Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve under judicial supervision
“This is an important victory for the rule of law, making clear that there is one set of rules for everyone. We’ll continue to move our suit forward to ensure that the Trump Foundation and its directors are held to account for their clear and repeated violations of state and federal law.”
Just over 1 in 4 members of Congress in 2023 will be women –...
In order for women to gain half of the seats in Congress, more women need to run, especially on Republican tickets.
Sunoco’s ‘egregious’ behavior leads to suspension of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction
Sunoco has 30 days to submit more information to DEP for them to conduct a review on whether or not construction can proceed.
Capitalism, American style; a failing system, no longer a model for the world
As more and more money is acquired by those at the top, the more consumer purchasing power suffers and, with it, the economy.
Supreme Court preserves college preferences for wealthy whites
In its recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices squarely came down on the side of race and class-based preferences—for wealthy whites.
The scary rise of private intelligence companies
In almost every aspect of life, things that used to be done by governments are being outsourced to the private sector with often predictably bad results.
A poignant poem that encapsulates 2016
Bill Moyers shares "Starting with Black," which addresses the "urgent political and moral crisis" that we currently face.
In Standing Rock and Beyond, A New Era of Indigenous Activism Arises
“The world needs us right now. The statistics say we are 4 percent of the population, but we are protecting more than 80 percent of the world’s biodiversity.”
What difference does a war make?
The geopolitics of the new Cold War.
The Lady and the Trump Impressions on the 1st Presidential Debate
Maybe the lesson that should be taken from this debate is that if these two deeply flawed candidates were really the best the two party system could muster, it’s about time the American left started building better options.









