California’s recall election is a wake-up call for Democrats
When it comes to voting, small margins are a luxury Democrats can’t afford.
A Crude Bet: Is the US Foreign Policy Establishment Risking the Farm on Oil...
Deflation is a double-edged sword—and is complicated by the threat it poses to our highly leveraged global financial system. Are smug politicians playing a game of chicken with the stability of the financial system?
Senate hearing calls out the influence of dark money in blocking climate action
Until the U.S. political system changes and limits the amount of money, and its corresponding power, in politics, the deck will remain stacked in favor of the fossil fuel industry when it comes to Congressional action on climate.
At the epicenter of Super Tuesday, the Sanders coalition is set to shake the...
“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. . . .”
Inequality and the iron law of decaying public services
The predictable end result: Middle-class homes burn while private fire services save the mansions of the awesomely affluent.
Why I Support the BDS Movement Against Israel
Chris Hedges believes: The fight for the Palestinians is our fight to win. We must stand with all of the oppressed in the BDS movement and stop the corporate capitalism and the neoliberal ideology that sustains oppression.
How Obama took foreign policy forward – and back
When it came to race, climate, or diplomacy, Obama was like a visitor from the future. On trade and intervention, however, he was often stuck in the past.
As Trump spouts last-minute lies, top Pennsylvania officials make clear: ‘Election will not end’...
Pushing back against President Donald Trump's baseless claim on the eve of Election Day that Pennsylvania's vote-tallying process is vulnerable to "unchecked...
‘Stop nickel and diming the American people’: Anger grows as Senate Democrats move to...
“While you’re quibbling over who you want to exclude, people are suffering. SEND THE CHECKS.”
Is it time to regulate or nationalize Facebook?
Has Facebook gone from merely being a destination on the internet to something so interwoven in our lives that it should now be considered part of the commons and regulated as such?