Why lifting tariffs during the COVID-19 crisis is bad for America’s long-term health
Congress must leave the steel and aluminum tariffs in place and redouble efforts to find new uses for American products.
The pandemic that exposes the full Trump pandemic
We are about to test whether Trump can win re-election by crushing Bush-Cheney’s formidable record as the most inhumanely destructive, financially irresponsible presidency in our history.
What’s Bernie’s next move? A coalition with Biden?
But with the coronavirus plague sweeping the country, Biden and Bernie should take the time to negotiate a coalition platform and even write the new laws on which they can both agree.
America faces two crises: The coronavirus escalation and Trump in charge of the response
Message to Trump: lead, follow, or just get the hell out of the way.
25 organizations call on Trump administration to loosen crippling sanctions regime on Iran
"With hospitals overrun and Iranian doctors struggling to procure necessary equipment, the U.S. must be part of the solution rather than part of the problem."
States halt new water shutoffs, leaves previously disconnected households without water amidst coronavirus pandemic
Our country needs a national ban on water shutoffs for nonpayment with immediate restoration of service to all families who have lost water for an inability to pay their water bills."
US internet bill is a sneak attack on encryption while public focuses on coronavirus
While fighting for and focusing on reducing child exploitation is something of great importance, the EARN IT Act is an undeniable attack on encryption and will affect how companies operate and potentially your privacy.
Reform-killing Dems obstruct second progressive era
The enduring Progressive Era was astonishingly successful, presaging benefits of a Second Progressive Era: resolve widespread broken systems without violent civil insurgency.
Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires blasts Trumps coronavirus relief plan to cut taxes for...
"At the very least these workers need immediate paid sick leave, but for them to be able to pay their bills and support their families, they need economic relief more than any other group of Americans."
To help stem coronavirus, lift sanctions on Iran
What coronavirus is providing, however, is a unique opportunity to look specifically at how the intentional damage caused to one country’s healthcare system can make it harder for the entire world to address a pandemic.