The truth behind “self-made” billionaires
Billionaires are not made by rugged individuals. They’re made by policy failures. And a system that rewards wealth over work.
Suddenly time—and the oil market—are on the side of the Standing Rock Sioux
This week’s new Army Corps decision and a fresh lawsuit could delay the Dakota Access pipleline more than makes economic sense.
FDA Bans Three Chemicals Linked to Cancer From Food Packaging
The FDA is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances, including PFCs, which are linked to cancer and birth defects from use in food packaging.
Supreme Court weakens clean water protections, allowing more raw sewage discharge into US waterways
The ruling blocks the EPA from enforcing broad water quality limits through “end result” permits, which require cities and businesses to ensure discharged water meets pollution standards.
The Democratic party lost its soul. It’s time to win it back.
The party must transform itself from a fund-raising machine into a movement.
Alarm bells ring as GOP pushes ‘death panel’ agenda for Social Security amid election...
The committee's actions come at a critical juncture, as President Biden, a staunch defender of Social Security and Medicare, prepares for a potential re-election battle against former President Donald Trump.
How badly will Trump trash the GOP? Truly, ‘Everything he touches dies.’
With the inevitability of Greek tragedy, Trump’s fate is not for me a mystery: he will go down, and hard, and the only question that remains: will the hijacked Republican follow suit?
Look Who’s Buying American Democracy
How much more evidence do we need that our system is in crisis? How long before we make it work for all of us instead of a handful at the top? We must not let them buy our democracy.
The ignorance about universal healthcare for Americans is astounding, incomprehensible
If we sent a man to the moon, if we developed the revolutionary internet, then we can develop a world-class healthcare system.
Is Trump Not Already Our Greatest Political Hustler?
That Trump’s flummery has staggered the GOP wing nut field, hardly teeming with truth-tellers, then forged frontrunner status — that confirms truly championship hustling. What other charlatan with zero elected experience ever got this close? And imagine the bomb President Trump would drop on history, taking America down a road it’s never gone before.









