Watchdog says insurrectionist lawmakers, including Trump, should be barred from public office
"We are urging [election officials] to make clear that insurrectionists such as President Trump are barred from ever again holding public office."
We can have the filibuster or democracy, but not both
The warning from democracy advocates is clear: Kill the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, or our democracy won’t survive.
An inequality even conservative justices can’t swallow
A unanimous Supreme Court throws a monkey-wrench into a college sports scene that’s minting mega millionaires.
In blow to GOP narrative, Missouri cut to jobless benefits not boosting hiring
“It’s almost as if the pandemic unemployment benefits weren’t the issue.”
What price “defense”?
America’s nearly $1.3 trillion national security budget isn’t making us any safer.
Supreme Court slices and dices 1789 law protecting non-citizens
International law in the 21st century has expanded to include the protection of human rights.
Forget the badgering of hack politicians. Consumer boycotts & eco-smart investing deliver more clout.
Imagine the convergence when boycotts and selective stock investments boost targeted street actions
After GOP blockade of For the People Act, progressives mobilize ‘Deadline for Democracy’
"It's all hands on deck for this Deadline for Democracy."
‘No reconciliation bill, no deal’: Sanders says progressive package must come with bipartisan plan
"No reconciliation bill, no deal. We need transformative change NOW."
Why so much wealth at the top threatens the US economy
Until the structural imbalance is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.