Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
How Donald Trump threatens the retirement of every American worker
Trump’s attacks on Social Security come as Americans depend on the program more than ever.
A government in a state of paralysis; no plan, no vision for the future,...
It’s time to begin the process of cleaning house and sweeping these grossly incompetent politicians out of Washington.
“Blackwater’s youngest victim”: 9-year-old Ali Kinani was among victims of Trump’s pardoned killers
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said the decision violates, quote, “the values of justice, human rights and rule of law” and, quote, “ignores the dignity of the victims,” unquote.
Democrats vow to oppose Betsy DeVos as education secretary
DeVos is being highly criticized for her lack of experience and her advocacy aimed at privatizing the public education system.
Senate Republicans propose new ‘relief’ bill that ignores struggling Americans and gives aid to...
“The pandemic is already widening social and economic divisions. Shielding corporations from accountability will endanger workers, consumers, and patients, and make the pandemic even worse.”
How Democrats Could Snatch Defeat Out of the Jaws Of Victory
“The mainstream media is using its power to convince the public that Hillary is invincible and make Sanders look like a loser, in order to shape the outcome.”
The Kimmel fight revealed the anti-Trump opposition’s secret weapon
The people have more power than we realize. And the people in power are terrified of it.
The biggest house race of 2016: Teachout vs. Faso
Teachout could be a case study of how progressive populists can use a combination of policy detail and political jiu-jitsu to beat back right-wing attacks.
The Great Forgetting
America’s refusal to fund and sustain its intellectual and cultural heritage has come with an enormous cost. We are now paying the bill.