NYPD arrests cello-playing grandfather at Citibank climate protest, igniting outrage over targeting of activists
Rozendaal, a grandfather and long-time member of Extinction Rebellion, was performing Bach’s “Suites for Cello” outside Citibank’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan as part of a broader “Summer of Heat on Wall Street” campaign.
How wealthy is America
We have a lot of wealth per capita. Why can't we share it?
The Fourth Reich
The very demons who destroyed the once vibrant Weimar democracy in Germany are circling around here in the USA.
Why We Must Try
Have Democrats gone from “Yes we can,” to “We shouldn’t even try?"
Bernie Sanders is now backing Randy Bryce – which could be very bad news...
Sanders’ endorsement of Bryce comes at a time when the former union organizer and steelworker is rising in the polls in his bid to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Bush’s Iraq lies, uncontested, will haunt us under Trump
There is no decision more grave than taking your nation to war. There is nothing more criminal than basing that war on lies.
Republicans ready to use violence to seize greater power and control
Politics is a dirty business here in America and the last thing we need in this country is a political war in which people are physically harmed.
The world according to Trump
Is this the personality of a sociopath?
Scenario: Trump resigns after extorting pardons – deluded he’ll fend off recrimination and penalties
Many voices must apply maximum pressure, but it’s no slam dunk that anything overcomes Trump’s impenetrable defenses.
Bernie Sanders and Angus King tell Big Pharma ‘we’re not gonna take it’ anymore
When the legislation has the support of the people and could potentially save billions of lives, we aren’t going to give up.