America’s widening inequality of place
This inequality is unsustainable. It’s literally tearing America apart.
Elizabeth Warren urges SEC to investigate Trump administration for insider trading
"I want the SEC & CFTC to investigate this textbook case of insider trading.”
Russia and Putin stand accused: Trump strongly objects, acts as their defense attorney
The future of Trump’s presidency largely hinges on what happens next.
Just 1 percent of the US Pentagon budget could end world hunger
The war machine must go on and keep on growing or, more than likely they'll end up out of an occupation.
Third-party progressives can win, but they must convince the public
More major party failure could boost the popular appeal of an independent left that seriously competes for power from the bottom up.
On day one, the next president should declare a climate emergency
The next president should declare a Climate Emergency, which will give the president powers to act rapidly and decisively to confront the...
Native Americans take power
“Voting is how we exercise our sovereignty. We are here, we are part of the process. We’ve been an afterthought, and that’s not the case anymore.”
Will Biden’s dog whistles for racism catch up with him?
Denial of that reality could help him win the party’s nomination -- and then help Donald Trump get re-elected.
Does mundane, Democratic small ball make sense against war-like Trumpian nullification?
Good intentions fall short against foes indifferent to morality, law, science, disease, suffering, even the compassion that Christianity honors.
The True Cost of Mass Incarceration Exceeds $1 Trillion
Ultimately, the social cost of mass incarceration is 11 times higher than total spent on the corrections system itself.