Politics

What is unique and potentially revolutionary about a national blockchain currency is that it would eliminate the need for banks in the payments system.

"Reminder that Clarence Thomas heard election cases while his wife conspired to overthrow democracy."

We need a guaranteed income. It's the one way we could immediately instill a degree of equality in America, while restoring some of the missing trust in each other.

When the old system finally breaks and we are primed for a new one, these are the principles that should guide us in its development.

Whether you’re talking about actual war or potential nuclear catastrophe, it’s certainly looking mighty ugly right now.

“Before Congress considers a tax bill it must investigate the Paradise Papers. We must end the rapid movement toward international oligarchy.”

Nearly everyone who remains on Trump's likely climate and energy list, or is helping pick those positions, has ties to corporate lobbying, corporate leadership, or corporate-funded think tanks.

The country, it would turn America into would be hard for any of us to recognize.

Progressive leaders and advocates rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to transform the U.S. Postal Service into a for-profit entity, emphasizing its critical role in American society.

The issues facing the US in a presidential election year are simply too important for the candidates to ignore. And yet, while this suggests that they need to display policy mastery and even, now and again, genuine statesmanship, they are instead merely assuring voters that they will “keep us safe.”