20 million for high-income individuals.
Big Pharma greed ‘literally killing Americans,’ Sanders says outside drug lobby HQ
"We cannot continue to allow the drug companies to charge us any price they want. We are saying enough is enough."
Infrastructure wars: ...
The fate of the world literally rests upon our shoulders.
Supreme Court has set a date to hear Mississippi’s abortion case
“The fate of Roe v. Wade and legal abortion is on the line.”
Drawdown: Improving U.S. and global security through military base closures abroad
The United States has withdrawn its troops from Afghanistan. Only 750 military bases to go.
Border Patrol accused of ‘unfathomable cruelty’ for cracking whips on Haitians
“It doesn’t matter if a Democrat or Republican is president, our immigration system is designed for cruelty towards and dehumanization of immigrants,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The profits of war
How corporate America cashed in on the post-9/11 pentagon spending surge.
“We need to deliver”: Anger grows at Sens. Manchin, Sinema over obstruction of Democratic...
We’re talking about President Biden’s sweeping three-and-a-half-trillion-dollar spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate emergency.
World leaders’ lack of urgency to fight climate crisis hangs over UN General Assembly
“Climate change ignores power politics. It doesn’t care how many armies you have, how many weapons you have… We saw in the pandemic when we don’t organize collectively how damaging it is. Climate is just much worse.”
Why do Europeans live longer than Americans?
Over a generation ago, in a more equal United States, no one had to ask that question.