Unfettered and unaccountable: How Trump is building a violent, shadowy federal police
“When is it that we just decided to do things a different way? There’s due process, there’s a legal way, and it just doesn’t seem to matter anymore.”
The disaster of Andrew Cuomo and New York’s pandemic response
If the failures of this pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that when we finally come out of it we need a new normal.
Climate campaigners decry ‘absolutely horrendous’ brutality against protesters at fed summit
"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.
2016 Presidential Candidates Address Inequality (Sort Of)
Congress never before worried about the "ever-widening chasm" between the rich and the rest of the nation. For Republican presidential candidates, inequality is a top political topic, but their solution are the same old failed tactics.
Protests surge globally as Gaza death toll rises to unprecedented levels
Massive protests sweep the nation as global outrage over Gaza crisis reaches fever pitch.
If Islamic State Had Burned Down Four Churches, It Would Have Been Headline News
Arson directed at African-American churches is on the rise in recent weeks with seven burnt to the ground. But the question remains: Is terrorism “raced” in the U.S.?
A bold new idea to boost wages
I’m talking about expanding something called the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. And although it’s been around for decades, it can be the basis of a revolutionary change in the lives of millions of people.
How police have undermined the promise of body cameras
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.
Monetary policy takes center stage: MMT, QE or public banks?
A network of public banks including a central bank operated as a public utility could similarly fund a U.S. Green New Deal – without raising taxes, driving up the federal debt, or inflating prices.
Where’s the ‘justice vaccine’ against the pandemic of system-smashing scofflaws?
Why have no apt penalties for sedition or treason yet been applied to insurrection-inciters or enabling officials?