Pink tide rising? Gabriel Boric wins power in Chile, birthplace of neoliberalism
Barring coups and outside meddling, Latin America may see another ‘pink tide’ that brings even more progressive change than the one earlier in this century.
New Hampshire abortion ban to go into effect January 1st
“To be clear, an abortion ban is dangerous. It’s the first abortion ban in modern New Hampshire history.”
Thanks to the Infrastructure bill, the US will work on replacing all lead water...
“The American Jobs Plan creates jobs replacing 100% of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines so every American, so every child – can turn on the faucet and be certain to drink clean water.”
Can Trumpist fascism commandeer America, today’s richest, ‘exceptional,’ freedom-loving empire?
How can an unteachable blunderer—failing every presidential crisis, many self-created, pull off the most improbable, fascist lurch since the 19th century?
‘Not true’: Sanders counters Manchin’s bogus inflation argument against Build Back Better
"It's time for the American people to understand which side their senators are on."
Biden administration extends student loan moratorium until May
“We know that millions of student loan borrowers are still coping with the impacts of the pandemic and need some more time before resuming payments.”
True colors: Red, white, black & blue
People need to know where their country is heading—an indictment of the U.S. voting against the UN resolution opposing the glorification of Nazi ideology.
Core, indispensable ‘elites’ getting a bad rap—without expertise, it’s back to the caves
To counter decline in the works, we need a prominent, supported “elite” of artists and philosophers, hard scientists and social scientists, plus socially-minded business and political figures.
Psst: You want to know what’s really driving inflation? (Not what the Fed thinks...
The underlying problem is not inflation. It’s lack of competition. Corporations are using the excuse of inflation to raise prices and make fatter profits.
Big Business defeated as Socialist Kshama Sawant’s victory certified in Seattle
"The ruling class in the United States is afraid of these kinds of movements and so we should not be surprised by the reaction."