How Consumer Culture Is Killing Citizenship
We live in a society where market values spread without limit, in which we are branding and selling ourselves along with everything else, including public office. How do we stop it?
American taxpayers foot $5,000 bill each for militarism
The analysis disclosed that a staggering $2,974 of the average taxpayer's income was funneled directly to the Pentagon.
Conservatives Criticize Michelle Obama For Bare Arms, Stay Silent On Melania Trump’s Nude Poses
Trump's wife, possible future First Lady, receives no criticism for nude photoshoots while Michelle Obama is insulted for bare arms.
What if every American entering the government had to take a lie detector and...
Let's explore a fictitious scenario in which every person who wanted to be considered for a government job would have to take both a lie detector and a mental test, and pass them, to be accepted.
‘Appalling criminal conduct’: California GOP accused of operating fake ‘official’ ballot drop boxes
"California Republicans are allegedly creating fake drop boxes and tricking voters into depositing their ballots in them."
Sanders pushes ‘Pensions for All’ to confront corporate greed and America’s retirement crisis
With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.
Beyond golden shower diplomacy
Are we trying preserving the positive legacy of an empire in decline?
The biggest house race of 2016: Teachout vs. Faso
Teachout could be a case study of how progressive populists can use a combination of policy detail and political jiu-jitsu to beat back right-wing attacks.
5 ways Trump would blow up the economy
Should we listen to the 16 Nobel economists who say Trump’s economic plans would be an inflation bomb?
It’s time to stop gun violence: Gun control now
Sign the petition and mandate Congress pass common sense gun control now.