The ‘thin blue line’ and the slide into authoritarianism
A Democratic administration under the right amount of pressure can at the very least help to tone down the kind of rhetoric that has only emboldened law enforcement overreach in the United States and beyond.
Why We’ll Need a Universal Basic Income
As new technologies replace work, the question for the future is how best to provide economic security for all.
Park ranger repeatedly tazes Native American on video
A Native American man was recorded on cellphone video as a park ranger repeatedly fired his Taser at him for walking off the path and refusing to show his identification.
Bernie Sanders Vows to Reform Job-Killing Trade Deals
“I will not send any trade deals to Congress that make it easier for corporations to shut down in this country and move abroad.”
Future US presidents must not be allowed to manage any type of pandemic
We can’t keep doing things “the old way’, especially when they don’t work. It’s time to make this critically important change.
The (flawed) case against Julian Assange
The many mainstream journalists cheering on his extradition may come to regret in the future when the American government comes for them or their sources.
Trump’s eight worst systemic train-wrecks
Trump could still be president if he were as good at scheming a coup as at debunking, then crashing democratic systems.
ACLU warns Trump against implementing unconstitutional policies
“One thing is certain: We will be eternally vigilant every single day of your presidency.”
The Indivisible Unity Pledge and the Democratic Party progressives
Bernie has just taken the Indivisible Unity Pledge – meaning that he will back the Democratic nominee regardless of the DNC moves to eliminate progressives from the race.
Yelp Employee Fired After Her Open Letter on Livable Wages Goes Viral
Yelp insists that the firing was not due to the open letter, but Talia Jane says she was told otherwise.