Half of America’s Workforce has No Retirement Plan—But Illinois has a Fix
Economists see the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program, designed for private-sector workers, as an innovative complement to Social Security.
TPP Trade Deal Will Cost US 448,000 Jobs, Say Researchers
Two recent economic reports have contradicted the claims that jobs will increase. They have shown that, more than likely, the deal will lead to a loss of jobs.
Bernie Sanders Calls for Repealing the Hyde Amendment
Bernie encourages repeal of Hyde Amendment which bans federal funding from covering abortion services.
Poachers Killed More Than 1,000 Rhinos for the Third Year in a Row
South African officials report that fewer of the animals were poached in 2015, but deaths rose in neighboring Namibia and Zimbabwe.
The Man Who Drowned Democracy With ‘Sewer Money’
Today we can thank Justice Kennedy, who was either poorly informed or willfully ignorant, for turning American democracy into a stinking open sewer.
Bernie Sanders Rockets to First Place in Iowa
A new poll by CNN shows Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton by 8 points in Iowa.
Hillary and Bernie: The Credibility Gap
The Clinton campaign has started throwing everything and the kitchen sink at Sanders.
Under Heavy Criticism For Handling Of Flint’s Water Crisis, EPA Official Resigns
The official in charge of America’s Midwest region may have resigned, but the EPA is not solely to blame.
No, Gov. Snyder, Flint’s Water Wasn’t Poisoned by ‘Government’
Perhaps it is inevitable, but it is a shame that some people are gaming out how to profit politically from the lead poisoning of the children of Flint, Mich.
British Government Accuses Putin of Ordering Assassination in London
While attempting to expand Russia’s influence into Syria and the Ukraine, Putin has also been accused of ordering the assassinations of numerous investigative journalists and political opponents.