Politics

As people in Puerto Rico are dying and President Trump lashes out at San Juan's mayor, Bill talks with social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla about the challenges Puerto Ricans face in the wake of the storm.

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that DNB was “reconsidering its participation” in the financing of the pipeline if “concerns raised by Native American tribes against its construction are not addressed.”

The biggest uncertainty is the economy.

A look at his long history on Social Security is telling.

“Bernie Sanders presents the clearest alternative to Trump. He is willing to name the problems, what’s causing them, and proposes the bold solutions that we need to solve them. . . .”

While the incitement of anti-immigrant prejudice for political gain is shameful and socially explosive, it is certainly not new or uncommon in our country.

It was not a debate so much as an opportunity to display Trump’s ability to weave an alternate reality for his acolytes.

The future of Europe is in flux, as popular movements in Greece and Spain gain power and challenge traditional economic and political systems. The global economic crisis created enormous suffering for billions around the world, but it also created an opening.

The most popular politician in America has now taken on the failed establishment consensus on national security as well as establishment domestic policy.

Shortening work time is not just good, family-friendly policy — it might be the quickest path to full employment.