Saturday, December 20, 2025

Unemployment insurance isn’t holding back the economy. Inequality is.

If policy makers want to get people back to work, they need to make our economy work for people.

Clash at Columbia: NYPD’s aggressive response to student divestment protests sparks national debate

A peaceful protest at Columbia University turns tumultuous as NYPD officers deploy tear gas and draw weapons, reigniting discussions on campus freedoms and ethical investments.

What happened to Trump’s pledge to close this billionaire loophole?

The president's pledge to roll back a hedge fund loophole has mysteriously vanished from his tax plan.

Internal VA emails reveal how Trump cuts jeopardize veterans’ care, including two ‘Life-saving cancer...

The email said more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for diseases ranging from metastatic head and neck cancers, to kidney disease, to traumatic brain injuries.

Mistrial declared in case against humanitarian aid worker that gave water to migrants

Warren's case is a result of the escalating law enforcement crackdown against humanitarian aid volunteers.

States Repped By Energy Science-Denying Republicans Leading Way on Wind Power

These Republicans have supported legislation that has helped finance wind investments, but have also adopted Republican dogma on climate science.

America’s Criminal Injustice System

Is our justice system broken? More and more people are taking plea bargains for fear of longer sentences, even in cases where they are not guilty.

Ripping up constitutions

But Trump doesn’t care what’s in the U.S. constitution any more than he cares what trees make up his toilet paper.

Bernie Sanders Stands Up For Impoverished Senate Cafeteria Workers

The full-time cafeteria and catering employees at the U.S. Senate are unable to afford to live in the city they work in and management is intimidating these workers not to organize and fight for better pay. That is until Bernie Sanders and 33 other Democrats came along…

America’s inherited wealth dynasties park trillions out of reach of taxation

It is equally important to understand how multi-generational wealth dynasties are deploying dynasty trusts and other elaborate tax dodges to sequester trillions and dodge inheritance taxes.