Saturday, May 18, 2024

Clinton’s Transition Team: A Corporate Presidency Foretold

Clinton’s smooth rhetoric should not change the fact that -- on a vast array of issues -- basic principles will require progressives to fight against her actual policy goals, every step of the way.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump and the 13 Losers Behind Him

Get the lowdown from Greg Palast on Trump’s new hedge fund BFFs and the hidden payoff that’s facilitating their cozy relationship.

Congress Must Take Action to Block Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia

Congress has thirty days to block the sale of these weapons. It is a moral imperative that they do so.

Escalating the War on Low-Income Families

It may not improve much next year, if House Republicans have their way.

Trump’s Estate Tax: An Aristocrat’s Gift to His Friends and Family

Trump won’t fight for the little guy. He’s only fighting for himself, and for the privileged boys and girls who are the only peer group he has ever cared about.

21 Numbers to Know About the 2016 White House Race

New facts, figures that help explain the presidential election.

Instead of Supporting Trump, Here’s What the Koch Brothers are Doing With Their $750...

The Koch Brothers have started a pro-fossil fuel front group, “Fueling U.S. Forward,” that seeks to get the public emotionally invested in fossil fuels as being “pro-human.”

Is Making Corporations Pay Wages “Burdensome Government Regulation?”

Beware the presidential candidate who says he or she wants “less government” and promises to lift burdensome regulations on business.

Paul Manafort Quits Trump Campaign Amid Multiple Controversies

Instead of throwing temper tantrums on Twitter, perhaps the GOP candidate should surround himself with better company.

Interrupting Trump’s Strut Is Only a Start

Can we now get serious, journalists, about what’s at stake in American politics?