'David Duke Without the Baggage:' Will Top GOPer Steve Scalise Resign Over Speech to...
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has confirmed he spoke at EURO, a convention founded by perhaps the country’s most notorious white supremacist. Now Republicans will have to decide what that says about their conference.
AUSTERITY 101: The Three Reasons Republican Deficit Hawks Are Wrong (Video)
As Congress debates another federal budget deficit, the national debt and the debt ceiling, here are three reasons why the Republican deficit hawks are wrong and the one economically sound answer to the problem.
Why We Shouldn’t Pay for the Political Spending of Federal Contractors
When government contractors spend money, the American taxpayer has to foot the bill. There should be a restriction on all political activities by corporations getting more than half their income from the federal government.
Are Iowa’s days as the nation’s first presidential nominating contest numbered?
The jockeying has begun over which mix of states might take part in a series of coordinated opening primaries for 2024’s Democratic nominee.
The Money Primary
Running for America's highest office in our democratic republic has been perverted into a gold rush. The donors and political sycophants involved in this obscene corruption of the system are playing with dynamite.
Demilitarizing our democracy
How the national security state has come to dominate a “Civilian” government...
6 women of color who campaigned for Congress on inequality and won
These trailblazers often drew from their own personal stories to connect with and win over the hearts of voters. Each is heading to Washington to advance a bold social and economic justice agenda, with a strong focus on reversing inequality.
Boeing Could Soon Operate Airplanes with Nuclear-Powered Engines After US Approved the Patent
Soon, we might have to consider flying on an airplane with nuclear-powered engines after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the Boeing Company for an airplane engine that combines the use of lasers and nuclear power. But what are the consequences?
‘We’re not giving up’: Sanders, other Progressives fight to rescue drug price reforms
“Giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices will save the government billions. But most importantly, it will save lives.”
Trump’s policies are harming refugees worldwide
His administration’s near-ban on refugee admissions is having a destructive domino effect in front-line countries.




