Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The public bank option – safer, local and half the cost

Public sector banks have shown that they are actually more profitable, safer, less corrupt, and more accountable overall than private banks.

Families have a lot to lose – and protect – long before Inauguration Day

We can be the kind of country that believes in the dignity of each person. We can be the kind of country that puts people – all the people – above corporate profit and billionaires.
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‘Gangster in the White House’: Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and global...

“This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find somebody else to blame.”

Confronting NATO’s war summit in Washington

Can NATO ever be the force for peace that it claims and conclude that its refusal to learn from the deadly results of its own actions only makes it increasingly dangerous?

Looming fascism and the question of hope

Let’s make the most of it, no matter how much hope we have. What we need most of all is not optimism, but determination.

A Flagrant Liar for President?

Be careful about believing anything Carly Fiorina says because she is not only a relentless self-promoter, but also a remorseless liar. And she is doing everything in her power to convince Republicans she belongs in the White House.

McKinsey never told the FDA it was working for opioid makers while also working...

The consulting giant was helping Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson fend off FDA regulations even as it helped shape FDA drug policy.

Legislation to improve Social Security bought to House

“We simply cannot and must not sit by and allow millions of our fellow citizens, who worked hard their entire lives, to spend their golden years living in poverty.”

Extremism exposed, handing off golden midterm levers – IF only Democrats push systemic changes

The tragic irony is that the volcanic extremism on display is anything but invisible or mysterious or unexpected.

Biden, Buttigieg and corporate media are eager for Sanders and Warren to clash

Keeping eyes on the prize this year will require a united front that can strengthen progressive forces, prevent any corporate Democrat from winning the party’s presidential nomination, and then go on to defeat Donald Trump.