‘I am the state:’ The rise of ‘democratic’ autocracy in Turkey
Despite this seemingly good news, there’s a growing authoritarianism on the part of Erdogan and his allies that’s had real world consequences.
Bernie Sanders is still the most popular politician in America
Will Sanders’ continued popularity help him win some support for his upcoming proposed legislations?
Decades later, the US government called Hiroshima and Nagasaki ‘nuclear tests’
U.S. military strategists were eager “to use the bomb first where its effects would not only be politically effective, but also technically measurable.”
Lester Holt Succeeds in Fact Checking Trump in Real Time
Holt did what Matt Lauer wouldn’t.
Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth would be the best way...
While its chances in the Senate appear slim, the proposal has brought national attention to the minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
The Most Important Election of Your Life
The real nightmare is likely to emerge in 2020 or thereafter, if a far more capable politician than Trump embraces similar retrograde positions rides America B into Washington.
Trump fiddles while the Korean crisis moves closer to igniting a massive war
While Trump tweets, North Korea successfully completes another test of an ICBM.
Trump’s shareholder bonanza
Make no mistake: Trump and the Republicans are working on behalf of America’s biggest and richest investors, not American workers.
Winning hearts and minds
We’ve been on the road since April, meeting with leaders from poor and dispossessed communities in this country and sharing notes from our new book, You Only Get What You’re Organized to Take: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty.
Re-Defending the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo rages on as the lone state senator, Donna Campbell, is re-defending the Alamo from the invading forces of the United Nations. So what spurred her to rush to the barricades of the Alamo?