Containing the catastrophe
With the addition of Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court is as firmly Republican as are the House and Senate.
What’s Wrong with America?
The world’s one-time sole surviving superpower is in decline. And what ails the U.S. can be seen through the experience of ordinary people—those who personify the existential rationale for “democracy.”
‘Disconnection crisis’: Heatwaves and rising energy costs put low-income Americans at risk
The report, released by EPC and NEADA, warns that many low-income people face the prospect of extreme heat inside their own homes.
San Diego mosque shooting intensifies fears over rising anti-Muslim violence and extremist attacks on...
Investigators are treating the killing of three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego as a suspected hate crime after police recovered anti-Islamic material and officials said a security guard’s actions likely prevented a larger massacre.
Sound the alarms, McConnell and Manchin put roadblocks in front of Biden’s agenda
When will we hear our president tell us how he plans to get all this great legislation underway in a Senate that is filled with McConnell and Manchin roadblocks?
The aggressive Defense Space Strategy
“The plan is in motion, the U.S. is leading the pack to weaponize space, and ever so ‘innocently’ accuses its primary competitors of doing what Washington itself is doing.”
‘Solitary confinement is torture:’ Ocasio-Cortez calls for Chelsea Manning’s release
"Chelsea is being tortured for whistleblowing, she should be released on bail, and we should ban extended solitary in the U.S."
The Medicare Advantage Paradox: How private insurers cost taxpayers billions
Recent studies and reports from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reveal that MA overpayments have significantly burdened taxpayers.
Former jail officer pleads guilty to using excessive force
Accused of assaulting an inmate and fracturing his rib, a former sergeant with the Grady County Jail, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty...
In CNN’s tax debate, Bernie Sanders showed how Democrats can win with socialism
By offering a bold vision of policies to help working families, Sanders voiced a popular alternative to Ted Cruz and the GOP’s barbarism.