How the Trump administration wields the federal government’s power over public education
With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer.
ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members
ALEC has remained conspicuously silent about the dangerous and racist statements and ties of its legislative leaders.
BREAKING: President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s sentence
The commutation was part of Obama’s Tuesday announcement of 209 commutations and 64 pardons.
A bold new idea to boost wages
I’m talking about expanding something called the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. And although it’s been around for decades, it can be the basis of a revolutionary change in the lives of millions of people.
Trump’s attack on civil rights hero John Lewis over MLK day weekend
The congressman does not plan on attending Trump’s inauguration, along with a handful of Democrats who are boycotting the event.
The election deniers on the ballot: What you need to know
If we don’t stop them from taking over the election process, we can kiss what’s left of our democracy goodbye.
This is what makes John Bolton so dangerous
With John Bolton as National Security Advisor, a badly-advised “Donald the unready” is more likely than ever to cause tragedy and death, on a scale we can’t yet imagine.
The real problem with Bill Gates and neoliberal optimism
The progressive left needs to confront the fact that plutocratic philanthropists like Gates care much more about preserving the systems that continue to multiply their wealth.
The vexing Biden-Trump rematch could purge an era of broken, bipartisan dynamics—or not
That a shameless, dimwit outlaw like Trump can humiliate both state and federal justice confirms its own devastating “conviction" as failed legal systems.
Expert reveals trillions spent on stock buybacks post-Trump tax cuts
It resulted in significant corporate stock buybacks rather than investments in workers or innovation.