Poverty, Isolation, Removal: Asylum in the UK
Asylum seekers are men, women and children fleeing persecution, and have the right to be treated with dignity and compassion, not intolerance, as is so often the case.
Trump poised to violate Constitution his first day in office, George W. Bush’s ethics...
The Constitution doesn’t allow presidents to seek gifts from foreign agents.
‘Best president’ now really deserves Mt. Rushmore
"So, not only do we individually deserve Mt. Rushmore, the Trump family merits this historic engraving set below: “Trump now, Trump tomorrow, Trump forever.”
Why the DNC’s Superdelegate reforms were a major victory for the Sanders wing
This package of reforms is just a starting point for a wholesale transformation of the party.
How Putin Started Winning Big in Syria and Got Europe to Embrace Him
This strategy has been working for Putin. He appears to have rearmed and retrained the Syrian Arab Army, which has new esprit de corps and is making significant headway for the first time in years.
Europe has to choose: Maintain an abusive relationship or break with America
The U.S. opposition to Trumpism will try to win the mid-terms in 2026 and the next presidential election in 2028—without triggering a civil war.
Phony Baloney
The President’s recent SOTU speech did not allude to future help for the pro-middle-class proposals many hoped would turn into laws, it did not make many feel at ease about the TPP decisions soon to be made, and it did not give many progressives comfort as to what the political future will bring.
Does trickle-down economics actually work?
Making big corporations and the rich even richer through tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks doesn’t make the rest of us better off.
How IOGCC Spawned the Lawsuit That Just Overturned BLM Fracking Regulations on Public Lands
The Obama Administration has not indicated whether it intends to appeal the ruling.
Bernie Sanders calls for a new international left to fight Steve Bannon’s right-wing “Movement”
Supposed genius Steve Bannon thinks he can lure progressives into the nationalist right. Sanders says no thanks.








