The decline and fall of the American Empire
Will our leaders squander America's only hope for a successful transformation from a decadent and declining empire to a dynamic and prosperous post-imperial future?
Obama’s Ugly Show of Presidential Petulance
The President has "worked himself into such a tizzy over the TPP." While his progressive friends in Congress are questioning the secret trade agreement, Obama is lashing out at them in a pathetic show of presidential petulance.
A First Lady in a New York Cell
One year later, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, languishes in a cell in New York City, having been dragged out of her room and kidnapped by U.S. forces on the Jan. 3 attack on Venezuela.
US Congress votes to kill racist crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity
Reform advocates praised the passage of the EQUAL Act in the House.
How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality
For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...
Clinton’s Attacks on Bernie Sanders Backfire
Bernie Sanders has shrunk Clinton's lead in the polls and raised over $1.4 million in campaign contributions since the "panic attacks" began.
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VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Talks About Her Plan to Get People to Accept GMOs
Watch Hillary Clinton explain at a Biotech convention her plan to change the narrative of how GMOs are promoted to the public in order to get their support.
More than ever, Trump’s most effective campaign ally is Joe Biden
For progressives, the task should be clear: Join with other political forces to insist that Biden voluntarily become a one-term president.
Bernie calls for Paradise Papers investigation before considering GOP tax bill
“Before Congress considers a tax bill it must investigate the Paradise Papers. We must end the rapid movement toward international oligarchy.”