Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026
Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.
Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood
As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.
Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act: A push for corporate accountability and worker rights
Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the Accountable Capitalism Act this week, aiming to shift corporate priorities from shareholder profits to equitable treatment of workers and other stakeholders.
Amazon walks back tariff transparency plan after Trump calls Bezos
After reports surfaced that Amazon might show consumers how much tariffs contribute to product prices, Trump intervened personally—and the plan was scrapped within hours.
Bernie goes full FDR in national address on the coronavirus pandemic and suddenly, all...
Forget free tuition, legal pot and climate change for the moment...
Trump’s education department redirects funds to far-right groups pushing whitewashed civics
Millions in federal education funds meant for minority students are being funneled to right-wing organizations, critics warn, to create a partisan “patriotic education” agenda that erases systemic racism and rewrites U.S. history.
Ignoring China’s poverty alleviation success is costing us all
We need to prioritize the needs of the people over the profits of the elite.
‘An abject failure’: Economists trash Trump’s disastrous job creation record in year-end reviews
“The jobs aren’t coming back, the wages aren’t rising,” one economist said.
Trump’s Project 2025 architect pick sparks fears for Social Security and Medicare cuts
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought, a lead figure in Project 2025, signals the potential for deep cuts to critical safety net programs, despite campaign promises to protect them.
Warren and Jayapal introduce legislation to limit corporate influence over federal rulemaking
The EXPERTS Act and the Stop Corporate Capture Act aim to restore agency expertise, increase transparency in regulatory decisions, and reduce the influence of corporate funded studies and litigation in the rulemaking process.