Dark Money paid new Trump Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s salary for 3 years
“In other words, an organization ‘dedicated to promoting accountability, ethics, and transparency’ gets 100 percent of its funds from a group that exists mainly as a vehicle for donors to elude transparency.”
The crowning fiasco: even the king looked embarrassed
The discussion around the British monarchy, which is starting to ignite and will grow and deepen, needs to take in the wider issue of wealth and income inequality and the poisonous economic system that fuels it.
Biden moves to block student debt victory
The president created draconian bankruptcy laws — now his administration appears to be trying to overturn a ruling that helps those bankrupted by student loans.
Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies
This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability.
‘Time for Citizens United to go’: US oligarchs poured $1.2 billion into 2020 elections
"Billionaires shouldn't get to use their enormous wealth to pick and choose who they want in office."
America at war since 9/11
Reality or reality TV?
The president of wrath trolls the politics of rage
Today, we’re stuck with not only a presidency devoid of joy but one powered by irresponsible, heartless rage and denial.
House GOP panel releases budget that would ‘destroy Social Security as we know i’
"The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans."
The Right Approach to Terrorism
Terrorists need to be stopped, and that requires robust intelligence gathering, strong policing, and selective military action.
NY judge resigns after posting noose image on Facebook
After posting the image of a noose with the words “Make America Great Again” on his Facebook page, an upstate New York...