Tuesday, April 14, 2026

America’s richest 2% made more money in 2017 than the cost of the entire...

The richest 2-5%, those Americans with an average net worth of about $2.5 million, accumulated enough wealth in 2017 to pay for the safety net FOUR TIMES.

‘You should be frightened,’ CPAC drifts even more right

Even with all the power there is to be had in government, the House, the Senate and even the presidency, they're still acting like they're losing.

Here are the major companies cutting ties with the NRA

The NRA has a host of more than twenty national corporations that offer discounts to their members, but that number is shrinking fast.

Amazon’s tax avoidance has the company sheltering profits

The online retail giant has been sheltering most of its profits from the United State's tax system.

How to argue with gun nuts

Understand that pro-gun advocates almost never argue the merits of specific legislation.
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Why the common good disappeared (and how we get it back)

The challenge is to turn all this into a new public spiritedness extending to the highest reaches in the land.

Student and teacher leadership will change the politics of gun control

Falling back on worn out ideology, bumper-sticker arguments, or self-serving strategizing likely won’t work. This is different.

A pledge to transform the resistance, and America

If today’s resistance is to become a lasting movement, we must decide what we’re for.

Long live the Jersey tomato

Instead of trying to squeeze nature into a high-tech, corporate model, our food system should cooperate with nature.

Dallas official urges NRA to take its convention elsewhere and address the ‘madness now’

Dwaine Caraway is asking the NRA to find another place to host this year's annual convention, as well as urging members to take a stand on the issue.