America wasn’t a ‘gun-loving country’ until a $13.5 billion industry made it so
Historian Pamela Haag’s The Gunning of America refocuses the gun debate on the moguls who made America into the land of guns – and mass shootings.
The Liberty Bell and the Democratic Party: A Tale of Two Fractures in Philadelphia
The Democratic Party has an enormous challenge now, to unify its members to defeat one of the most bigoted and divisive, some say fascistic, presidential candidates in modern U.S. history
Rep. Gabbard speaks truth to power about the real reason North Korea has nukes
Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is courageous and tells it like it is.
What other countries know: Fairer representation makes a stronger democracy
A democratic country – or community – ought to be self-governing in a way that allows every member a fair part in effective political discussion.
Biden should give thanks to First Peoples for giving him the White House
This Thanksgiving, Biden supporters can give thanks to Indigenous Peoples. But please don’t blame them if Biden turns out to be a turkey.
Independence Day Delusions
However we interpret the concept, we may not be as "free" as we're led to believe.
Call embraced for prolonged student walkout over nation’s refusal to act on guns
"How can we expect them to walk into the firing line every day?" asked one group in support for the proposal.
Robber Barons on the march – what kind of backlash faces crisis-inducing, know-it-all oligarchs...
When did callous “austerity politics” suddenly make sense to the complaining impoverished?
Hundreds Participate in #OccupyCNN to Protest the Media’s #BernieBlackout
According to Twitter users, the network, along with other mainstream media groups, failed to cover the sit-in.
US-Israel strikes on Iranian oil depots trigger environmental disaster and historic oil shock
Bombing of energy infrastructure in Tehran sparks toxic rainfall warnings, record crude price surge, and accusations of war crimes as fires and smoke engulf Iran’s capital.