Nepo babies and the myth of the meritocracy
Society’s top tiers are rife with nepotism. It’s past time to expose just how much unearned wealth and power has been accrued by elites.
Bernie Sanders Admits He Wants Trump to Win GOP Candidacy
"I want Trump to win the Republican nomination – and I would love the opportunity to run against him. I think we would win by a lot.”
Environmentalists urge Democrats to join Sanders in opposing dirty energy bill
“As a nation, our job is to move away from fossil fuels toward sustainable energy and energy efficiency,” says Sanders. “This bill does the opposite.”
GOP attorneys general petition against EPA’s use of civil rights law for environmental justice
The petition, if successful, could have dire consequences for communities living near industrial sites.
Veterans arrive at Standing Rock to act as human shields for water protectors
Over 1,000 veterans plan to “deploy” and are calling on their fellow veterans to assemble as a “peaceful, unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.”
In a time of cheap fossil fuels, nuclear power companies are seeking – and...
Illinois and New York have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in clean-energy incentives for nuclear power companies. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland could be next.
Biden must call off the B-52s bombing Afghan cities
As we approach the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we should reflect on how the Bush administration exploited the U.S. public’s thirst for revenge to unleash this bloody, tragic and utterly futile 20-year war.
House Dems introduce the CLEAN Future Act
This new proposal aims to have the U.S. reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
How Biden protected workers during the debt ceiling fight
The deal protects Social Security and other lifelines while raising the debt ceiling for two years and safeguarding the world economy.
ERIC Crow, Jim Crow’s liberal twin
I don’t for a minute believe that the Pew Trust is out to wipe away African-American voting rights; just the opposite, they are the quintessential do-gooders. They just don’t do any good.