Monday, July 14, 2025

California is a garden of Eden

In case you don't think migrants can benefit the U.S., consider that 200,000 Dust Bowl migrants entered California.

Can business put people before profits?

Gordon Gekko found religion last week. Gekko, the lead in the 1987 movie “Wall Street” about capitalism gone corruptly amok, is most...

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Monsanto found guilty, widespread sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, who Democrats are listening to, and more.

Here’s Elizabeth Warren’s plan to close the wage gap for women of color

"It’s time to build an America that recognizes the role that women of color play in their families and in the economy."

Reopening day 2020?

Big-time spectator sports are the last things we need...

Infographic: This is how much equality a $30 trillion inheritance can buy

What it means to be an heir in the U.S., and a few big ideas on how to use the largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever.

Yes, deniers, millions of Americans are among the poorest people in the world

Why is it so hard for people with wealth and power to admit all this?

What happened to the impeachment march in D.C.?

For the left, controversy in the organization and lead-up to rallies and marches isn't new – but this was something else.

Texas loosens gun restrictions less than a day after a mass shooting in the...

"We are the only country that struggled with gun violence at this level. Other countries respond to tragedy."

There’s a new crash coming

Skyrocketing debt, Wall Street deregulation, a fraying social safety net, and a diminished dollar could soon leave the United States looking like Greece.