Corporate media setting stage for New Cold War with China
Corporate media distortions and bombast are priming the American public to see China as a treacherous villain that has to be forcefully confronted, perhaps with violence.
What? A former prosecutor and attorney general running against a repeat convicted criminal?
Kamala Harris is making his felony conviction and his sexual assaults one of the central points of her strategy.
Dark money & Barrett nomination: The link between big polluters & the war on...
“My experience around politics is that when you find hypocrisy in the daylight, look for power in the shadows.”
Democracy depends on broad-based taxation—history is clear about that
When governments depend on internal taxation, bargaining is required. Taxes are not simply extracted; they are negotiated, enforced, justified, and institutionalized.
Reframing America’s role in the world
The specter of Isolationism...
Joe Biden’s AstroTurf campaign
Biden’s decision last month to greenlight super PACs on his behalf has underscored just how eager he is to bankroll his AstroTurf campaign against grassroots progressives no matter what.
House rejects standalone Israel aid bill amid progressive opposition and humanitarian concerns
The failure of the Israel aid bill in the House came amidst broader legislative struggles to pass critical foreign aid.
Anti-American, anti-truth White House
Of course, Trump’s many lawyers are spreading fake news as fast as possible.
Finding hope
“After November 5, 2024, a lot of people have been feeling more than a little punch-drunk.”
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cracks down on credit card late fees
The rule was passed in an effort to save 45 million people an average of $220 or more than $10 billion a year.