‘Is it better than nothing? I suppose’: Sanders disappointed by Dems’ drug pricing plan
"It's a very weak proposal" but "we're dealing with the power of PhRMA over the Congress," he said, taking aim at industry lobbyists.
Poverty division democratic destruction: The Johnson legacy
In many ways Johnson and the toxic brand of Conservatism he represents is a product of the age, The Age of Populism, which has infected many democracies.
Corporate interests have given $21.5 million to GOP ‘sedition caucus’ since Jan. 6 attack
In the month of June, as the House January 6 committee revealed alarming new details on former President Donald Trump's coup attempt, corporate...
The fateful fist bump
If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.
Biden says climate crisis is an emergency, but doesn’t declare one
“Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world.”
Let’s rebrand the misnamed GOP as the BLP
There’s nothing ‘grand’ anymore about this old party.
Nearly every House Republican votes against codifying right to contraception
"If they had the chance they would ban it," said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
How Amazon, Starbucks, and other companies fight unions
Big corporations are fighting dirty to keep their workers from organizing – and they’re still losing. Imagine what could happen if they had to fight fair.
Political polarization is pushing evangelicals to a historic breaking point
Christians are splitting with the religious right over Trump, COVID and Black Lives Matter, creating opportunities for those interested in social justice.
Pharma mobilizes army of lobbyists to tank Democrats’ Medicare drug pricing plan
"Big Pharma is fighting hard to keep their price-setting monopoly intact," said one advocacy coalition.