Saturday, May 4, 2024

European Green Deal: Step forward, backward, or sideways?

While Europe is ahead of much of the world in combining decarbonization with an equitable shift to clean energy, it's still not enough.

“Not in Our Name!” How Neoconservatives and Liberal Hawks Use Lies to Sell Wars

Regardless of who leads us, the arms industry, paired with warmongering politicians and their media enablers are always trying to shape the conversation around war and peace in favor of the former.

Sanders Might Soon Be Out of the Race, But Not the Revolution

Five ways to build on the momentum of the Bernie Sanders campaign and transform American politics in ways his supporters envisioned.

Senate Democrats fighting to tax billionaires and pass bill to invest in working families

“The unconscionable growth in billionaire wealth through the misery of the pandemic is the clearest case I can imagine for the progressive tax reform working its way through Congress.”

Climate crisis gets 10 minutes at VP debate

The first question about the climate crisis came about 40 minutes into the debate when moderator Susan Page turned to Pence and brought up the record number of hurricanes and wildfires in 2020.

Replace patent monopolies with direct public funding for drug research

It is impressive to see many of the leading Democratic candidates put forward bold progressive proposals. Unfortunately, in the case of prescription...

The death of the international community?

The international community is a fragile thing. Will Donald Trump deliver its death blow?

What’s behind inflation? Greedy corporate executives

Hocus Pocus—this is how the rich get richer and inequality “happens.”
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Does the Constitution ban Trump from running again?

Trump could face criminal charges for inciting an insurrection, but that’s not necessary to bar him from the ballot.