Still mandatory: Impeach the vast right-wing conspiracy, not just Trump
Until reactionary Republican malfeasance is exposed and discredited, the USA will remain the most divided, globally dangerous and morally backward of affluent western nations.
‘Congress didn’t ask for a summary:’ Demands to #ReleaseTheFullReport surge after Barr letter
"Congress didn't ask for a 'summary,' Attorney General Barr. Members of the House voted 420-0 to release the report. The American people deserve to see the full report."
Wisconsin GOP’s lame-duck power grab ruled unconstitutional
A Wisconsin judge ruled on Thursday that laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in December to limit the powers of newly elected...
Bernie Sanders pledges to offset campaign travel costs; first 2020 presidential candidate to go...
“Bernie Sanders is a champion in the fight for climate justice and, like him, we know we need to address our emissions through action, not just rhetoric.”
Reinventing Beto: How a GOP accessory became a top democratic contender for president
Beto O’Rourke will be running to elude his actual record. If it catches up with him, he’s going to lose.
One mass shooting and New Zealand’s prime minister bans assault rifles
"We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place."
After Trump
Centrist liberalism is dead, and Trump is a disaster. But progressives can use what he’s done to remake America and its place in the world.
With help of Democrats, regulators move to gut ‘last line of defense’ against Wall...
"We are barely a decade from the greatest fiasco of financial over-leveraging in history, and we are already unlearning its most obvious lessons."
As national elections draw closer, millions of farmers facing economic despair could turn the...
As India’s agrarian crisis deepens, so too will the social unrest, which may force future elected officials to take action on the growing demands of India’s powerful rural populace.
As if it couldn’t get worse, Trump budget would cut all funding for arts,...
The White House says the cuts are part of the elimination of "wasteful or unnecessary spending."