Tuesday, April 23, 2024

House of Representatives set to vote on net neutrality

"Any lawmaker who doesn't want to invoke the wrath of their constituents should vote for its clean passage on the House floor."

Wall Street bonuses in 2018 totaled more than 3x the earnings of minimum wage...

Since 1985 the average Wall Street bonus has increased by 1,000 percent.
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Everything you need to know about the new economy

If between 1979 and 2018, the American economy almost tripled in size, so where did the gains go? Most went to the top.

More children were killed by guns in 2017 than police officers and active military...

The deaths of school-age children in the United States to guns has become an epidemic.

Fox’s Katie Pavlich falsely claims that ‘the top 1 percent pay 90 percent of...

In 2016, the top 1 percent paid 37.3 percent of individual income taxes.
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‘The opioid crisis isn’t white:’ How the lethal epidemic affects communities of color

"Especially in the last few years, if you look at the rates of increase of opioid overdose death rates, we find that especially black Americans have had a stark increase in the death rates compared to other groups – in fact, more than white Americans."

War, peace and presidential candidates

So what hope is there that one of the parade of Democrats seeking the presidency in 2020 could be a real “peace candidate?"

New report reveals how charter schools have scammed the US government for up to...

There is only one way to deal with this blatant grift program for the charter school industry – shut it down.

Cover-up Attorney General Bill Barr strikes again

Now, by cherry-picking Mueller’s report and handing Trump the talking points he needed, Barr has done it again.

Pine Ridge Reservation flooding highlights massive implications of climate change on Native American communities

Unfortunately, the newest damage is only going exacerbate the longstanding "third world" conditions of the reservation.