Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Bernie Sanders Ties Hillary Clinton in New National Poll

The new poll shows Sanders at 49 percent and Clinton at 48 percent with Democratic voters.

Can we measure inequality without tallying the wealth of our wealthy?

Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.

American psychosis

We are entering a period of national psychological trauma.

The Fed is about to shaft American workers—or no good reason

Fed policymakers are poised to raise interest rates at their March meeting and then continue raising them, in order to slow the economy.

Bernie vows to stop Trump from reviving Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines

“I will do everything I can to stop Keystone XL and DAPL.”

Does recklessly killing citizens endanger Trump re-election?

The question for the next six months: Will the damage from Trump’s past, present and future crimes against humanity make him less electable?

On the ground activism: Hundreds march in Chicago to protest against GOP health care...

"This bill puts at risk health care for over a million people, billions of dollars for Illinois and tens of thousands of jobs."

Black voters sue North Carolina over last-minute purges

The NAACP says the practice is disenfranchising thousands.

Trump-appointed official plans to cut Social Security workforce by 50 percent, closing field offices...

Acting SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek orders mass layoffs, raising concerns of service collapse and benefit delays for millions of Americans.

The Trump’s campaign’s audacious long con

There is a good chance that the scandals ensnaring some of his more odious political supporters will overshadow this story and allow him to continue bilking his marks of their money.