Trump’s budget director declares class war on the American people
With these words, Mulvaney has brought that class war out into the open.
One Percenters Get Their Own Special Social Welfare Deal
The IRS took five years to review the Crossroads GPS application for nonprofit social welfare status.
Chinese Activists Stop Truck Transporting 300 Dogs to be Slaughtered
A mob of activists prevented 300 dogs from being illegally transported to a slaughterhouse in northeastern China.
“Blame the Greeks” – 5 Persistent Myths
Why can’t the Greeks just stick to the austerity plan and reduce their debt like the other countries? This and other often-asked questions are finally given some answers.
The Pentagon’s Real $trategy
Faced with such boundlessly ambitious raids on the public purse, no one should claim a “lack of strategy” as a failing among our real policymakers.
The public bank option – safer, local and half the cost
Public sector banks have shown that they are actually more profitable, safer, less corrupt, and more accountable overall than private banks.
Big protests are fine, but here’s a to-do list for lasting change
After the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we’ll need to build power where we live.
Donald Trump’s Implied Assassination Threat, Fox News and the NRA
Trump is a dangerous demagogue who is inciting violence, and the time for it to stop is now.
The New Common Ground Between Populist Left and Right
Both want to get big money out of politics, reverse Citizens United, and restore our democracy.
Bernie vs. Hillary is Really “Clash of Civilizations”
“Government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich must soon perish from the earth—or the climate perishes first.”