California legislature introduces bill for cops to hold bachelor’s degrees to join police force
"This could be the beginning of changing the entire way that policing is done on the front end. Then we can let the bad cops retire on the back end.”
The Post’s Wrong-headed Attack on Bernie Sanders’s Health Plan
The Post attacks Sanders for failing to have a “plausible” plan for plugging looming deficits as the American population ages.
Trump’s delusion about the wall that never was
Let’s be clear on one thing: There is no Wall. There never has been a serious plan to build a Wall. And there never will be a Wall.
Day of the Demagogue
Should Donald Trump or Ted Cruz win the presidency, they are guaranteed to make life hell for millions of undocumented human beings living in and working extremely hard in this country.
CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: Four questions about its impact answered by...
The ruling, by a divided court, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority in continuing a moratorium on evictions after Congress failed to pass new legislation.
We Live or Die Alone and Together
“Save some gratitude for those who preserve life or provide you with the goods of life and stop the overweening, abject displays of mewling groveling at the altar of militarism.”
Crime Can Pay if It’s Big Enough
For banksters like Goldman Sachs, federal criminal settlements are just a cost of doing business.
‘Egregious abuse of power:’ Report says Trump offered pardon to CBP head if he...
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Penn.) called it "a textbook example of abuse of power and reckless disregard for the rule of law – and it's no 'joking' matter."
The Precariat Trap: Why Organized Labor is More Important than Ever
A new word has been coined to explain the difficulties facing working people in our time, “precariat.”
The Revolt of Small Business Republicans
While small business owners have contributed to the same Republican candidates and committees favored by big business, they are finally waking up to the fact they’re being screwed by big businesses. Is a revolt in their future?