How corporations crush the working class
The resulting power imbalance has spawned near-record inequalities of income and wealth, corruption of democracy by big money, and the abandonment of the working class.
Biden promised to end standardized testing in schools—it was never going to be easy
In education policymaking in Washington, D.C., the “bean counters” are still in charge.
Manchin under fire for threatening to block infrastructure bill over corporate tax hike
“I think we need a grassroots movement that makes it clear to Joe Manchin... that the progressive agenda is what the American people want,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The far right in uniform
How extreme is the U.S. military?
Why Kingian democratic socialism is the best path forward for the progressive left
On the anniversary of his assassination, Martin Luther King’s full radical vision is still the best guide for how to lead America to the promised land.
Mr. fix-it
“I got elected to solve problems.”
Oregon Governor Kate Brown pushes expanding vote-by-mail to counter GOP voter suppression efforts
Oregon was the first state in the country to institute voting by mail and to establish automatic voter registration in an effort to “ensure access to this very fundamental right.”
While the rest of the U.S. was struggling, 55 corporations paid $0 in federal...
“We should continue to call on policymakers to address the gaping corporate tax loopholes that make this kind of tax avoidance possible.”
What if we actually taxed the rich?
It’s not radical to rein in this irresponsibility. It’s radical to let it continue.
Biden wants corporations to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plans, echoing a history...
Put simply, a reasonable level of taxation can be thought of as the price corporations pay for all the benefits of American taxpayers have given them.