Two European elections show that rightwing populism is still a force
Le Pen’s first round win, her second in two elections, and Orban’s 4th in Hungary show that rightwing populism remains a potent force in European politics.
Sanders has ‘not ruled out’ 2024 White House run: Memo
A memo by a top aide to the independent senator from Vermont said that the 80-year-old could run again if President Joe Biden doesn't.
Can we afford a fair global climate transition?
The cost of transformation is not cheap, but consider the alternatives.
Upcoming 2022 primaries: A handful of voters will decide who’s on the fall ballot
American voters are passionate, but they don’t think voting in primaries matters.
‘Stain on democracy’: Tax day study shows US billionaires now own $4.7 trillion
"We reject the narrative that this country cannot afford to invest in a better world."
If wage growth is driving inflation, why is workers’ share of income falling?
Perhaps some economists can tell a story where rapid wage growth is driving inflation even as the wage share of income is falling, but I’m not that good an economist.
Pentagon contractors seizing new gold rush to cash in on the Ukraine crisis
How Pentagon contractors are cashing in on the Ukraine crisis.
How many fixated right-wingers ‘aided and abetted’ Trump’s crime wave, now ‘accessories after the...
If Trump’s scattergun of skullduggery escapes real, permanent penalties, brace for equally audacious, sneakier political sneaks.
California puts forth plan to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The plan would mandate that 35 percent of new cars sold in California be either battery- or hydrogen-powered by 2026, which would push the state towards its goal.
Activists decry Biden’s ‘reckless’ resumption of fossil fuel leases on public lands
"Biden is choosing to stand with polluters over people at the expense of frontline communities and the future of the planet."