‘We need the largest voter turnout’: Sanders takes his campaign to Chicago
“If we’re gonna beat Trump, we need the largest voter turnout in the nation and it looks like Grant Park today.”
Progressive legislation would tax Wall Street to pay for free college and eliminate student...
"We bailed out Wall Street in 2008. It's time to tax Wall Street's greed to help the American people."
26 billionaires own as much as world’s 3.8 billion poorest people
“Inequality is not inevitable,” the report says, “it’s a political choice.”
The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get
Is the barbarism we condemn the barbarism we commit? Chris Hedges discusses the line that separates the U.S. from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and how terror has become the engine of war.
Does the Super Bowl feel too political? Thank American militarism.
Make no mistake – even “non-political” celebrations of veterans are deliberately political.
This City Could Become the Next Detroit
Baltimore, Maryland is following in the footsteps of Detroit, as the city plans to shut off water to customers with overdue bills. But not before the city's residents fight back against the plan to privatize their water.
Iran Deal: Why Heed Same Voices that Are Always Wrong?
We've consistently made the historic mistake of listening to all these false and foolish prophets. And now with the Iran deal in the works, there should be no excuse to repeat this tragic error.
‘Huge win for democracy’: Nationwide celebrations as NYC residents approve ranked-choice voting ballot measure
With the new system, said one supporter, “candidates will have to knock on the door of not just a certain plurality, but on the diverse doors of NYC's mosaic majority.”
Elizabeth Warren Recalls a Time When Big Donors May Have Changed Hillary’s Vote
With our corrupted campaign finance system, elected officials design policy with special-interest money in mind.
VICTORY: Washington DC Raises Minimum Wage to $15
Several other cities have passed minimum wage laws, promising to have a minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2020 or 2021.