From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is history repeating itself?
It is time to fight for an economy and a democracy that works for all rather than the few.
The 100 largest low-wage employers have spent $341 billion on stock buybacks since 2020
And yet top executives seem to have little trouble finding resources for enriching themselves and wealthy shareholders.
US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley
The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
Learning from mistakes: It’s time to lower interest rates
A statement of this intention by the Fed, along with a modest rate cut, would be a huge step in this direction.
Russia’s eroding geopolitical strength
Russia is trying to protect a few pawns even as it puts its powerful queen at risk.
California governor names Feinstein’s replacement in Senate
Laphonza Butler will remain in the Senate until California holds two concurrent Senate elections in 2024.
GOP ‘political arsonists’ get their man: McCarthy ousted in historic House vote
The 216-210 vote to remove McCarthy (R-Calif.) came after his allies failed to come up with enough votes to table the motion to vacate.
As RFK Jr. shifts his 2024 strategy, he’s bad news for progressives
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offers progressives a mishmash of appealing statements, “free market” corporatism and assorted political toxins.
The Biden interview: the President talks about the Supreme Court, threats to democracy and...
In a sit-down conversation with ProPublica, Biden discusses Kevin McCarthy’s “terrible bargain,” the fear of change that drives threats to democracy and the Supreme Court’s need for an ethics policy.
The perilous path from western domination to de-dollarization
De-dollarization is a road fraught with many challenges.