Consumers Lose, Wall Street Wins, in Right-Wing Court Ruling
The battles to rein in Wall Street fraud and resist the right-wing assault on an independent judiciary are far from over.
Trump budget sells out wild horses again
"The administration's decision to prioritize slaughter over humane management alternatives recommended by the National Academy of Sciences is irresponsible, reckless and politically unacceptable."
War: Where 69¢ of Each of Your Tax Dollars Goes
A high majority of U.S. tax dollars are not going to schools, universities, parks, roads, science, environment, or health, but to war. In order to shy away from this type of militaristic government, we need a peace president and congress.
Mexican election 2018: ‘Mexico’s Bernie Sanders’ set to win
We already know who is going to be the president of Mexico for the next six years. It’s ‘AMLO’, short for Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
A Hillary Clinton Coronation Will Pave the Way for a Scott Walker Presidency
To win, Democrats need to deviate from their strategy of forcing Hillary Clinton down our throats, and instead engage the voters who would stay home in November if they had to choose between HRC and a Republican. These voters are the same ones that stayed home last November.
Judge Allows Criminal Case Against Chris Christie to Move Forward
He’s not a wanted man yet, but a judge found probable cause.
Minimum Wage Workers Can’t Afford Rent Anywhere In The Country
A minimum wage worker who wants to afford a two-bedroom apartment has to hold down nearly three full-time jobs.
The ghost of Eugene McCarthy could haunt Biden’s path to renomination
Fifty-five years ago, pundits scoffed when a Democratic senator announced that he was running against incumbent Lyndon Johnson for their party’s presidential nomination.
Why do we have weekends?
While many workers now enjoy weekends won by organized labor, the fight continues for those who don’t.
‘Gratuitously cruel’: Outrage as GOP tries to prevent people on unemployment from also receiving...
“Funny enough, they never take issue with doubling down on corporate bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy.”