Republicans look to give themselves a pay raise after securing benefit cuts for the...
"House Republicans are moving to give themselves a raise while taking an ax to education, health, and other essential programs that help grow the economy by growing the middle class."
NY Assemblywoman indicted for multiple fraud schemes and obstruction of justice
Pamela Harris was recently charged with an 11-count indictment, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, making false statements, bankruptcy fraud, witness tampering, and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Congressman’s wife pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds
Margaret Hunter recently pleaded guilty in federal court to her and her husband using their campaign funds as their private bank account for years.
The political rise of a new white nationalism
Does the GOP have a Klan problem?
Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?
The United States and our friends in Europe have a new chance to make a clean break from the three-way geopolitical power struggle between the United States, Russia and China that has hamstrung the world since the 1970s.
Skyrocketing military spending undermines development aid to world’s poor
Over 100 countries increased their military budgets, with the top ten spenders alone accounting for 73 percent of the total.
Michael Moore urges Trump critics to participate in ‘100 Days of resistance’
“It’s important that everybody go there. This will have an effect.”
Denmark makes Bid for ‘Putin-Free’ energy by accelerating mammoth artificial wind island plan
The German government is also pledging to accelerate the legal approval procedures for onshore wind turbines, in view of the urgency of reducing dependence on Russian methane gas.
Insurance stocks plunge as Medicare for All bill unveiled with major democratic support
"This is a milestone in the fight for universal healthcare and an equitable society, where working people make the decisions that determine our destiny."
War and double Standards
Understanding the Sieges of Aleppo and Mosul