The ultra wealthy have hijacked Roth IRAs. The Senate Finance chair is eyeing a...
Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said he planned to rein in tax breaks for gargantuan Roth retirement accounts after ProPublica exposed how the super rich used them to shield their fortunes from taxes.
The battle over what it means to be female
“How do we explore these rights for transgender folks in a way that does not undermine the rights of women or people of color?”
EPA announces new drinking water standards to limit ‘forever chemicals’
The new rule will restrict six PFAS chemicals in the water—individually, or in combination with each other or both—requiring public water systems to mitigate if the chemicals are found above allowable levels.
How we stop a gerrymandering catastrophe
Our best shot at saving our democracy is right now. It’s time to act.
Sanders calls for Biden to ‘do better’ amidst growing calls for new leadership
Senator Bernie Sanders urges President Joe Biden to present a stronger agenda amidst rising calls for new leadership within the Democratic Party.
Iraqi Kurdistan: Setting the stage for a new war in the Middle East?
Several NATO countries, including Canada and the United States have special forces soldiers deployed in the region.
Trump defies court order, deports hundreds under 1798 wartime law in unprecedented legal overreach
Despite a federal judge’s order to halt deportations, the Trump administration expelled over 200 Venezuelans and a Brown University doctor, sparking outrage over its use of an 18th-century law and open defiance of the judiciary.
The roadblock to common sense pension reform
Vote for legislators who want to allow workers to save for retirement and against legislators who are shills for the financial sector.
Hate unbound
Politicians and media moguls have long understood that fear and hate sell better than hope and compassion, no matter how much we might wish it otherwise.
‘Renters are struggling’: economists back tenant-led push for federal rent control
"We have seen corporate landlords—who own a larger share of the rental market than ever before—use inflation as an excuse to hike rents and reap excess profits beyond what should be considered fair and reasonable."