How to cut $1 trillion from the Pentagon
A CBO report requested by Bernie Sanders lays out three options for a modest Pentagon trim over the next decade. Can we pull it off?
How the rest of the world is reacting to Trump’s victory
Hint: it’s pretty much as you’d expect.
Senate passes bill to fund government through Oct. 2023, Biden signs it into law
With the bill facing opposition from Republicans in the House, the "slim Democratic majority" is said to get the bill passed.
Turning people into corporations?!
The market is not the go-to solution to the major problems of our age.
Nuclear powers spend record billions on weapons while hunger and climate needs go unmet
The United States accounted for more than half of global nuclear weapons spending in 2025 as watchdogs warn of a growing arms race, expanding corporate influence, and declining commitment to disarmament.
The three big lessons we didn’t learn from the economic crisis
The Street’s political clout is as great as ever, which explains why the Dodd-Frank safeguards are now being watered down – clearing the way for another crisis.
New App Aims to Level the Gender Wage Gap One Meal at a Time
EquiTable allows diners to pay their share of the bill based on gender and race.
Analysis shows top US CEOs made 254 times more than median workers in 2021
A higher minimum wage and unions can put corporate greed in check and raise wages throughout the labor market."
The race to replace Paul Ryan says everything about party politics in 2018
With Ryan out, Paul Nehlen, an open white supremacist, is the leading Republican, while Randy Bryce, a progressive populist, is running as a Democrat.
What democracy looks like when you have to disagree with your neighbors
As much as I dislike and distrust our current national administration, I also deeply value community harmony.