Wall Street donor influence shows unprecedented growth 10 years after Citizens United
After a candidate is elected, mega-donors look to influence public policy, which occurs fairly regularly in politics
Tenants push Biden for rent control on all government-backed housing
‘They got richer, and we got priced out!’
The big stitch: Making America good again
A teacher in a struggling steel town reflects on the kind of education the next generation needs.
Congressman suspended after indicted for domestic abuse
In a legislative session before his arrest, Corley ironically voted for a bill supporting harsher sentences for domestic violence offenders.
Serial killers and dopes
Like lemmings running over the cliff of reason, our fellow American dopes may never learn!
Study of 50 years of tax cuts for rich confirms ‘trickle down’ theory is...
“Major tax cuts for the rich since the 1980s have increased income inequality, with all the problems that brings, without any offsetting gains in economic performance.”
Debate Mendacity Even Shocks Conservatives
Republican presidential candidates seem free to bend, twist and shred the truth at will—for instance, take the free-for-all CNBC debate. They all got away with prevaricating about themselves, their policies and their opponents.
To Get America Moving, Tax Financial Transactions
A sales tax on speculators can deliver tangibles that people need but Wall Street says we can't afford as well as intangibles that our nation needs but Wall Street tries to ignore.
Working for the Company
If we wish to have the change needed inside of this empire, beginning with the election of our representatives, we need to take ALL PRIVATE MONEY OUT OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS!
Future Shock: China, Russia Target Europe as Economic Partner
China and Russia appear to be joining forces in order to pursue economic endeavors in Europe and Asia. If this happens, and it is likely that it will, what will happen to the United States?