The patriotism of killing and being killed
Why are patriotism and war so intertwined in U.S. media and politics?
The stubborn truth about employment and the defense industry
More money, fewer jobs.
Why stock buybacks must be ended
Buybacks don’t grow the American economy. So why are buybacks so popular with Corporate CEOs?
Why Small Debts Matter So Much To Black Lives
Due to the racial wealth gap, black families have far less in savings than whites. The consequences can be far-reaching and often severe.
What’s behind inflation? Greedy corporate executives
Hocus Pocus—this is how the rich get richer and inequality “happens.”
How a rural Colorado county became an epicenter of Trump’s big lie
First an election official erred. Then Trump’s IT squad arrived. Then the false claims, conspiracies, stolen data and denials ensued.
Democrats call on Jeff Sessions to resign
"Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law-enforcement officer of our country and must resign."
The Supreme Court’s looming dark money decision
The Court could reinforce the growing influence of this type of secret funding for political campaigns.
The ghosts of ‘new Democrats’ are haunting us
“Certainly there are some people in the Democratic Party who want to maintain the status quo. They would rather go down with the Titanic so long as they have first-class seats.”
Republicans are running out of time to use their secret weapon
But quite a bit of damage has already been done.