Inflation is complicated, but making it better doesn’t have to be
The best thing we can do to offset the pain of inflation—whatever its cause—and for the overall health of our economy, is to raise the standard of living for all of us.
The American Fascist
Viewing Donald Trump in light of the fascists of the first half of the twentieth century helps explain what Trump is doing and how he is succeeding.
Trump’s $48 billion corporate tax cut proposal exceeds annual K-12 education budget
The proposed reduction in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% would result in massive tax savings for the largest U.S. companies, benefiting wealthy shareholders while neglecting workers and public investments.
Ben & Jerry Arrested in Front of Capitol Building
Joining hundreds of other activists on Monday, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were arrested in front of the Capitol Building along with several top officials from the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, the AFL-CIO, and NAACP.
Bernie Sanders: 2020 election is a fight against Trump, authoritarianism, greed, oligarchy & bigotry
“This election is the most important in the modern history of this country.”
Losing a war one bad metaphor at a time
Thrashing about in the Afghan petri dish.
Trump administration says it isn’t anti-science as it seeks to slash EPA science office
The Office of Research and Development has been at the front line of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.
Corporate media’s trashing of Bernie Sanders starts anew
In 2016, we learned that the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton Campaign, even before the primary season began, conspired to...
LOCK HER UP!
Another rousing chant from a "law and order" administration.
The (revealing) short squeeze: Populism comes for Wall Street?
“We don’t have billionaires to bail us out when we mess up our portfolio risk and a position goes against us.”