Social Security benefits are not a gift, but a sacred contract with working people
“We put money into it. We deserve it back.”
How Mitch McConnell’s callous indifference puts ordinary Americans’ welfare at risk
As the COVID-19 death toll mounts, McConnell refuses to advocate for ordinary Americans.
Cost of living on the rise across US and child care costs reflect that
"As rents and child care costs march steadily higher, keeping up with these rising costs may be one of many factors keeping parents up at night."
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, October 3
D.C. Democrats vote to overturn tipped wage increase approved by voters, Bernie Sanders issues a statement on Amazon's minimum wage increase, Trump makes fun of Kavanaugh accuser and more.
Hoboken lodges first state-level racketeering charge in Big Oil climate lawsuit
“These racketeering cases should be viewed as a new legal front against the oil and gas industry.”
HEROES Act to give $350 million in coronavirus aid to 50 of the richest...
“Should American taxpayers from lower-income areas be subsidizing the lifestyles of the rich and famous?"
Why women are skipping work and wearing red on Wednesday
U.S. organizers of International Women’s Day urge women to find creative ways to strike on March 8.
Polluters rely on old rhetoric to block clean energy future
Corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording.
Free the free press from Wall Street plunderers
Rather, the demise of the real news reporting by our city and regional papers is a product of their profiteering owners.
Four Secret Service Assistant Directors Demoted Amid Scandals
Although acting Director Joseph Clancy demoted four assistant directors, they are now free to resign or report for new assignments within the Secret Service or its parent agency, DHS. Has the Secret Service suffered from a lack of leadership?