The myth of the rugged individual
The American dream promises that anyone can make it if they work hard enough and play by the rules. Anyone can make...
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
To survive, the Democratic Party needs to stand up to Wall Street and global...
If Democrats want to retake government, they will need to do more than be the party that isn’t as bad as Trump, starting with closing the wealth gap.
Preventing election chaos
So perhaps the confusion was planned?
Oil spill shuts TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline in same county where ‘paper-thin’ pipe found in...
The cause of the spill is not yet clear and investigators have not yet confirmed its precise location.
Plants: Up to 80% of food and 98% of oxygen, endangered
“At no other point in modern history has humanity faced such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks and hazards, interacting in a hyper-connected and rapidly changing world."
Wall Street’s $3 billion political investment is a bargain
The For the People Act would loosen the financial industry’s grip over our political system.
Democrats hid their 2024 election autopsy. Its most glaring omission may be Gaza
After months of pressure from activists and party members, the Democratic National Committee released a previously withheld 192-page review of its 2024 defeat. The document sheds light on the party’s internal postmortem while raising new questions about transparency, accountability, and the complete absence of any discussion of Gaza.
Thousands protest Philando Castile shooting verdict
“This verdict shows how the system is rigged against justice for victims of police terror.”
Where’s the resistance to the Iran war?
A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.