Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Erie Pennsylvania’s schools are a canary in the coal mine of education

Schools in low-income communities in many states don’t have the resources to give students access to opportunities that are available in wealthier areas.

Trump, Clinton, Obama and the TPP

The strong American popular opposition to the TPP, the Brexit vote and other recent developments in the West suggest growing rejection of the myth that national public and corporate elite interests are identical.

Cruz Decided To Address The RNC But Not Endorse Trump. It Did Not Go...

Boos rained down at the Republican National Convention yesterday. What was Ted Cruz thinking?

An acid test for the self-righteous right

The fate of a suspected pedophile Senate nominee is now an acid test of Republican morality.

Billionaires pour nearly $2 billion into US election, amplifying calls for wealth taxes and...

This surge in billionaire campaign spending has ignited calls for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich and stringent limits on campaign contributions to protect the voices of ordinary Americans.
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10 steps to save American democracy

As Big Money floods our political system, and some in power are intent on making it harder for certain people to vote, we need a movement to save our democracy.

After Trump

Centrist liberalism is dead, and Trump is a disaster. But progressives can use what he’s done to remake America and its place in the world.

‘Jim Crow in a suit and tie’: Georgia Senate approves massive assault on voting...

“One of the worst voter suppression bills in the country” just advanced in Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature.

The demolition of US global power

Donald Trump’s road to debacle in the greater Middle East.